H.R. 22 · 119th Congress

SAVE Act

Introduced on Jan 3, 2025 by Chip Roy (R-TX-21). 110 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Apr 10, 2025): Received in the Senate.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 3, 2025
Cosponsors
110
0 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Citizenship and naturalization
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Criminal procedure and sentencing
  • Election Assistance Commission
  • Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
  • Government information and archives
  • Immigration status and procedures
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Postal service
  • State and local government operations
  • Voting rights

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 3, 2025). Public domain.

Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act or the SAVE Act

This bill requires individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering 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 under which an applicant may submit other evidence 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 allows for a private right of action against an election official who registers an applicant to vote in a federal election who fails to present documentary proof of U.S. citizenship.

The bill establishes criminal penalties for certain offenses, including registering an applicant to vote in a federal election who fails to present documentary proof of U.S. citizenship.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Chip RoyR-TX-21Sponsor

Independents · 1

Republicans · 109

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Recommit
    Apr 10, 2025· House· Procedural· Failed 211–215
  2. On Passage
    Apr 10, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 220–208

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jan 3, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jan 3, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jan 3, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.
  4. Apr 1, 2025 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 282 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 22, H.R. 1526, S.J. Res. 18 and S.J. Res. 28. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 22, H.R. 1526, S.J. Res. 18, and S.J. Res. 28 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of debate on each measure and one motion to recommit on H.R. 22 and H.R. 1526, and one motion to commit on S.J. Res. 18 and S.J. Res. 28. The resolution also provides that H. Res. 23 and H. Res. 164 are laid on the table.
  5. Apr 7, 2025 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 294 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 18, S.J. Res. 28, H.R. 1526 and H.R. 22. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 22, H.R. 1526, S.J. Res. 18, and S.J. Res. 28 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of debate on each measure and one motion to recommit on H.R. 22 and H.R. 1526, and one motion to commit on S.J. Res. 18 and S.J. Res. 28.
  6. Apr 8, 2025 · HouseRule H. Res. 294 passed House.
  7. Apr 10, 2025 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 294. (consideration: CR H1569-1579)
  8. Apr 10, 2025 · HouseRule provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 18, S.J. Res. 28, H.R. 1526 and H.R. 22. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 22, H.R. 1526, S.J. Res. 18, and S.J. Res. 28 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of debate on each measure and one motion to recommit on H.R. 22 and H.R. 1526, and one motion to commit on S.J. Res. 18 and S.J. Res. 28.
  9. Apr 10, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 22.
  10. Apr 10, 2025 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  11. Apr 10, 2025 · HouseMs. Johnson (TX) moved to recommit to the Committee on House Administration. (text: CR H1569)
  12. Apr 10, 2025 · HouseThe previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  13. Apr 10, 2025 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 22, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Johnson (TX) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  14. Apr 10, 2025 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1580-1581)
  15. Apr 10, 2025 · HouseOn motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 215 (Roll no. 101).House · Roll call 101
  16. Apr 10, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 208 (Roll no. 102).House · Roll call 102
  17. Apr 10, 2025 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 208 (Roll no. 102). (text: CR H1569-1571)House · Roll call 102
  18. Apr 10, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. Apr 10, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE12 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  2. American Civil Liberties Union8 reports
    $3.5M reported (all issues)
  3. American Federation of Teachers6 reports
    $2.7M reported (all issues)
  4. Campaign Legal Center, Inc.6 reports
    $130K reported (all issues)
  5. Common Cause6 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)
  6. Defend the Vote Action Fund6 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  7. HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN6 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  8. LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, INC6 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  9. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.6 reports
    $643K reported (all issues)
  10. MOVEON.ORG CIVIC ACTION6 reports
  11. Southern Policy Law Center, Inc.6 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  12. Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law5 reports
    $185K reported (all issues)
  13. Federation for American Immigration Reform5 reports
    $218.9K reported (all issues)
  14. Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights5 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  15. SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER, INC.5 reports
    $450K reported (all issues)
  16. Service Employees International Union CTW-CLC5 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  17. Voter Participation Center5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  18. COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA4 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)
  19. DEMOCRACY 214 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  20. GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.4 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  21. REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  22. AFL-CIO3 reports
    $2.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AFL-CIO WORKING FOR AMERICA INSTITUTE, INC. (THE)AI match · 92%
  23. American Library Association3 reports
    $71.3K reported (all issues)
  24. Ceres, Inc.3 reports
    $490K reported (all issues)
  25. VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.3 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  26. YWCA USA3 reports
    $266.4K reported (all issues)
  27. AMAC ACTION2 reports
  28. CONFERENCE OF PROVINCIALS OF NORTH AMERICA2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  29. County of Monterey, CA2 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  30. INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS2 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  31. NALEO Educational Fund2 reports
  32. NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION2 reports
  33. PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY2 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  34. PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC.2 reports
    $74.1K reported (all issues)
  35. Public Citizen2 reports
    $177K reported (all issues)
  36. THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES2 reports
    $110K reported (all issues)
  37. TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL U.S. (A PROJECT OF THE FUND FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVT)2 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  38. United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy2 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  39. ACT FOR AMERICA1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  40. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES1 report
    $630K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.