House passes 2025 SAVE Act adding documentary proof of citizenship to federal voter registration; Senate faces 60-vote cloture barrier

The House passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act in April 2025, requiring documentary proof of citizenship for all new federal voter registrations and for existing registrations not already verified by Social Security or state ID databases. The bill passed 220-208, with six Republicans voting against on grounds the requirement would disenfranchise rural and elderly voters. The bill moved to the Senate, where it faced the 60-vote cloture threshold under standard order.