Overview
- House Republicans passed the SAVE America Act 218–213, with Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar the lone Democratic vote in favor.
- The bill requires documentary proof of U.S. citizenship at voter registration, government-issued photo ID to cast a ballot, and tighter rules for mail voting; Collins supported this version after a prior provision to prove citizenship at each vote was dropped.
- Advancing the measure still faces the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster barrier, and Collins says she opposes eliminating the filibuster as conservatives press leaders to force a standing, or talking, filibuster.
- President Trump says he will issue an executive order to impose nationwide voter ID if Congress does not act, a move likely to face swift legal challenges given a 2025 ruling that blocked parts of a similar effort.
- Democrats and voting-rights groups warn the plan would disenfranchise eligible voters, while Republicans cite polling showing strong public support for photo ID requirements and note some Democrats, including Sen. John Fetterman, reject labeling the bill as ‘Jim Crow 2.0.’