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Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act or the SAVE America Act
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.
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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.
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.
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Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] · R–TX
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-01-30 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The SAVE America Act, as introduced on January 30, 2026, would require people registering to vote in federal elections to provide documents proving U.S. citizenship, such as a valid U.S. passport. People without the listed documents could submit other evidence and a signed statement, with penalties for lying, for an election official to review.
A valid United States passport.
a State may not register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless, at the time the individual applies to register to vote, the individual provides documentary proof of United States citizenship.
if the applicant signs an attestation under penalty of perjury that the applicant is a citizen of the United States and eligible to vote in elections for Federal office, submit such other evidence to the appropriate State or local official demonstrating that the applicant is a citizen of the United States and such official shall make a determination as to whether the applicant has sufficiently established United States citizenship
People applying by mail would generally have to present citizenship proof in person, with accommodations for people with disabilities. States would also have to remove registered voters when documents or verified information show they are not U.S. citizens; states without voter registration could instead establish a system to confirm citizenship before voting begins.
the applicant presents documentary proof of United States citizenship in person to the office of the appropriate election official
ensure that reasonable accommodations are made to allow an individual with a disability
A State shall remove an individual who is not a citizen of the United States from the official list of eligible voters for elections for Federal office held in the State at any time upon receipt of documentation or verified information that a registrant is not a United States citizen.
the State or jurisdiction establishes a system for confirming the citizenship of individuals voting in an election for Federal office prior to the first day for voting with respect to such election
Voters in federal elections would need an approved photo ID with a driver’s license agency identification number or the last four digits of their Social Security number—shown physically when voting in person, or copied with both an absentee ballot request and the returned ballot. The ID would generally also need to indicate U.S. citizenship, but a separate identification document could supply that information, and certain voters in states meeting citizenship-check requirements would be exempt from that part of the rule.
Each individual voting in an election for Federal office shall present an eligible photo identification document.
be a tangible (not digital) document; and (B) be presented at the time of voting.
the individual shall include a copy of the eligible photo identification document— (A) with the request for an absentee ballot; and (B) with the submission of the absentee ballot.
A State agency responsible for issuing State motor vehicle drivers' licenses.
a photograph of the individual identified on the document; (B) an indication on the front of the document that the individual identified on the document is a United States citizen; and (C) either— (i) an identification number issues by the entity described in paragraph (2)(A); or (ii) the last four digits of the social security number of the individual identified on the document.
if the document is presented together with another identification document that indicates the individual is a United States citizen.
The requirements of paragraph (3)(B) shall not apply to an individual— (I) who votes in a State or jurisdiction which meets the requirements of clause (ii); and (II) who registered to vote in such State or jurisdiction before the most recent date on which the State or jurisdiction last submitted its voter registration rolls to the Department of Homeland Security as provided in clause (ii)(I).
Registration proof could include a REAL ID-compliant identification showing citizenship, a valid U.S. passport, specified military identification and service records, or valid federal, state or Tribal photo identification showing U.S. birthplace.
(1) A form of identification issued consistent with the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 that indicates the applicant is a citizen of the United States. (2) A valid United States passport. (3) The applicant's official United States military identification card, together with a United States military record of service showing that the applicant's place of birth was in the United States. (4) A valid government-issued photo identification card issued by a Federal, State or Tribal government showing that the applicant’s place of birth was in the United States.
Other valid federal, state or Tribal photo identification could be paired with supporting citizenship evidence. A certified birth certificate would have to satisfy detailed requirements concerning its issuer, filing, personal and parental information, signature, filing date and seal.
(5) A valid government-issued photo identification card issued by a Federal, State or Tribal government other than an identification described in paragraphs (1) through (4), but only if presented together with one or more of the following: (A) A certified birth certificate issued by a State, a unit of local government in a State, or a Tribal government which— (i) was issued by the State, unit of local government, or Tribal government in which the applicant was born; (ii) was filed with the office responsible for keeping vital records in the State; (iii) includes the full name, date of birth, and place of birth of the applicant; (iv) lists the full names of one or both of the parents of the applicant; (v) has the signature of an individual who is authorized to sign birth certificates on behalf of the State, unit of local government, or Tribal government in which the applicant was born; (vi) includes the date that the certificate was filed with the office responsible for keeping vital records in the State; and (vii) has the seal of the State, unit of local government, or Tribal government that issued the birth certificate.
