The SAVE Act requires proof of citizenship for voter registration and photo identification for voters in federal elections.
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AmericastSep 16, 2026
The proof-of-citizenship element is supported: the 2025 SAVE Act (H.R.22) requires documentary proof of citizenship to register, and the 2026 SAVE America Act does too.
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What was said
… And it's in the hundreds, yeah, very low thousands, like not 0.1% of the electorate in those states. But nonetheless, Donald Trump continues to advance this case, doesn't he, that people who are not eligible to vote are doing so. And the other piece of legislation that won't get through now, before these November elections, but he will no doubt continue with and try and get through in 2028, is the Save Act that he wants Congress to pass. And that's slightly different, isn't it? That's not about just about mail-in ballots. That's about people having to turn up with photographic ID at the polls to be allowed to cast their vote. And a lot of states do that already when I vote in Virginia, I need to have my driver's license to cast a ballot. …
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Contradicts. FactCheck.org states that, unlike last year's SAVE Act, the newer bill also requires photo ID to vote, so the 2025 SAVE Act does not impose a photo-ID voting requirement. The claim's photo-ID element therefore holds only if 'SAVE Act' means the SAVE America Act.[1][4]
Supports. H.R.22 (SAVE Act, engrossed 04/10/2025) defines documentary proof of U.S. citizenship required for voter registration, including REAL ID-compliant licenses, passports, and military ID with birth records.[4]
Supports. The SAVE America Act requires voters to present photo identification before casting a vote, whether by mail or in person, and requires documentary proof of citizenship for registration in federal elections.[1][5][6]
Context. Sources describe both bills as passed by the House and pending in the Senate, with the Senate filibuster a barrier, so 'requires' describes the bill's terms rather than enacted law.[2][3][6]
Context. The speaker's passage refers to 'the Save Act' that requires photographic ID at the polls, which matches the SAVE America Act's photo-ID provision and supports reading the claim as referring to that bill.[1][5]
Sources
6 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 3 primary
- 1Q&A on the SAVE America Act - FactCheck.orgfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts, supports, context
- 2How the SAVE Act could affect voting in the US | AP Newsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3How the SAVE Act may affect registering to vote for women, ...snopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 4Text - H.R.22 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): SAVE Actcongress.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 5The SAVE America Actwhitehouse.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 6Newhouse Supports Bill Requiring Proof of Citizenship and ...newhouse.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
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