NEW: Popular House-Passed Voter ID Bill Will Get Senate Floor Vote

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) announced that the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, an election integrity bill commonly referred to as the “SAVE Act,” will be getting a floor vote in the near future.

The sweeping election integrity bill requires individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections. Acceptable examples include a U.S. passport, birth certificate, naturalization certificate, or other specified government-issued documents verifying citizenship.

The legislation also directs states to verify citizenship status using federal databases, such as those from the Social Security Administration or the Department of Homeland Security, and includes provisions for removing non-citizens from voter rolls if identified

In addition, it prohibits states from accepting voter registration applications without such proof and imposes penalties for violations, aiming to standardize citizenship verification across federal elections.

The bill passed in the House on April 10 via a yea-and-nay roll call vote. The final tally was 220 yeas, 208 nays, with 5 members not voting and none voting present.

Voting largely broke down along party lines, with four Democrats voting yes. Democrat supporters included retiring Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME), as well as Reps. Ed Case (D-HI), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX).

While the bill passed in the House months ago, it has still not advanced to a floor vote in the Senate. Leader Thune has been under intense pressure to do so in recent weeks, however, with several Republican conference members urging him to schedule a vote.

He has also been under pressure from House lawmakers, as U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) formed a coalition to block any bills from being sent to the Senate until the SAVE Act is voted on.

When asked about the delay on Wednesday, Thune indicated that he supports the bill, adding that it is still being “fixed” to allow provisions to include a photo ID. He added that “at some point, we’ll have a vote” while reiterating that he supports the bill.

The legislation is not expected to get the 60 votes required to advance without debate in the Senate, though Republicans have urged a vote so that Democrats can get on record with opposing voter ID.

Despite Democrat opposition, voter ID has long polled as an extremely popular position across both sides of the political aisle. One recent poll from Quantus Insights found that a whopping 74 percent of respondents support voter ID measures while just 16 percent oppose.

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