US EditionSenate GOP Plows Forward on SAVE America Act Amid Pressure From Right
The bill would require in-person proof of citizenship for federal voter registration and broaden photo ID rules, affecting over 21 million Americans, the Brennan Center for Justice reports.
- On March 17, 2026, the U.S. Senate voted 51-48 to take up the SAVE America Act, which passed the House on Feb. 11, 2026, and is now open for debate.
- The SAFE Act would require voters to present passports, birth certificates, or Enhanced Driver's Licenses in person, with supporters claiming it improves verification and opponents warning of disenfranchisement.
- Amendments add strict photo-ID requirements for in-person and absentee voting and prohibit universal mail voting, ending it in eight states and Washington, D.C.; only five states issue Enhanced Driver's Licenses proving citizenship.
- Opponents warn the law could disenfranchise over 21 million Americans lacking documents, while allowing removal of undocumented immigrants and lawsuits against elections officials, and civil rights and LGBTQ+ organisations urge rejection.
- With low market odds, the bill faces steep chances of becoming law as Polymarket and Kalshi give it 11%, and passing requires a 60-vote cloture, while Sen. Mike Lee proposes a talking filibuster and Trump pressured Congress on March 8, 2026.
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Republicans get stark warning Trump-backed voting bill will blow up in their faces
WASHINGTON — Democrats have continued to push back on the SAVE Act while Republicans were pushing for what President Donald Trump has called the number one GOP priority, and now the Senate plans to continue debating the controversial bill all weekend. If passed into law, the Republican-backed legis...
Trump wastes no time back tracking on his pledge to not 'sign other bills'
President Donald Trump recently ramped up his push for Congress' Republican majorities to get the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act) — a controversial voting bill — passed when he vowed to not sign any more bills into law until SAVE passes. And he insisted that there would be no…
LGBTQ+ organisations urge US Senate to reject Trump's anti-trans SAVE America Act
A collective of LGBTQ+ and civil rights organisations has warned that the US Senate must reject President Donald Trump’s SAVE America Act to prevent “targeting of transgender people.” SAVE America stands for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. In an open letter, the organisations explain that the bill (S. 1383), if passed, would advance a federal targeting of transgender people. The letter is signed by Advocates for Trans Equality, th…
Senate GOP plows forward on SAVE America Act amid pressure from right
The Senate is planning to debate and vote on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, called the SAVE America Act, through this weekend as Senate conservatives warn that a failure to make significant progress on President Trump’s No. 1 legislative priority could result in Republican voters sitting out the election in November. The Senate is…
The SAVE White Supremacy Act: America’s Old Friend Resurfaces
The U.S. Senate opened debate this week on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. Supporters of the bill claim it will safeguard U.S. elections. However, detractors of the bill, like myself, contend that this is yet another attempt to save white supremacy. The SAVE Act requires voters to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote and a photo ID when casting their vote. The U.S. House narrowly passed the bill in Februar…
'Morning Joe' Slams Republicans for Using the SAVE Act to Rescue Them at the Midterm Polls: 'It's Not Going to Work'
“Morning Joe” weighed in on the Senate launching a floor debate on the contentious SAVE America Act voting reform initiative on Wednesday, slamming the GOP for thinking the legislation will save them at the midterms this fall. “Republicans want to take over states’ constitutionally protected voting,” host Joe Scarborough said during Thursday’s “Morning Joe. “Now, they want to do the same for IDs. Republicans, they don’t even allow your driver’s …
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