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House GOP Revives SAVE Act, Floats Photo ID Addition as Grassley Clarifies Support

The citizenship-proof plan still lacks a Senate path under the 60-vote filibuster threshold.

Voters make their selections at voting booths on October 17, 2024 in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
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New citizens had the opportunity to register to vote at the League of Women Voters of Salt Lake table following a citizenship oath ceremony at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center in West Valley City on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. The naturalization ceremony was part of Welcoming Week Salt Lake. Welcoming Salt Lake is an annual celebration bringing together people and local events that celebrate the contributions of immigrants and refugees and highlight the role communities play in ensuring everyone feels welcome.

Overview

  • House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is promoting a "SAVE Act Plus" concept that would add a photo ID requirement to vote.
  • Speaker Mike Johnson and Scalise have reintroduced the measure as H.R. 22 to require in-person documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections.
  • The bill directs states to identify and remove noncitizens from voter rolls and establishes enforcement tools including private rights of action and criminal penalties.
  • Following online circulation of a constituent letter that was read as skeptical of federal action, Sen. Chuck Grassley said on X that he supports the SAVE Act.
  • Voting-rights groups warn the plan would block common registration methods used in 42 states and could burden millions who lack ready citizenship documents, including rural, military, Tribal, young, elderly, and many women.