S.J.Res. 5: A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022.


Quick Facts:

Bill Sponsor: Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)

Congress: 118

Date Introduced: Jan. 31, 2023

Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Jan. 31, 2023)

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This joint resolution nullifies the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022, enacted by the council of the District of Columbia. The act allows noncitizens who meet residency and other requirements to vote in local elections in the district.

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. John Thune (R-SD) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. J. D. Vance (R-OH) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) (Jan. 31, 2023)

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) (Feb. 1, 2023)

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