House Passes SAVE Act Mandating Proof of Citizenship for Voter Registration

How the House's requirement to prove U.S. citizenship could affect the ability to register to vote

The SAVE Act compels states to reject any voter registration application in which the applicant has not presented “documentary proof of United States citizenship."

Citizenship voting requirement in SAVE Act has no basis in the Constitution – and ignores precedent that only states decide who gets to vote

People stand in line to vote in Santa Monica, Calif., on Nov. 5, 2024. Apu Gomes/Getty Images The Republican-led House of Representatives passed on April 10, 2025, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act – or SAVE Act. The bill would make voting harder for tens of millions of Americans. The SAVE Act would require anyone registering to vote in federal elections to first “provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship” in person, like a REAL I…

Bill requiring proof of US citizenship would prevent married women from voting, critics fear

The House passed one of Republicans’ signature issues for the year on Thursday, approving legislation to require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote for federal elections, one of President Donald Trump’s top election-related priorities.

The SAVE Act: Protecting the Vote or Destroying It? - Liberty Nation News

By James Fite The US House passed the SAVE Act on Thursday, April 10 – much to the chagrin of Democrats in both chambers of Congress. While it may sound, at first, like some kind of financial bill, the SAVE Act – or, in long form, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act – would require people to demonstrate […]

Voting Rights Groups: Bill Passed by House Could Disenfranchise Millions

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the SAVE Act, one of President Trump's top legislative priorities, which would require proof of US citizenship for voter registration. Republicans say the controversial measure is meant to combat noncitizen voting—which is already both illegal and rare, the AP reports. Its fate...

ThePatriotLight - A voter uses a ballot drop box at the Bucks County Administration building voting on demand and ballot drop center in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, on October 31, 2024. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images) OAN Staff James Meyers Thursday, April 10, 2025 For the second time, House Republicans passed a bill that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. The previo…