Other supporting documents could include a contemporaneous hospital birth record or final adoption decree showing U.S. birthplace, specified consular birth records, naturalization or citizenship documentation, or a Department of Homeland Security American Indian Card with classification KIC.
(B) An extract from a United States hospital Record of Birth created at the time of the applicant's birth which indicates that the applicant’s place of birth was in the United States. (C) A final adoption decree showing the applicant’s name and that the applicant’s place of birth was in the United States. (D) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a citizen of the United States or a certification of the applicant’s Report of Birth of a United States citizen issued by the Secretary of State. (E) A Naturalization Certificate or Certificate of Citizenship issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security or any other document or method of proof of United States citizenship issued by the Federal government pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act. (F) An American Indian Card issued by the Department of Homeland Security with the classification ‘KIC’.
The driver's-license registration provisions would add citizenship verification and documentary-proof language. Voter registration agencies would have to receive citizenship proof and ask applicants about citizenship, requiring proof before providing the referenced form to applicants who answer yes.
(iii) verify that the applicant is a citizen of the United States;
by striking (including citizenship) and inserting , including the requirement that the applicant provides documentary proof of United States citizenship
(iv) Receipt of documentary proof of United States citizenship of each applicant to register to vote in elections for Federal office in the State.
(B) ask the applicant the question, Are you a citizen of the United States? and if the applicant answers in the affirmative require documentary proof of United States citizenship prior to providing the form under subparagraph (C);
Applicants using the covered mail registration forms would have to present citizenship proof in person by the state's registration deadline. In states allowing registration at polling places on election day and voting days, they could present it there no later than election day.
An applicant who submits the mail voter registration application form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commission pursuant to section 9(a)(2) or a form described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) shall not be registered to vote in an election for Federal office unless— (A) the applicant presents documentary proof of United States citizenship in person to the office of the appropriate election official not later than the deadline provided by State law for the receipt of a completed voter registration application for the election; or (B) in the case of a State which permits an individual to register to vote in an election for Federal office at a polling place on the day of the election and on any day when voting, including early voting, is permitted for the election, the applicant presents documentary proof of United States citizenship to the appropriate election official at the polling place not later than the date of the election.
State officials would have to publicize the registration proof requirement and send instructions to applicants submitting otherwise completed covered mail forms. States would also have to provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities to present proof.
The chief State election official of a State shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that residents of the State are aware of the requirement to provide documentary proof of United States citizenship to register to vote in elections for Federal office in the State.
Upon receiving an otherwise completed mail voter registration application form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commission pursuant to section 9(a)(2) or a form described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), the appropriate election official shall transmit a notice to the applicant of the requirement to present documentary proof of United States citizenship under this subsection, and shall include in the notice instructions to enable the applicant to meet the requirement.
Each State shall, in consultation with the Election Assistance Commission, ensure that reasonable accommodations are made to allow an individual with a disability who submits the mail voter registration application form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commission pursuant to section 9(a)(2) or a form described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) to present documentary proof of United States citizenship to the appropriate election official.
States would have to establish an alternative process for applicants unable to provide the specified documents. Applicants would sign a citizenship and eligibility attestation under penalty of perjury and submit other evidence; a state or local official would decide whether citizenship was sufficiently established.
Subject to any relevant guidance adopted by the Election Assistance Commission, each State shall establish a process under which an applicant who cannot provide documentary proof of United States citizenship under paragraph (1) may, if the applicant signs an attestation under penalty of perjury that the applicant is a citizen of the United States and eligible to vote in elections for Federal office, submit such other evidence to the appropriate State or local official demonstrating that the applicant is a citizen of the United States and such official shall make a determination as to whether the applicant has sufficiently established United States citizenship for purposes of registering to vote in elections for Federal office in the State.
An official approving an applicant through that alternative process would have to sign an affidavit. The Election Assistance Commission would develop a uniform affidavit explaining minimum standards and requiring the official's reasons. States would also need a process for resolving discrepancies in citizenship documentation.
such determination shall be accompanied by an affidavit developed under clause (iii) signed by the official swearing or affirming the applicant sufficiently established United States citizenship for purposes of registering to vote.
