House Makes Final Vote On The SAVE America Act, Here Was The Results

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This is a huge win for election integrity.

On Wednesday, the House passed the SAVE America Act.

The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act aims to impose stricter voting requirements, such as requiring potential voters to provide proof of citizenship and proper ID when registering to vote.

NBC News provided further details on the bill being passed and what the final vote tally was:

The Republican-controlled House voted Wednesday to pass the SAVE America Act, a sweeping election bill that President Donald Trump is pushing Congress to enact.

The vote was 218-213, with Republicans unanimously voting in favor and all but one Democrat voting against it. The one Democrat voting yes was Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas.

The 32-page legislation would require states to obtain documentary proof-of-citizenship “in person,” such as an American passport or birth certificate, from someone in order to register them to vote in a federal election.

The bill, which was revised from an earlier version to include new demands from Trump, also requires voters to show photo identification in order to cast a ballot in person. And it slaps new rules for mail-in ballots, requiring voters to submit a copy of an eligible ID when requesting and casting an absentee ballot.

“It’s just common sense. Americans need an ID to drive, to open a bank account, to buy cold medicine, to file government assistance,” Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters. “So why would voting be any different than that?”

Originally, it was reported that Rep. Thomas Massie voted against the bill, but later it was revealed that he opposed a specific rule in the Act.

Komo News provided details on Massie’s explanation of his vote:

Kentucky GOP Congressman Thomas Massie pushed back on a rumor that he voted against the Save America Act, clarifying that he only voted against a rule that was in it.

“There’s a false rumor that I voted against the Save America Act today,” Massie wrote on X.

“I’ll vote for it when it comes to the floor.”

He clarified that he voted against a specific rule regarding the bill.

“I voted against a ‘rule’ that allows it to get a vote, but the ‘rule’ also suspends house rules and allows spending bills to come to the floor with no 24hr notice!” his post continued.

The House advanced the Save America Act, as well as three measures.

The lower chamber voted 216-215 to pass the rule, meaning there will be a vote on all four measures soon, according to The Hill newspaper.

The SAVE America act would require proof of citizenship when registering to vote in elections.

The SAVE America Act will now head to the Senate.



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