For Immediate Release
June 10, 2025
Contact: Athina Lawson
WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement after House Republicans voted to overturn the D.C. City Council’s resolution allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections. 148 House Democrats voted to allow noncitizens and even foreign adversaries to cast ballots in our nation’s capital.
“Only American citizens should decide the outcome of American elections. Yet the D.C. City Council has made it clear they actually want noncitizens and even foreign actors to have an equal say in choosing a mayor and other local public officials in our nation’s capital. As the constitutional authority overseeing the District, House Republicans stand firm against this un-American decision which undermines the rule of law and the core principles of our republic.
“This should have been a decisive and bipartisan vote to overturn the Council’s reckless resolution and reaffirm a basic principle that the vast majority of American voters support: to ensure only American citizens can vote in American elections. Instead, 148 House Democrats voted to invite foreign influence in our elections, cancel out the legitimate votes of American voters, and weaken the foundation of our democratic process. That’s not just wrong — it’s dangerous,” Speaker Johnson said. “House Republicans are taking decisive steps to protect the integrity of American elections, through the recent passage of the SAVE Act, and I encourage the Senate to act swiftly to send this bill to the President’s desk.”
“Free and fair elections are a prerequisite for a healthy republic. The radical DC Council’s decision to allow noncitizens—including illegal aliens and foreign agents—to vote in local elections dilutes the voting power of the citizen voter. That power must be defended, and I am thrilled House Republicans took action today to do so. Anyone who voted against this legislation, voted for the transfer of political power away from legal voters. With the House passage of my legislation today, we are one step closer to restoring the sanctity of the voting process to ensure that only American citizens are voting in our nation’s capital,” Rep. Pfluger said.
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