Rules Committee · Jun 10, 2025
H.Amdt. 31: Its purpose is not yet published.
Adopted
With no one objecting, no names recorded
August Pfluger (R-TX)
To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022.
H.R. 884 · House bill Government Operations and Politics
A Republican bill with 14 Republican cosponsors · See all 14 cosponsors
Last activity — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In the other chamber's committee
Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.
The committee decides whether it goes any further, and most bills that reach a committee never leave it. A committee that simply does nothing kills a bill without anyone ever voting against it, so no news from here is usually the news.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Passed House 266–148
- In Senate committee
What this bill would do
This bill aims to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in District of Columbia elections. This restriction applies to elections for public office as well as any ballot initiatives or referendums. Additionally, the act seeks to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022. By repealing that law, any provisions that were previously changed or removed will be restored or revived.
Yes
No question was scored yes.
The opposite· 3 of 7
- Scored -5
Would immigrants be better off under this?
The bill directly reduces the political agency of immigrants living in the District of Columbia by prohibiting them from voting.
- Scored -3
Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this?
The bill restricts the political voice of non-citizen residents, a demographic that often includes significant Hispanic populations.
- Scored -3
Does this protect the right to vote?
The bill restricts voting rights by prohibiting non-citizens from participating in District of Columbia elections and referendums.
What Congress actually voted on
One recorded vote has been taken on this bill.
- The House: the vote on whether to pass the bill This is the real decision in this chamber. Passing here sends the bill to the other chamber, which must pass it too before it can go to the President. Passed 266 yes · 148 no
06/10/2025 · Roll call 163 · recorded as “On Passage”
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Restriction of voting to citizens: Under Section 1, non-citizens would be prohibited from voting in elections for public office or ballot initiatives/referendums in the District of Columbia.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Loss of voting rights for non-citizens: According to Section 1, individuals who are not citizens of the United States would be prevented from voting in District of Columbia elections for public office or in any ballot initiative or referendum.
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Repeal of existing law: Section 2 repeals the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022, which would cause previous provisions of law to be restored or revived as if that act had never been enacted.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would immigrants be better off under this? — The bill directly reduces the political agency of immigrants living in the District of Columbia by prohibiting them from voting. Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this? — The bill restricts the political voice of non-citizen residents, a demographic that often includes significant Hispanic populations. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Non-citizen populations often include lower-income residents who lose their ability to influence local policy through voting.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make casting a ballot easier in practice? — The bill reduces access to the ballot for non-citizen residents by prohibiting them from voting in public office elections or ballot initiatives. Does this protect the right to vote? — The bill restricts voting rights by prohibiting non-citizens from participating in District of Columbia elections and referendums. Does this make it easier for immigrants already here to become citizens? — The bill restricts political participation for non-citizens regardless of their current residency or pathway to citizenship.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make elections run better? — The bill alters the electoral process by removing the ability of non-citizens to participate in local governance through voting or referendums.
- 6/11/2025
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 6/10/2025
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 266 - 148, 1 Present (Roll no. 163). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2594)
- On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 266 - 148, 1 Present (Roll no. 163). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2594)
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2601-2602)
- POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 884, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Frost demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 884.
- Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096 and S. 331. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096, and S. 331 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate for each bill. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, and H.R. 2096, and one motion to commit on S. 331.
- Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 489. (consideration: CR H2594-2600)
- 6/9/2025
- Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 489 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096 and S. 331. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096, and S. 331 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate for each bill. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, and H.R. 2096, and one motion to commit on S. 331.
- 6/4/2025
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-137.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 106.
- 5/21/2025
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 17.
- 3/5/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/25/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/5/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 1/31/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- 10 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
3 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
- 119-S-2636: A bill to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022.
- 119-HRES-489: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 884) to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2056) to require the District of Columbia to comply with federal immigration laws; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2096) to restore the right to negotiate matters pertaining to the discipline of law enforcement officers of the District of Columbia through collective bargaining, to restore the statute of limitations for bringing disciplinary cases against members or civilian employees of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 331) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
- 118-HR-192 (not yet synced)
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