Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 149.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DUNCAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 7, January 9, 2023, Page H111):
  Article I Section 8, Clause 18 to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. Single Subject Statement: This legislation prohibits the disbursement of Federal funds to State and local governments that allow individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any Federal, State, or local election.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 9, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

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  496 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 149, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/149

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  b7e3acf2348ecf1c53ffe11e311f8654dc80335c9c5c0224c2f4119084010693

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 149, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.