The Election Assistance Commission shall develop a uniform affidavit for use by State and local officials under clause (ii), which shall— (I) include an explanation of the minimum standards required for a State or local official to register an applicant who cannot provide documentary proof of United States citizenship to vote in elections for Federal office in the State; and (II) require the official to explain the basis for registering such applicant to vote in such elections.
Subject to any relevant guidance adopted by the Election Assistance Commission, each State shall establish a process under which an applicant can provide such additional documentation to the appropriate election official of the State as may be necessary to establish that the applicant is a citizen of the United States in the event of a discrepancy with respect to the applicant’s documentary proof of United States citizenship.
States would have an ongoing duty to ensure only citizens are registered and would have to establish a verification program within 30 days of enactment. Listed sources include Homeland Security, Social Security, state identification agencies and other sources confirming citizenship status.
Each State shall take affirmative steps on an ongoing basis to ensure that only United States citizens are registered to vote under the provisions of this Act, which shall include the establishment of a program described in paragraph (4) not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection.
A State may meet the requirements of paragraph (3) by establishing a program under which the State identifies individuals who are not United States citizens using information supplied by one or more of the following sources: (A) The Department of Homeland Security through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) or otherwise. (B) The Social Security Administration through the Social Security Number Verification Service, or otherwise. (C) State agencies that supply State identification cards or driver’s licenses where the agency confirms the United States citizenship status of applicants. (D) Other sources, including databases, which provide confirmation of United States citizenship status.
Federal agencies holding relevant information would have to respond to state election officials' citizenship-verification requests within 24 hours, including requests for batches of information. Agencies would have to share information with each other and could not charge states a response fee.
any head of a Federal department or agency possessing information relevant to determining the eligibility of an individual to vote in elections for Federal office shall, not later than 24 hours after receipt of such request, provide the official with such information as may be necessary to enable the official to verify that an applicant for voter registration in elections for Federal office held in the State or a registrant on the official list of eligible voters in elections for Federal office held in the State is a citizen of the United States, which shall include providing the official with such batched information as may be requested by the official.
The heads of Federal departments and agencies shall share information with each other with respect to an individual who is the subject of a request received under paragraph (A) in order to enable them to respond to the request.
The head of a Federal department or agency may not charge a fee for responding to a State’s request under paragraph (A).
If the specified verification process determined that a noncitizen was unlawfully registered for federal elections, Homeland Security would have to investigate whether to initiate immigration removal proceedings.
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall conduct an investigation to determine whether to initiate removal proceedings under section 239 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229) if it is determined pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) that an alien (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) is unlawfully registered to vote in elections for Federal office.
States would have to remove noncitizens from federal voter rolls at any time upon receiving documentation or verified information of noncitizenship. The bill would also add registration noncompliance with applicable state law to the grounds listed in the amended registration-administration provision.
A State shall remove an individual who is not a citizen of the United States from the official list of eligible voters for elections for Federal office held in the State at any time upon receipt of documentation or verified information that a registrant is not a United States citizen.
(D) based on documentary proof or verified information that the registrant is not a United States citizen; or (E) the registration otherwise fails to comply with applicable State law;
The federal mail registration form would explain the citizenship-proof requirement and include an officials-only section recording the document type, issuance and expiration dates, issuing office and any unique identification number.
by striking (including citizenship) and inserting (including an explanation of what is required to present documentary proof of United States citizenship)
(5) shall include a section, for use only by a State or local election official, to record the type of document the applicant presented as documentary proof of United States citizenship, including the date of issuance, the date of expiration (if any), the office which issued the document, and any unique identification number associated with the document.
The bill would add exceptions concerning evidence in criminal or immigration proceedings to existing driver's-license and mail registration provisions. The driver's-license wording expressly requires a knowing registration attempt and knowing false declaration; the mail-form wording does not include those knowledge terms.
other than as evidence in a criminal proceeding or immigration proceeding brought against an applicant who knowingly attempts to register to vote and knowingly makes a false declaration under penalty of perjury that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements to register to vote in an election for Federal office
other than as evidence in a criminal proceeding or immigration proceeding brought against an applicant who attempts to register to vote and makes a false declaration under penalty of perjury that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements to register to vote in an election for Federal office
The bill would expressly include an official's registration of an applicant without documentary citizenship proof in the existing private-enforcement provision.
