# 119-hr-882: No Foreign Persons Administering Our Elections Act

119-hr-882, No Foreign Persons Administering Our Elections Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-882
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Foreign Persons Administering Our Elections Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Only U.S. citizens could administer federal elections.** This bill would prohibit states and local jurisdictions from hiring noncitizens to administer elections for federal office and would apply to federal elections held on or after the enactment date of the Act.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12] (R-TX), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limit federal election jobs to U.S. citizens: cost, low. If enacted, states and local election offices would be barred from hiring non-U.S. citizens to administer federal elections. This would apply to any federal election held on or after the date the bill becomes law. Noncitizen applicants would be blocked from these election jobs. The text here does n…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-7296: SAVE America Act
- 119-hr-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…
- 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-882 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/882)

## Related
- [119-hr-1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-7296: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7296)
- [119-hr-884: To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting i…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-884)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-882 (as of 2025-12-21).