H.R. 884 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Jun 10, 2025. Received Jun 11, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryRestricts DC voting to U.S. citizens only
In 2022, Washington D.C. passed a law allowing non-citizens who live there to vote in local elections. This bill would repeal that law, making it so only U.S. citizens can vote in D.C. elections.
How it affects you
If you're a non-citizen living in D.C., you would lose the ability to vote in local elections like those for mayor or city council. U.S. citizens in D.C. would see no change to their voting rights.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Jan 31, 2025)
This bill prohibits a non-U.S. citizen from voting in a District of Columbia (DC) election and repeals relevant provisions of DC law.
Federal law prohibits noncitizens from voting in a federal election; however, in 2022, DC enacted a law allowing noncitizens who meet residency and other requirements to vote in local elections. This bill repeals the DC law, which went into effect on February 23, 2023.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 884
AN ACT
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.
Sponsor: Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX-11) · Introduced Jan 31, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 11, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Passage · Jun 10, 2025
Passage Passed 266–148
| Party | Yes | No | Present | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 56 | 148 | 1 | 7 |
| Republicans | 210 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
56 members voted against most of their party: 56 Democrats voted Yes.
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 4 official versions.