(i) Private right of action Section 11(b)(1) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20510(b)(1)) is amended by striking a violation of this Act and inserting a violation of this Act, including the act of an election official who registers an applicant to vote in an election for Federal office who fails to present documentary proof of United States citizenship,.
The bill would add two categories to the existing criminal-penalties provision: executive-branch officers or employees materially assisting noncitizens in attempting to register or vote in federal elections, and registering applicants who fail to present documentary citizenship proof.
(j) Criminal penalties Section 12(2) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 20511(2)) is amended
(B) in the case of an officer or employee of the executive branch, providing material assistance to a noncitizen in attempting to register to vote or vote in an election for Federal office; (C) registering an applicant to vote in an election for Federal office who fails to present documentary proof of United States citizenship; or
A state or jurisdiction without voter registration would be treated as meeting the amended registration law's requirements if it confirmed voters' citizenship before voting began and supplied each eligible voter's confirmation to polling-place officials during voting.
In the case of a State or jurisdiction that does not require voter registration as a requirement to vote in an election for Federal office on or after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the State or jurisdiction shall be deemed to meet the requirements of this Act if the State or jurisdiction establishes a system for confirming the citizenship of individuals voting in an election for Federal office prior to the first day for voting with respect to such election and provides such confirmation of citizenship status for each eligible voter to election officials at the polling places during the voting period.
The Election Assistance Commission would have 10 days after enactment to send implementation guidance to states. Development or modification of registration materials under the amended law would be exempt from the specified Paperwork Reduction Act requirements.
Not later than 10 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Election Assistance Commission shall adopt and transmit to the chief State election official of each State guidance with respect to the implementation of the requirements under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.), as amended by this section.
Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44 (commonly referred to as the Paperwork Reduction Act) shall not apply with respect to the development or modification of voter registration materials under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.), as amended by this section, including the development or modification of any voter registration application forms.
Homeland Security would have to promptly notify the appropriate state's chief election official when it received information that a resident had become a naturalized citizen.
Upon receiving information that an individual has become a naturalized citizen of the United States, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall promptly provide notice of such information to the appropriate chief election official of the State in which such individual is domiciled.
Section 2 would preserve the ability to cast a provisional ballot and have it counted if citizenship was verified under the new process. It would also preserve state exemptions from federal laws other than the National Voter Registration Act.
Nothing in this section or in any amendment made by this section may be construed to supercede, restrict, or otherwise affect the ability of an individual to cast a provisional ballot in an election for Federal office or to have the ballot counted in the election if the individual is verified as a citizen of the United States pursuant to section 8(j) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (as added by subsection (f)).
Nothing in this section or in any amendment made by this section may be construed to affect the exemption of a State from any requirement of any Federal law other than the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.).
Section 2 and its amendments would take effect upon enactment and apply to registration applications submitted on or after that date.
This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this section, and shall apply with respect to applications for voter registration which are submitted on or after such date.
In-person federal voters would have to present a physical, nondigital eligible photo identification document when voting. Absentee voters would have to include a copy both when requesting their ballot and when returning it.
(1) In-person voting In the case of an individual who votes in-person, the eligible photo identification document shall— (A) be a tangible (not digital) document; and (B) be presented at the time of voting. (2) Absentee voting In the case of an individual voting by absentee ballot, the individual shall include a copy of the eligible photo identification document— (A) with the request for an absentee ballot; and (B) with the submission of the absentee ballot.
Eligible voting identification would have to come from a listed issuer: a state driver's-license agency, state or local election office, Native tribal government, Department of State, the entity the text calls the Department of War, or an Armed Forces branch. It would need a photograph, a front-side citizenship indication subject to exceptions, and either a state driver's-license agency identification number or the holder's last four Social Security digits.
(2) Issuing authority The following are authorities described in this paragraph: (A) A State agency responsible for issuing State motor vehicle drivers' licenses. (B) A State or local election office. (C) A Native tribal government. (D) The Department of State. (E) The Department of War. (F) A branch of the Armed Forces.
