S. 3752: SAVE America Act

119th Congress · introduced 2026-01-29 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

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Official title

SAVE America Act

Plain summary

Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act or the SAVE America Act This bill requires individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote, and requires photo identification to vote, in federal elections. Specifically, the bill prohibits states from accepting and processing an application to register to vote in a federal election unless the applicant presents documentary proof of U.S. citizenship. The bill specifies what documents are considered acceptable proof of U.S. citizenship, such as identification that complies with the REAL ID Act of 2005 that indicates U.S. citizenship. Further, the bill (1) prohibits states from registering an individual to vote in a federal election unless, at the time the individual applies to register to vote, the individual provides documentary proof of U.S. citizenship; and (2) requires states to establish an alternative process to demonstrate U.S. citizenship. Each state must take affirmative steps on an ongoing basis to ensure that only U.S. citizens are registered to vote, which shall include establishing a program to identify individuals who are not U.S. citizens using information supplied by certain sources. Additionally, states must remove noncitizens from their official lists of eligible voters. The bill (1) provides for a private right of action for certain violations, and (2) establishes criminal penalties for certain offenses. Individuals voting in federal elections must present an eligible photo identification document. An individual who votes by absentee ballot must submit a copy of their identification document with both the request for, and the submission of, the absentee ballot.

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SAVE America Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · 49 cosponsors

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Rick Scott (R-FL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Jim Banks (R-IN), Ashley Moody (R-FL), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), John Cornyn (R-TX), James E. Risch (R-ID), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Steve Daines (R-MT), James Lankford (R-OK), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bernie Moreno (R-OH), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Mike Rounds (R-SD), John Boozman (R-AR), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), John Hoeven (R-ND), James C. Justice (R-WV), John Barrasso (R-WY), Jon Husted (R-OH), Todd Young (R-IN), David McCormick (R-PA), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Rand Paul (R-KY), John Kennedy (R-LA), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), John Thune (R-SD), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Tim Scott (R-SC), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Darline Graham (R-SC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119s3752.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s>

Record fed-us-cong119-s3752 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills