119th Congress Government Operations and Politics
S. 3752: SAVE America Act
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Summary
This bill requires individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote, and requires photo identification to vote, in federal elections.
Specifically, the bill prohibits states from accepting and processing an application to register to vote in a federal election unless the applicant presents documentary proof of U.S. citizenship. The bill specifies what documents are considered acceptable proof of U.S. citizenship, such as identification that complies with the REAL ID Act of 2005 that indicates U.S. citizenship.
Further, the bill (1) prohibits states from registering an individual to vote in a federal election unless, at the time the individual applies to register to vote, the individual provides documentary proof of U.S. citizenship; and (2) requires states to establish an alternative process to demonstrate U.S. citizenship.
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Each state must take affirmative steps on an ongoing basis to ensure that only U.S. citizens are registered to vote, which shall include establishing a program to identify individuals who are not U.S. citizens using information supplied by certain sources.
Additionally, states must remove noncitizens from their official lists of eligible voters.
The bill (1) provides for a private right of action for certain violations, and (2) establishes criminal penalties for certain offenses.
Individuals voting in federal elections must present an eligible photo identification document. An individual who votes by absentee ballot must submit a copy of their identification document with both the request for, and the submission of, the absentee ballot.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Jim Banks R-INOriginal
- Ted Budd R-NCOriginal
- Ashley Moody R-FLOriginal
- Rick Scott R-FLOriginal
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Roger Marshall R-KS
- Tim Sheehy R-MT
- James Risch R-ID
- Ted Cruz R-TX
- Steve Daines R-MT
- James Lankford R-OK
- Tommy Tuberville R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- Katie Britt R-AL
- Michael Crapo R-ID
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- Deb Fischer R-NE
- Lindsey Graham R-SC
- Bill Hagerty R-TN
- Joshua Hawley R-MO
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Cynthia Lummis R-WY
- Bernie Moreno R-OH
- Mike Rounds R-SD
- Pete Ricketts R-NE
- Eric Schmitt R-MO
- John Barrasso R-WY
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Jon Husted R-OH
- Jim Justice R-WV
- Markwayne Mullin R-OK
- Tom Cotton R-AR
- Dave McCormick R-PA
- Todd Young R-IN
- John Kennedy R-LA
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- John Curtis R-UT
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- Charles Grassley R-IA
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Shelley Capito R-WV
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Roger Wicker R-MS
- Dan Sullivan R-AK
- Darline Graham Nordone R-SC
Who scored on this bill
- 1Mike Lee SponsorIntroduced, reached a cosponsor milestone2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Mike Lee.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.