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| 2 | 2 | | 118THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 149 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To prohibit the disbursement of Federal funds to State and local governments |
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| 6 | 6 | | that allow individuals who are not citizens of the United States to |
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| 7 | 7 | | vote in any Federal, State, or local election. |
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| 8 | 8 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 9 | 9 | | JANUARY9, 2023 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Mr. D |
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| 11 | 11 | | UNCAN(for himself, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. BANKS, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. |
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| 13 | 13 | | ISHOPof North Carolina, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. BUCK, Mr. CALVERT, |
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| 14 | 14 | | Mrs. C |
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| 15 | 15 | | AMMACK, Mr. CARTERof Georgia, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. DAVID- |
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| 16 | 16 | | SON, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. GOODof Virginia, |
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| 17 | 17 | | Mr. G |
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| 18 | 18 | | OSAR, Mr. GUEST, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. JACKSONof Texas, |
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| 19 | 19 | | Mr. L |
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| 20 | 20 | | AMBORN, Mr. MCHENRY, Mrs. MILLERof Illinois, Mrs. MILLER- |
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| 22 | 22 | | EEKS, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. PERRY, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. POSEY, Mr. |
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| 24 | 24 | | ESCHENTHALER, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. SESSIONS, |
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| 25 | 25 | | Mr. S |
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| 26 | 26 | | MITHof New Jersey, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. |
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| 28 | 28 | | EBERof Texas, and Mr. WOMACK) introduced the following bill; which |
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| 29 | 29 | | was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability |
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| 30 | 30 | | A BILL |
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| 31 | 31 | | To prohibit the disbursement of Federal funds to State and |
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| 32 | 32 | | local governments that allow individuals who are not |
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| 33 | 33 | | citizens of the United States to vote in any Federal, |
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| 34 | 34 | | State, or local election. |
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| 35 | 35 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 36 | 36 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | •HR 149 IH |
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| 40 | 40 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 |
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| 41 | 41 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Our Democ-2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | racy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act’’. 3 |
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| 43 | 43 | | SEC. 2. FEDERAL PAYMENT RESTRICTION. 4 |
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| 44 | 44 | | (a) I |
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| 45 | 45 | | NGENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-5 |
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| 46 | 46 | | sion of law, no Federal funds may be made available to 6 |
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| 47 | 47 | | any State or local government if such State or local gov-7 |
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| 48 | 48 | | ernment allows individuals who are not citizens of the 8 |
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| 49 | 49 | | United States to vote in any Federal, State, or local elec-9 |
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| 50 | 50 | | tion. 10 |
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| 51 | 51 | | (b) C |
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| 52 | 52 | | ERTIFICATION.—Upon application, approval, 11 |
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| 53 | 53 | | and receipt of any Federal funds, a State or local govern-12 |
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| 54 | 54 | | ment shall certify that the State or local government does 13 |
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| 55 | 55 | | not permit individuals who are not citizens of the United 14 |
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| 56 | 56 | | States to vote in any Federal, State, or local election. 15 |
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| 57 | 57 | | (c) A |
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| 58 | 58 | | PPLICABILITY.—The requirements of this sec-16 |
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| 59 | 59 | | tion shall only apply with respect to any contract entered 17 |
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| 60 | 60 | | into or grant made on or after the date of the enactment 18 |
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| 61 | 61 | | of this Act. 19 |
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