WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives on July 10 passed legislation that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections.
The bill was approved in a mostly party-line vote of 221–198.
Five Democrats—Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), Donald Davis (D-N.C.), Jared Golden (D-Maine), Vincente Gonzalez (D-Texas), and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.)—joined all Republicans in voting for the legislation. Other Democrats opposed the bill, arguing that it’s redundant due to existing prohibitions on noncitizen voting.
The measure is likely dead-on-arrival in the Democrat-controlled Senate. The White House has expressed opposition to the bill.
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act—introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) in May with the support of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and over 100 other Republicans—would require people to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in voter registration applications for federal elections. States would be barred from processing applications without it….