The Republican-controlled House voted 221-198 Wednesday to require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections.
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE Act, would amend the 1993 National Voter Registration Act, known as the “motor voter law,” to require that states obtain documentary proof of U.S. citizenship from someone before he or she may register to vote.
Five Democrats voted for the legislation, but 198 Democrats voted against it.
President Joe Biden opposes the legislation and it’s not likely to pass the Democrat-controlled Senate, where Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, sponsored a companion bill.
“Over the past four years, Joe Biden has welcomed millions upon millions of illegals into the country knowing that noncitizens only have to check a box to vote in a federal election,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a public statement. “We have long known this was an intentional effort to turn them into voters, and now the American people know where every member of Congress stands on this critically important issue.”
The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, also would require states to remove noncitizens from the voter rolls.
“I kind of dare them to vote no on a bill supported by 81% to 87% of the American people,” Roy said Wednesday on the House floor, referring to Democrats. “I dare them to vote no on a bill that says only American citizens should vote in American elections. I dare them to go ahead and follow a president who has put out a policy against a bill, the purpose of which is to guarantee citizens are the ones who get to vote in American elections.”
The House bill also would empower U.S. citizens to bring civil suits against election officials who don’t uphold proof-of-citizenship requirements for federal elections. It also allows for integrating existing databases at the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration to expedite the requirement for states to remove noncitizens from voter rolls.
Although it’s already illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal elections, there is no mechanism to ensure that only those registering or voting are actually citizens, Johnson has said.
Johnson, R-La., noted that Virginia last year removed 1,500 registrants from the voter rolls who were noncitizens, and 22% had cast ballots. The states of Massachusetts and Ohio removed noncitizens from voter rolls in recent years. Georgia found that 1,600 noncitizens attempted to vote.
“American citizens will be protected and in no way harmed by this bill,” Johnson said Wednesday on the House floor. “There is not a conceivable argument that the Democrats can make to oppose the commonsense measures that we’re putting before them today. Nothing changes the voter registration process in the states.”
“The only people who will face hurdles here are those who are trying to break our federal laws,” the House speaker said. “And that’s why it’s patently absurd that the White House issued a veto threat. They issued a veto threat.”
In 2017, Pennsylvania Secretary of State Pedro Cortes resigned after the state admitted to registering illegal immigrants for several years.
More than 10 million illegal immigrants and millions more paroled aliens have entered the country since Biden took office in January 2021. The Biden administration has released at least 4.6 million illegal aliens into the United States in addition to 1.8 million known “gotaways,” according to Roy’s office.
This is a breaking news story and may be updated.
Reprinted with permission from The Daily Signal – By Fred Lucas
The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of AMAC or AMAC Action.
Those members of congress who want non citizens or illegal to vote should be charge with TREASON
Still, there is plenty of work and opposition to get through. Nothing is going to happen in the Senate. It will be up to the states to enforce their own voting laws (most of us know where the “BLOW” states stand). This election cycle is the most critical situation that is facing the nation — either fix the situation or let the nation fold,
As we well know, The democrats will do absolutely anything to win an election. Absolutely. Anything to win. Is there a new motto? Maybe it’s not new, at least not in the last 20 years. Birdbit, we cannot let this go uncontested. We must stand up for the average. American citizens writes even if it’s against everything, the democrats stand for. Which is pretty much nothing. they don’t stand for anything.
GA doesn’t know how many non-citizens voted because the photo ID is your driver’s license and anybody can get one of those. Residency proof can be a utility bill if you don’t have a driver’s license. It’s all a farce.
The demonrats know that letting non citizens vote is the only way they can win.
Apply the existing laws and forget the useless blather about “doing something about it”
I am looking for a posting of the names of the traitors who voted against this … that is what they are, traitors … and I would love to know whom representing Arizona voted against this.
Names? Oh but that’s easy enough: look for a (D) after their name.
The Democrat Party: the Party of corruption, criminality, hate, antisemitism, and treason.
When she was Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi actually tried to pass a bill that made it illegal to even ask a voter to provide proof of identity. She claimed it discriminated against minorities. Translation: she thinks black people are too dumb get a free id card. Talk about racist! Of course the real reason Democrats oppose it is that it would make it a lot harder to cheat. Joe Biden might have been put out to pasture four years ago if it had been in effect last time around.
198 democrats voted against the bill because they think they will benefit from noncitizens voting.
Nothing says corruption and voter fraud more than this, Democrap Congressmen voting against upholding our Constitutional Laws that have always stated “only American citizens who show legal proof of citizenship, can vote in our elections”. That has been our law for as long as I can remember. The whole purpose of the Bidumb border invasion, is to get millions of illegals into America, give them free stuff and then get them to nefariously vote for Biden, while denying it happening. That is what Democraps do best, lie, deny, and control the MSM as their propaganda arm, who will then deny it even happened! This is traitorous activity and should be vigorously prosecuted against all who are involved in this scheme and it starts with Joe Biden!
I am really SICK of the Democrats in Congress! They are all saying they only voted against it because its already illegal. If that were the case, then we didn’t need more border legislation either! So how can they blame the Republicans for voting against that? This double standard stuff HAS TO STOP! I’m even more upset that the average American can’t see this stuff blatantly going on, and if they can then shame on them!
Dems practicing steal the vote again! This is a treasonous act!
The SAVE Act was dead before it ever started because IF it were to miraculously pass the Senate but Biden does veto it, not even the House will get the required 2/3 majority vote to override Biden’s veto. This is what happens when the two parties are on totally different sides of the political fence. Congress gets little to nothing done, especially anything of significance.
To Rerun 2020
Where can I see a list of those, representatives and senators, that voted against this concept?h
What a Shocker!! ????????????????
Why didn’t you publish their names ?
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What in the world happened to the Democrat party? Sure not the party I joined at 18 and had enough of during Bill Clinton’s years.
I have never been asked to verify my identity in any election . Partially because people know me, and because no one is ever asked for id where I live in central Ma.
I suppose this bill 100% it needs to pass and enforced. Voter rolls need to be updated as well so that don’t get registered in more then one area
This should be at the top of our list as to why the Democrats would continue to violate the Constitution for their own power grab.
I hope but is unlikely this bill will pass. If the provision of being able to sue state agencies stands and becomes a reality I’ll be the first in line to go after the fruit loops in California. It’s embarrassing enough having been born in this state but to have a means to try and make some kind of difference fighting the nut jobs would be a dream.
I don’t know if any other country on this planet that allows non-citizens to vote in their country. The demons and RINO’s know the only way they can possibly win is to break laws and blatantly ignore our Constitution. They are kiers and cheaters, it’s what they do best!
Voter registration and ID is always a requirement any time you vote I have shown mine for the past 52 years and it is not a problem, do your part.
We must show our ID: at doctor’s office, getting a loan, buying a car, a home, service license, etc. And YES, we must have voter ID to protect the integrity of our elections! All parties should be on board or hold no office.
Who are the senators who voted to allow the illegal aliens to vote?
Deomocrats NEVER “win” elections. They steal them.
IMO
I will never ever allow another Democrat to preach to me about voting on this bill or that bill simply because its “common sense”!
You can cram it Democrats…with walnuts!
Until you people start displaying some “common sense” yourselves, don’t even speak to us!