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| 2 | 2 | | 118THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION S. 194 |
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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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES |
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| 9 | 9 | | JANUARY31, 2023 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Mr. R |
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| 11 | 11 | | UBIO(for himself, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. SCOTTof Florida, |
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| 12 | 12 | | Mr. D |
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| 13 | 13 | | AINES, and Mr. LANKFORD) introduced the following bill; which |
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| 14 | 14 | | was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and |
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| 15 | 15 | | Governmental Affairs |
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| 16 | 16 | | A BILL |
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| 17 | 17 | | To prohibit the disbursement of Federal funds to State and |
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| 18 | 18 | | local governments that allow individuals who are not |
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| 19 | 19 | | citizens of the United States to vote in any Federal, |
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| 20 | 20 | | State, or local election. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 22 | 22 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 24 | 24 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Our Democ-4 |
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| 25 | 25 | | racy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act of 5 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 2023’’. 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | •S 194 IS |
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| 30 | 30 | | SEC. 2. FEDERAL PAYMENT RESTRICTION. 1 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (a) I |
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| 32 | 32 | | NGENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-2 |
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| 33 | 33 | | sion of law, no Federal funds may be made available to 3 |
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| 34 | 34 | | any State or local government if such State or local gov-4 |
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| 35 | 35 | | ernment allows individuals who are not citizens of the 5 |
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| 36 | 36 | | United States to vote in any Federal, State, or local elec-6 |
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| 37 | 37 | | tion. 7 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (b) C |
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| 39 | 39 | | ERTIFICATION.—Upon application, approval, 8 |
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| 40 | 40 | | and receipt of any Federal funds, a State or local govern-9 |
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| 41 | 41 | | ment shall certify that the State or local government does 10 |
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| 42 | 42 | | not permit individuals who are not citizens of the United 11 |
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| 43 | 43 | | States to vote in any Federal, State, or local election. 12 |
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| 44 | 44 | | (c) A |
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| 45 | 45 | | PPLICABILITY.—The requirements of this sec-13 |
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| 46 | 46 | | tion shall only apply with respect to any contract entered 14 |
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| 47 | 47 | | into or grant made on or after the date of the enactment 15 |
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| 48 | 48 | | of this Act. 16 |
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| 49 | 49 | | Æ |
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