Don't Let Republicans Sneak the SAVE Act Into a Budget Bill

Republicans failed to pass their voter suppression bill the normal way. Now they want to sneak it through a budget loophole.

The SAVE Act would force Americans to show strict proof of citizenship just to register to vote. But millions of eligible voters do not have easy access to a passport, birth certificate, or documents that perfectly match their current name and address.

Speaker Mike Johnson knows the bill is stuck in the Senate. But Trump still cannot accept that he lost the 2020 election fair and square. So Republican leaders are now talking about passing his bill using budget reconciliation — a fast-track process meant for spending and taxes — to jam it through with fewer votes.

Tell the U.S. Senate: Reject any attempt to pass the SAVE Act or any SAVE Act-style voter suppression scheme through budget reconciliation.

This plan will not solve a real problem. Noncitizens are already barred from voting.

Instead of securing elections, the SAVE Act would deny the freedom to vote to seniors, students, low-income voters, rural voters, naturalized citizens, and married women whose documents might need costly paperwork updates. But voting is a constitutional right, and any red tape that would deny that freedom should face extremely strict scrutiny.

Republicans know this plan is shaky. Some are already resisting or saying that sneaking the SAVE Act into law through a budget trick is not viable. Public pressure can widen that split, raise the political cost, and help stop this scheme before it moves any further.

Add your name now to demand the Senate protect voting rights and stop Republicans from sneaking the SAVE Act into a budget bill.

The petition to the U.S. Senate reads:

"Reject any attempt to pass the SAVE Act or any SAVE Act-style voter suppression scheme through budget reconciliation. Do not let Republican leaders use a budget bill to make it harder for eligible Americans to register, vote, and have their voices counted."