# H.R. 884 (119th): 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 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.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: abuse_accountability. Category: justice_truth. Lane tag: general equity.
Lane: citizenship. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: district_of_columbia. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: election_integrity. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: family_policy. Category: children. Lane tag: command.
Lane: local_governance. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: mixed. Only tags the rules mark scoreable on a mixed bill are scored. A yea can draw a penalty or a credit according to the tag. A nay on a tag scored as good can draw a penalty.
Roll 163: On Passage. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The bill restricts voting to citizens in DC local elections and repeals a 2022 DC expansion. This reflects a prudential dispute over citizenship and franchise integrity, not a direct restraint of a named evil or a direct advancement of moral harm. The existing abuse_accountability and family_policy tags do not fit the operative text and should not be relied on to classify it.
Theological note: The issue touches civic membership, the due place of citizenship in self-government, and stewardship of the franchise. Scripture gives weight to righteous order in community and to the integrity of public responsibility, but it does not directly settle the question of local noncitizen voting. The matter is best treated as a prudential question of civic order rather than a direct moral verdict.

## Recorded votes

Roll 163: On Passage. Yea 266 · Nay 148 · Other 18.

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