An election integrity bill is expected to make a comeback in Congress next week.
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), seeks 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.”
Although the GOP-led House last year passed the SAVE Act, which also pushes states to remove non-citizens from voter rolls, the bill never got a vote in the Democrat-controlled Senate. Now, both chambers of Congress are commanded by Republicans.
On Friday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced in a post on X that the lower chamber “will vote on the SAVE Act to ensure ONLY American citizens vote in American elections” next week.
The moves came after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that threatens to strip federal funds…
