# 117-hr-9557: To prohibit the government of the District of Columbia from using Federal funds to allow individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any election, and for other purposes.

117-hr-9557, To prohibit the government of the District of Columbia from using Federal funds to allow individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any election, and for other purposes., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9557
- Congress: 117
- Title: To prohibit the government of the District of Columbia from using Federal funds to allow individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any election, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- Introduced: 2022-12-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to allow an individual who is not a U.S. citizen to vote in any election in the District of Columbia (DC). Further, DC must certify that it does not allow noncitizens to vote in elections as a condition of receiving any federal funds. Federal law bars noncitizens from voting in federal elections; however, the DC Council passed a bill on October 18, 2022, that allows noncitizens who meet residency and other requirements to vote in local elections.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL), 2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-9557 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9557)

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