House to Consider Bills Targeting D.C. Immigration and Voting Policies

GOP-backed measures would block noncitizen voting and require D.C. to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.

WASHINGTON — The House is set to take up two bills Tuesday aimed at reshaping immigration and voting rules in the District of Columbia, signaling continued Republican efforts to assert congressional authority over the capital city’s local governance.

The first bill, titled the District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025, Sponsored by Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, would prohibit D.C. from maintaining any policies that interfere with federal immigration enforcement. The legislation would bar the city from restricting communication with federal authorities regarding the immigration status of individuals or from declining detainer requests from the Department of Homeland Security.