S.1383 — Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act
House Roll Call
S.1383
| Bill | S.1383 — Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act |
|---|---|
| Vote question | On Motion to Commit |
| Vote type | Yea-and-Nay |
| Result | Failed |
| Totals | Yea 214 / Nay 217 / Present 0 / Not Voting 1 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 0 | 217 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Research Brief
On Motion to Commit
Bill Analysis
S. 1383 – Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act)
119th Congress
S. 1383 amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) and related federal election statutes to require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for federal voter registration and to tighten verification, data-sharing, and list-maintenance rules.
Core provisions
- Citizenship documentation requirement: Applicants for voter registration in federal elections must provide specified documentary proof of U.S. citizenship (e.g., U.S. passport, birth certificate, naturalization certificate, certain tribal documents). States are prohibited from accepting an attestation of citizenship alone.
- State verification duties: States must verify citizenship status using available federal and state databases (e.g., DHS, SSA, state vital records) before adding an applicant to the federal voter rolls. States must reject or place in a pending status any application lacking adequate proof.
- Ongoing list maintenance: States must periodically check existing voter rolls against federal and state records to identify noncitizens and remove them from federal voter lists following notice and due process procedures.
- Federal form revision: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) must revise the national mail voter registration form to incorporate the new documentary proof requirements and related instructions.
- Information sharing: DHS, SSA, and other designated federal agencies are directed or authorized to share relevant citizenship and immigration-status data with state election officials for verification purposes, subject to privacy and security safeguards.
Agencies and programs affected
- State and local election officials gain new verification, documentation, and recordkeeping obligations.
- EAC must update forms and guidance.
- DHS and SSA must support verification through data access and interagency agreements.
Who is affected
- Voter registration applicants face new documentation burdens to register for federal elections.
- Noncitizens are more systematically screened out of federal voter rolls.
- States incur administrative and IT costs to implement verification and list-maintenance requirements.
Timelines
- The bill sets implementation deadlines (typically within months to a few years of enactment) for EAC form changes, interagency data arrangements, and state compliance, with transitional provisions for existing registrants and pending applications.
Yea (214)
J
Jason Crow
L
Lloyd Doggett
J
John Garamendi
J
John Mannion
L
Lucy McBath
C
Christian Menefee
E
Eric Swalwell
R
Rashida Tlaib
N
Nydia Velázquez
D
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Nay (217)
K
Ken Calvert
S
Scott Franklin
L
Lisa McClain
J
John Rutherford
D
David Schweikert
P
Pete Sessions
