H.R. 6976Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act

1 recorded action297 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Barry Moore [R-AL-02]
Policy area: Immigration
Committee: Judiciary Committee
Latest action: Mar 6, 2024 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

IntroducedJan 11, 2024
Passed the HouseFeb 1, 2024
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act

This bill makes driving while intoxicated or impaired a ground for (1) barring a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) from admission into the United States, or (2) deporting the individual.

The bar to admission shall apply to an individual who has been convicted of the offense or has admitted to having committed the acts which constitute the elements of the offense. As a ground for deportability, the individual must have been convicted of the offense.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 6976 as reported to House on Jan 25, 2024. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 31

House Feb 1, 2024

On Passage

Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act

Passed

274 Yea 150 Nay 7 not voting

Crossed both parties 59 of 424 voting members broke with their own party: 59 Democrats.

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All members431 members

Democratic213 members

Republican218 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Who lobbied on H.R. 69764 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 6976 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM

Immigration1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2024Filing

HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA

Trade (domestic/foreign) · Budget/Appropriations · Education · Energy/Nuclear +11 more1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2024Filing

HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST

Immigration · Foreign Relations · Education1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2024Filing

THE IMMIGRATION HUB LLC

Immigration1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2024Filing

4 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-04. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.