H.R.7296 — 119th Congress (2025-2026)

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Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act or the SAVE America Act

Introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R)

It will have dramatic effects on the vote-by-mail system.

For married women that may have taken their spouses’ last names and whose birth certificates no longer matches their legal names, this may become yet an additional barrier.

Voting Barriers: Creates unnecessary, strict, and burdensome requirements that could prevent millions of eligible American citizens from voting.

Accessibility Issues: Many legal voters who are already citizens lack readily available documentation, like a passport or birth certificate.

Redundancy: It is already illegal for non-citizens to vote in federal elections.