118 S12 IS: 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. U.S. Senate 2023-01-23 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II118th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 12IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJanuary 23 (legislative day, January 3), 2023Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Vance, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Hawley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsA BILLTo 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.

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Prohibition on Federal funds

(a)

In general

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds made available to the District of Columbia may be used to allow individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any election.(b)

Certification

Upon application for, approval for, or receipt of any Federal funds, the government of the District of Columbia shall certify that the government does not permit individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any election.(c)

Application

The requirements under this section shall apply with respect to any Federal funds applied for, approved for, received by, or made available to the District of Columbia on or after the date on which this bill is introduced in the Senate.