WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued a statement urging the U.S. Senate to pass the SAVE America Act, legislation that would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote and require photo identification before voting.
“Conservatives in the House of Representatives consider the SAVE America Act to be a non-negotiable, nation-saving piece of legislation. When polled, mandatory voter ID is repeatedly supported by over 70 percent of Americans. Yet some Senators seem indifferent to the will of the American people. The House of Representatives’ hard work on this core issue has produced a 3-track legislative opportunity for the Senate to get the job done.
I, alongside Members of the House Freedom Caucus, have been in constant communication with House Leadership, a handful of true conservatives in the Senate, and the Trump Administration regarding the SAVE America Act to force performance in the U.S. Senate on this critical piece of legislation. We have passed several versions of this legislation through multiple vehicles, and we call on our colleagues in the upper chamber to push it across the finish line. We demand a fight for the SAVE America Act in the Senate.”
Background:
Since President Trump took office in January 2025, and the 119th Congress began, the House has sent several versions of the SAVE America Act to the Senate:
- The House passed the SAVE America Act as a standalone bill on April 10, 2025, and sent it to the Senate.
- The House passed the SAVE America Act on February 11, 2026, as an amendment to S. 1313 and sent it to the Senate.
- The House sent the SAVE America Act to the Senate on July 15, 2026, alongside the FY27 State Department Funding bill.
- The House sent the SAVE America Act to the Senate on July 22, 2026, alongside the FY27 National Defense Authorization Act.
- The House sent voter ID provisions from the SAVE America Act to the Senate on July 22, 2026, as a section of the Stop Insider Trading Act.
- The House passed instructions to include the SAVE America Act on July 22, 2026, as part of the Budget Reconciliation Framework.