(3) Requirements A document meets the requirements of this paragraph if the document contains— (A) a photograph of the individual identified on the document; (B) an indication on the front of the document that the individual identified on the document is a United States citizen; and (C) either— (i) an identification number issues by the entity described in paragraph (2)(A); or (ii) the last four digits of the social security number of the individual identified on the document.
A voting identification document lacking the required citizenship indication could qualify if presented with another identification document indicating U.S. citizenship.
A document which fails to meet the requirements of paragraph (3)(B) shall not fail to be treated as an eligible photo identification document if the document is presented together with another identification document that indicates the individual is a United States citizen.
The citizenship indication on voting identification would be waived for certain previously registered voters in jurisdictions using the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program. The jurisdiction must have submitted its registration list at least quarterly since June 1, 2025, and record whether and when each voter was verified as a citizen. The voter must have registered before the jurisdiction's most recent submission.
The requirements of paragraph (3)(B) shall not apply to an individual— (I) who votes in a State or jurisdiction which meets the requirements of clause (ii); and (II) who registered to vote in such State or jurisdiction before the most recent date on which the State or jurisdiction last submitted its voter registration rolls to the Department of Homeland Security as provided in clause (ii)(I).
(I) the State or jurisdiction has submitted its voter registration list to the Department of Homeland Security through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program not less frequently than quarterly since June 1, 2025, for purposes of identifying ineligible registrations and non-citizens; and (II) the State or jurisdiction indicates in each voter record on its voter rolls whether the voter has been verified as a United States citizen based on the information provided by the Department of Homeland Security under subclause (I), and the date of such verification.
For the voting-identification exception, jurisdictions without voter registration would have a separate route to satisfy the verification conditions: confirm citizenship in advance of the referenced voting period and provide confirmations to polling-place officials. The text's timing and cross-references are unclear.
In the case of a State or jurisdiction that does not require voter registration as a requirement to vote in an election for Federal office on or after the date of the enactment of this Act— (I) clause (i)(ii) shall not apply; and (II) the State or jurisdiction shall be deemed to meet the requirements of clause (ii) if the State or jurisdiction establishes a system for confirming the citizenship of individuals voting in an election for Federal office prior to the first day of the period described in section 3 with respect to such election and provides such confirmation of citizenship status for each eligible voter to election officials at the polling places during the voting period.
Section 3 would delete everything before paragraph (4) in section 303(b) of the Help America Vote Act. Its requirements would apply to every federal election occurring on or after enactment.
Section 303(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21083(b)) is amended by striking all that precedes paragraph (4).
Each State and jurisdiction shall be required to comply with the requirements of this section with respect to all elections for Federal office occurring on and after the date of the enactment of this section.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated September 19, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on House Administration on January 30, 2026.
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The supplied introduced text contains a conditional exemption from one identification requirement. Its classification as a targeted benefit does not establish whether it is justified or which jurisdictions would qualify.
Certain previously registered voters in qualifying jurisdictions would be exempt from the citizenship-indication requirement on voting identification. Eligibility depends on the jurisdiction's quarterly citizenship-verification submissions dating back to June 1, 2025, its voter-record entries, and the voter's registration before the most recent submission. This is a narrower exception within the bill's general identification policy; it does not waive the photograph or identification-number requirements.
(3) Requirements A document meets the requirements of this paragraph if the document contains— (A) a photograph of the individual identified on the document; (B) an indication on the front of the document that the individual identified on the document is a United States citizen; and (C) either— (i) an identification number issues by the entity described in paragraph (2)(A); or (ii) the last four digits of the social security number of the individual identified on the document.
The requirements of paragraph (3)(B) shall not apply to an individual— (I) who votes in a State or jurisdiction which meets the requirements of clause (ii); and (II) who registered to vote in such State or jurisdiction before the most recent date on which the State or jurisdiction last submitted its voter registration rolls to the Department of Homeland Security as provided in clause (ii)(I).
(I) the State or jurisdiction has submitted its voter registration list to the Department of Homeland Security through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program not less frequently than quarterly since June 1, 2025, for purposes of identifying ineligible registrations and non-citizens; and (II) the State or jurisdiction indicates in each voter record on its voter rolls whether the voter has been verified as a United States citizen based on the information provided by the Department of Homeland Security under subclause (I), and the date of such verification.
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