S. 2636Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

A bill 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.

Introduced July 31, 2025

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The bill would bar non‑citizen residents of Washington, D.C. from casting votes in any local election or referendum. It also eliminates the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022, undoing any changes that act made to D.C. voting rules and returning the prior legal framework.

Key Provisions

  • Makes it illegal for anyone who is not a U.S. citizen to vote in any District of Columbia election, including races for public office, ballot initiatives, or referendums.
  • Repeals the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24‑242) and restores any state or local provisions that were changed or removed by that 2022 law.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

July 31, 2025

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July 31, 2025

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

July 31, 2025

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II

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 2636

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 31, 2025

Mrs. Britt (for herself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Graham, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Budd, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Tuberville, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Daines, Mr. Risch, Mrs. Moody, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, and Mrs. Fischer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

A BILL

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.

1.

Prohibit voting by noncitizens in District of Columbia Elections

An individual who is not a citizen of the United States may not vote in an election for public office in the District of Columbia or in any ballot initiative or referendum in the District of Columbia.

2.

Repeal of the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022

The Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24–242) is repealed, and any provision of law amended or repealed by such Act shall be restored or revived as if such Act had not been enacted into law.