S. 1383 – [SAVE America Act]
10 February 2026
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House Rules U.S. House of Representatives
Follow its sittings05:40 - 08:13
Speaker 1
Good afternoon, everyone. The committee will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. Today, the rules committee is convening to consider a single measure s1383, the Save America Act. Election integrity is one of many monumental issues that the American people care about.
They deserve to have confidence, not doubt, in our nation's system of elections. The only people who should vote in American elections are American citizens. There are no exceptions or debates about that. The Save America Act would implement a series of common-sense safeguards that preserve the right of American citizens to cast their vote. These safeguards include the requirement of individuals to provide eligible photo documentation before casting their votes, the requirement of States to obtain proof of citizenship in person when registering an individual to vote, and the requirement of States to properly maintain existing voter rolls by removing ineligible non-citizens.
Some will inevitably argue that this piece of legislation is nothing more than a partisan messaging tool, but that's not even remotely the case. This is about preserving election integrity and keeping elections in the hands of the American citizens. I'm sure our friends on the other side will squawk about how this bill is designed to suppress voting and rig our elections. What I say to them in response is that this could not be further from the truth. You already need a photo ID to get on a flight, to buy a pack of cigarettes, or to open a bank account.
Shouldn't one of the most important duties we have as citizens, voting, be held to at least the same standard? I certainly believe that to be true, and so do the American people in overwhelming numbers. I'm very much looking forward to the discussion here today, and I now yield to the ranking member, Mr. McGovern, for any comments he wishes to make. Mr McGovern.
08:13 - 10:36
Speaker 2
Well, thank you, madam chair. And, you know, I don't even know where to begin. I agree. I will agree with you. I don't view this as a partisan messaging effort, madam chair.
I view this as a dangerous effort to disenfranchise, you know, countless American voters from participating in the next election. I mean, this is a new low. You know, this is the, I'm reading the bill. This is the Save America Act. I have news from my Republican friends.
Americans don't wanna be saved by you. They don't want you screwing up the next elections. They don't want you to make it more difficult for them to participate in the next election. You know? I mean, and they certainly do not want to have states voting roles turned over to Christie Nome, who right now is overseeing a government agency that is killing innocent Americans, in our streets.
I mean, this is crazy. So let me just start off this hearing by stating some facts. There is no widespread voter fraud in the United States of America. It is simply not true to say that voter fraud or non-citizens voting is a massive, widespread issue. That is not to say that we are, that our system is perfect.
We face issues when it comes to cyberattacks, foreign disinformation, intimidation, and violence against election workers. Those are all important issues that we should be addressing today, but we are not. We are not. Instead, we're considering a bill that is fundamentally predicated on a lie. There is extensive documentary evidence that voter fraud, voter impersonation, and noncitizens voting is not a widespread issue.
It is a myth perpetrated by people whose real goal is to suppress the rights of American citizens, citizens who are legally and constitutionally entitled to cast their ballot and to prevent American citizens from participating in our elections. Republicans are pushing the Save America Act because they want fewer Americans to vote. It's that simple. Republicans have looked high and low to find fraud. And you know what they've found?
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