U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill on Nov. 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)
The main thrust of the SAVE Act was implementing a new proof of citizenship requirement in the voter registration process in all 50 states.
The new bill, led by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, would also create a federal voter ID standard at the polls, requiring people to show a form of identification when casting a ballot in national elections.
Jeffries also pointed to a provision that would require information-sharing between state election officials and federal authorities in verifying citizenship on current voter rolls, accusing Republicans of trying to give Americans' data to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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"This version, as I understand it, will actually give [the Department of Homeland Security] the power to get voting records from states across the country. Why would these extremists think that's a good idea?" Jeffries said.
Voters stand in line before casting ballots at a polling location in Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 8, 2022. (Nitashia Johnson/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Jeffries also said the bill would die in the Senate, where at least some Democrats are needed under current rules to overcome a filibuster and advance the legislation.
"It's not going to pass. If it squeaks by the House, it's dead on arrival in the Senate. They're wasting time," he said.
The real possibility of the bill failing in the Senate is why a group of House conservatives are pushing for Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., to upend the chamber's rules on the filibuster to get rid of the 60-vote threshold needed to overcome one. Thune has not committed to any route.
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