House Passes SAVE America Act, All Eyes Now On The Senate

One small set for voter integrity, one giant step for …… the Senate. This is a no brainer, Any Republican opposed is working for the enemy,

The House has passed the SAVE America Act in a 218–213 vote, requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections and establishing a nationwide voter ID requirement. Now the fight moves to the Senate.

Supporters say the principle is simple: American citizens should decide American elections. Speaker Mike Johnson called the measure straightforward and overdue, while Rep. Chip Roy urged the Senate to take it up immediately.

The bill faces a difficult path in the upper chamber, where most legislation requires 60 votes to advance. But advocates argue this is a defining moment for election law reform.

All eyes now turn to the Senate.

Now all attention will turn to the Senate. CALL YOUR SENATORS. DO IT.

Can’t believe this is real life.

Thank you to everyone that helped pass the SAVE America Act out of the House. pic.twitter.com/n0WrPIjenj

— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) February 12, 2026

Wall Street Journal: In a 218-213 vote almost entirely along party lines, the House approved the measure known as the SAVE America Act, a measure that would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and would establish a nationwide voter identification requirement for casting ballots. Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas voted with Republicans in favor of the bill. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Chip Roy (R., Texas), reflects continued Republican efforts to reshape federal election rules following President Trump’s repeated claims that U.S. elections are vulnerable to fraud. House lawmakers and Trump have pressed Senate leaders to quickly take up the bill and try to find a way to get around the chamber’s 60-vote threshold for most legislation, but it is seen as having a difficult path. “Only Americans should vote,” said Roy on the House floor on Wednesday. “But in this age of progressive, suicidal empathy, basic concepts such as voter ID and proof of citizenship have been attacked as suppression” (Wall Street Journal).

Speaker Johnson: The SAVE America Act could not be more simple: American citizens decide American elections. Period. House Republicans have already passed the SAVE Act — twice. Proof of citizenship to register to vote. Now we will add valid ID to vote in federal elections. Only citizens should vote in American elections. This is not controversial to anyone but Washington Democrats  (Johnson).

Chip Roy: Now to the Senate, let’s turn up the heat! (Roy).