From the Daily Caller: The House of Representatives passed a revamped version of a Trump-backed election integrity bill on Wednesday evening with little help from Democrats.
Lawmakers voted 216-213 to approve the SAVE America Act with just one Democratic lawmaker joining Republicans in support of the measure. The bill would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, enacts a voter ID requirement at the ballot box long sought by Republicans and prohibits mail-only voter registrations.
Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar was the line Democrat to buck House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and support the election integrity bill.
Democrats argued the legislation’s requirements would erect barriers impeding millions of eligible voters, including married women who have changed their last names or Americans that do not have their birth certificates. Republicans countered that most states already have voter identification requirements and turnout has not been affected.
🚨The House just passed the SAVE America Act.
This commonsense legislation strengthens election integrity by requiring voters to show proof of U.S. citizenship and a valid ID. pic.twitter.com/S7XrBpfndy
— Rep. Harriet Hageman (@RepHageman) February 12, 2026
“Only ONE House Democrat joined us tonight. This has become a bitter, partisan fight, and it’s madness to us. We can’t quite understand the rationale for opposing a free and fair election,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said.
“They’re going to have to explain this to the people, and they’re going to have a hard time doing that,” he added.
🚨 JUST IN: Speaker Johnson CALLS OUT Democrats for attempting to BLOCK election integrity bills
“Only ONE House Democrat joined us tonight. We can’t quite understand the rationale for opposing a free and fair election.
They’re going to have to explain this to the people, and… pic.twitter.com/Hbuf4RnrDI
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 12, 2026
Meanwhile, on the Senate side, where the bill must pass in order to become law, Bill Mitchell shared the following;
SAVE Act cosponsors explode to 49 out of 53 GOP Senators! Report just dropped – 49 Republican Senators now cosponsoring S.128, the SAVE Act demanding proof of citizenship and voter ID for federal elections – massive momentum for election integrity!
Holdouts are the usual RINO suspects: Collins in Maine, Murkowski in Alaska, McConnell in Kentucky, Thune in South Dakota – why are these four blocking what 83% of Americans want?
Dems and weak-kneed Republicans shaking cuz clean elections mean no more cheat – pressure these four hard, primary the traitors, pass SAVE Act now!
SAVE Act cosponsors explode to 49 out of 53 GOP Senators!
Report just dropped – 49 Republican Senators now cosponsoring S.128, the SAVE Act demanding proof of citizenship and voter ID for federal elections – massive momentum for election integrity!
Holdouts are the usual RINO… pic.twitter.com/hXbteYyzyD
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) February 11, 2026
Ahead of the vote, Speaker Johnson posted a video statement:
It’s simple: only Americans should decide American elections. pic.twitter.com/W6Ut4z0CI2
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) February 11, 2026
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