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H.R. 2562

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2562, the District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 1, 2025 by Rep. Michael Lawler (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Administration, and last saw action on Apr 1, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Record

Text

H.R. 2562 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb2562/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2562 IH: District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-01
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 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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2562  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 1, 2025   Mr. Lawler  (for himself,  Ms. Tenney , and  Mrs. Miller of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on House Administration    A BILL
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the use of ranked choice voting in a District of Columbia election, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act  .
2.
Prohibition on ranked choice voting with respect to District of Columbia elections
(a)
Requirements
Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq. ) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating sections 305 and 306 as sections 306 and 307, respectively; and
(2)
by inserting after section 304 the following new section:
305.
Prohibiting the use of ranked choice voting with respect to a District of Columbia election
(a)
In general
The District of Columbia may not carry out a District of Columbia election using a system of ranked choice voting under which each voter shall rank the candidates for the office in the order of the voter’s preference.
(b)
District of Columbia election defined
In this section, the term  District of Columbia election  means any election for public office in the District of Columbia, including an election for Federal office, and any ballot initiative or referendum.
 .
(b)
Conforming amendment relating to enforcement
Section 401 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21111 ) is amended by striking  303, and 304  and inserting  303, 304, and 305 .
(c)
Clerical amendment
The table of contents of such Act is amended—
(1)
by redesignating the items relating to sections 305 and 306 as relating to sections 306 and 307, respectively; and
(2)
by inserting after the item relating to section 304 the following new item:
Sec. 305. Prohibiting the use of ranked choice voting with respect to a District of Columbia election.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-01
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the use of ranked choice voting in a District of Columbia election, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Michael Lawler (R) sponsors H.R. 2562, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2562 went before 1 committee: Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration
Committee on House Administration
Referred To · Apr 1, 2025 · 196 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2562 has taken 2 actions since Apr 1, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 1, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Apr 1, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.Committee on House Administration

Votes

H.R. 2562 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2562 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act — Display Title
  • District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the use of ranked choice voting in a District of Columbia election, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2562 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
COMMON CAUSE—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
COMMON CAUSE16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
VIRGINIA KASE SOLOMON116
OMAR NOURELDIN115
AARON SCHERB112
PRESTON MITCHUM112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 third_quarter$30K3rd Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2562 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2562’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr2562/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com