{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-22","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 22","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"SAVE Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","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.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","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."},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","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."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"SAVE Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"SAVE Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"SAVE Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-01-03","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-04-10","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h102","question":"On Passage","title":"SAVE Act","result":"Passed","yea":220,"nay":208,"present":0,"not_voting":5,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll102.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate.","date":"2025-04-10"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[{"chamber":"house","date":"2025-04-10","question":"On Motion to Recommit","title":"SAVE Act","result":"Failed","yea":211,"nay":215,"present":0,"not_voting":7,"kind":"procedural","source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll101.xml"}],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-01-03","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act or the SAVE Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections."},{"k":"p","t":"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."},{"k":"p","t":"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."},{"k":"p","t":"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."},{"k":"p","t":"Additionally, states must remove noncitizens from their official lists of eligible voters."},{"k":"p","t":"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."},{"k":"p","t":"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."}],"words":250},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require documentary proof of United States citizenship to register to vote in elections for Federal office, and sets related State procedures, verification and enforcement provisions.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/22/text/eh#HE249A089661C455A924D2268A2A63F86"}]},"core_areas":["Documentary proof of citizenship for Federal voter registration","State processes for applicants without documentary proof","Citizenship verification and removal of noncitizens from voter lists","Federal agency information sharing with State election officials","Private right of action and criminal penalties under the National Voter Registration Act"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Defines documentary proof of United States citizenship to include REAL ID Act-compliant identification indicating citizenship, a valid United States passport, and certain government-issued photo identification, some of which must be presented with other listed documents.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/22/text/eh#HE249A089661C455A924D2268A2A63F86"}},{"text":"Prohibits a State from accepting and processing an application to register to vote in an election for Federal office unless the applicant presents documentary proof of United States citizenship with the application.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/22/text/eh#HE249A089661C455A924D2268A2A63F86"}},{"text":"Requires each State to set up a process for applicants without documentary proof to sign an attestation under penalty of perjury and submit other evidence, on which a State or local official determines whether citizenship is established.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/22/text/eh#HE249A089661C455A924D2268A2A63F86"}},{"text":"Requires each State to take ongoing steps to ensure only United States citizens are registered, and to remove a person from the voter list upon receiving documentation or verified information that the person is not a citizen.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/22/text/eh#HE249A089661C455A924D2268A2A63F86"}},{"text":"Requires Federal agency heads to give a State election official information needed to verify citizenship not later than 24 hours after receiving the official's request, and bars charging a fee for the response.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/22/text/eh#HE249A089661C455A924D2268A2A63F86"}},{"text":"Adds an election official's registering an applicant who fails to present documentary proof of citizenship to the acts covered by the Act's private right of action and criminal penalties provisions.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/22/text/eh#HE249A089661C455A924D2268A2A63F86"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/22/text/eh#HE249A089661C455A924D2268A2A63F86"},"heading":"Ensuring only citizens are registered to vote in elections for Federal office","effect":"Makes the new proof-of-citizenship verification and removal requirements in section 8(i) and (j) not apply to a subset of States (those described in section 4(c)(2)) if the State adopts identical requirements by law or regulation at least 60 days before its first Federal election after enactment.","amount":null,"quote":"Subsections (i) and (j) of section 8 shall not apply to a State described in subsection (c)(2) if the State, by law or regulation, adopts requirements which are identical"}]},{"category":"process_change","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/22/text/eh#H1A920CC7AED04D7B9B3D931C7A14C7B6"},"heading":"Inapplicability of Paperwork Reduction Act","effect":"Exempts the development or modification of voter registration materials and application forms under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 from the Paperwork Reduction Act.","amount":null,"quote":"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"}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-04-10","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/22/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-29","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/22","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/22/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-22.png","v":"f2eb8075b4fd","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 22, 119th Congress: SAVE Act. House: 220 Yea, 208 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 10 Apr 2025."}}