H.R. 22: Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX-21)
Congress: 119
Date Introduced: Jan. 3, 2025
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (Jan. 3, 2025)
Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act
- Amends the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), which has governed state voter registration since 1993, to require states to obtain documentary proof of U.S. citizenship and identity – in person – when registering an individual to vote in a Federal election.
- This requirement applies regardless of whether an individual is registering to vote at a DMV, a voter registration agency (such as a welfare office), or by mail.
- Directs states to establish an alternative process for applicants that may not have documentary proof of citizenship but are in fact U.S. citizens (due to religious reasons or otherwise), subject to minimum standards set by the Election Assistance Commission and signed attestations and affidavits by both the applicant and official making the determination.
- Directs states to provide reasonable accommodations for disabled Americans and applicants that have discrepancies on their documentation due to a name change.
- Requires states to establish a program to remove non-citizens from their existing voter rolls and gives states no-cost access to Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration databases to do so.
- Empowers citizens to bring civil suits against election officials that fail to uphold proof of citizenship requirements for Federal elections by expanding the NVRA’s existing private right of action, and adds penalties for election officials that register non-citizens to vote in Federal elections.
- Directs the Election Assistance Commission to promptly update any guidance associated with the SAVE Act and streamlines updates to federal forms by exempting the updates from the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY-2) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN-1) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA-9) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA-3) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC-1) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL-3) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO-7) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN-5) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY-At-Large) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-ID-1) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX-22) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Keith Self (R-TX-3) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL-6) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ-2) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX-38) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA-6) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC-5) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX-27) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-OK-2) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX-11) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Jake Ellzey (R-TX-6) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA-12) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL-2) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS-4) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX-19) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD-1) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT-4) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL-12) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA-4) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA-5) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Sheri Biggs (R-SC-3) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. William Timmons (R-SC-4) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-1) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA-10) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Erin Houchin (R-IN-9) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ-9) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX-36) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL-15) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX-14) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL-1) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ-2) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI-7) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI-2) (Jan. 3, 2025)
Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX-25) (Jan. 7, 2025)
Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN-7) (Jan. 7, 2025)
Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN-6) (Jan. 7, 2025)
Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY-23) (Jan. 7, 2025)
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX-17) (Jan. 7, 2025)
Rep. David Taylor (R-OH-2) (Jan. 7, 2025)
Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA-10) (Jan. 7, 2025)
Rep. Laurel Lee (R-FL-15) (Jan. 9, 2025)
Rep. Mike Haridopolos (R-FL-8) (Jan. 9, 2025)
Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24) (Jan. 9, 2025)
Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK-5) (Jan. 9, 2025)
Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA-7) (Jan. 9, 2025)
Rep. Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ-8) (Jan. 9, 2025)
Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX-5) (Jan. 9, 2025)
Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA-2) (Jan. 9, 2025)