Tell Congress: Put Proof of Citizenship to Vote in Stopgap Spending Bill

This week, the House of Representatives is expected to move on a continuing resolution bill that will fund the government for the next six months. If not passed by September 30, government agencies could start shutting down.

As part of that bill, House Speaker Mike Johnson is proposing the addition of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which was initially passed by the House in July. 

The SAVE Act simply requires individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections and requires states to remove noncitizens from their official lists of eligible voters.

If it has already passed the House, why add it to a spending bill? Unfortunately, the Senate has refused to allow a vote on the stand-alone bill after it was passed by the House. To allow a vote on this good bill in the liberal-led Senate, the House has attached it to the must-pass spending bill.

“What we’re trying to put forward is a bill that would freeze spending, check spending through March, take the pen out of the hands of Democrats so they can’t advance any more weaponized government and try to ensure that only American citizens vote in American elections,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) said. “We’re fighting to make sure only American citizens can vote. Tell me what’s wrong with that?”

TAKE ACTION

Urge your representative to support the addition of the SAVE Act to any continuing resolution bill being considered..

This will force the Senate to vote to ensure only U.S. citizens vote in U.S. elections. We have prepared an email to send directly to your representative, or you can write your own. If you choose to write your own letter, please be firm but polite.