Overview
- Rep. Bryan Steil’s bill would mandate photo ID to vote, documentary proof of U.S. citizenship at registration, auditable paper ballots, and bans on ranked-choice voting in federal races.
- The measure would restrict mail voting by requiring ballots to be received by Election Day, prohibit universal vote-by-mail and third‑party ballot collection, and require voters to request absentee ballots.
- States would be pressed to maintain voter rolls with monthly checks against DHS’s SAVE database, create a single statewide voter list, and face new enforcement via Justice Department actions and private lawsuits.
- In a parallel push, Senate Republicans said they will bring up a revised SAVE bill with a photo ID mandate and Mike Lee and Chip Roy introduced a “SAVE America Act” combining proof‑of‑citizenship and voter ID.
- The proposals draw praise from conservative groups but opposition from Democrats and voting‑rights advocates who cite likely disenfranchisement and litigation, and analysts say passage in the Senate is unlikely without 60 votes.