Rep. Chip Roy’s SAVE Act, Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote in Federal Elections, Passes the House

Rep. Chip Roy’s (R-TX) Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act cleared the House of Representatives on Thursday.

The House voted in favor of the SAVE Act, requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections, in a 220-208 vote. All Republican present voted in support of the SAVE Act, but it was largely passed on partisan lines, as just four Democrats voted in favor alongside them.

The SAVE Act effectively amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.

The measure itself lists several forms of valid identification to prove citizenship: “a form of identification issued consistent with the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 that indicates the applicant is a

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