The House of Representatives passed the ‘Safeguard American Voter Eligibility’ (SAVE) Act to require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.
The bill passed in a 220-208 vote.
Four Democrats – Reps. Ed Case (D-HI), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Jared Golden (D-ME), and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) – joined all present Republicans to pass the measure.
BREAKING: The SAVE Act officially passes in the House to require proof of citizenship in order to vote.
This is huge.
Note: 208 Democrats voted against this. pic.twitter.com/wlblNCHabo
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 10, 2025
Per NBC News:
The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, would amend the National Voter Registration Act so that states would be required to obtain proof of
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