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S. 1383 (119th): A bill to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes.

A bill to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes.

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Rankings updated October 26, 2026, 11:44 AM ET · Votes through September 30, 2026
Exported candidates: 719 | Filings on file, by office: H: 5838 | P: 1467 | S: 1567. These counts include every filing for that office, so they are larger than the ranked list. One person can have more than one filing. Non-voting delegates are left out.

Recorded summary

The bill, described in its summary as the SAVE America Act, would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and photo identification to vote in federal elections. States would have to run ongoing programs to identify and remove noncitizens from voter rolls, check their voter lists against DHS's Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system, and offer noncitizens a chance to prove citizenship. It includes provisions for name-discrepancy cures, an alternative citizenship-proof process, provisional ballots with a three-day cure period, limits on non-in-person voting, a private right of action, and criminal penalties. The bill's title refers to a veterans advisory committee, which does not match the summary, so the metadata is internally inconsistent.

citizenship_verificationdisability_accesselection_integrityelectionsveterans_affairsveterans_carevoter_idvoting_access

Theological note: This bill bears on the civil ordering of the franchise. Scripture gives civil authority a duty to administer justice honestly, and general equity calls for accurate rolls, public trust in elections, and no fraud against the citizenry. It also requires that lawful citizens not be unjustly excluded and that burdens on the vote be weighed carefully against the poor, the elderly, the disabled, and those without documents. Religious-objection accommodations and provisional-ballot cure rules are relevant to conscience and to due process. These are matters of prudential judgment within civil government, not a direct advancement or restraint of a named moral evil.

How this bill is scored

Recorded votes

Roll 68 · 11-Feb-2026 6:35 PM · On Motion to Commit · Failed

Yea 214 · Nay 217 · Other 1

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Roll 69 · 11-Feb-2026 6:43 PM · On Passage · Passed

Yea 218 · Nay 213 · Other 1

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Roll 57 · March 17, 2026, 03:10 PM · On the Motion to Proceed S. 1383 · Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-48)

Yea 51 · Nay 48 · Other 1

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Roll 61 · March 21, 2026, 02:01 PM · On the Cloture Motion S. 1383 · Cloture Motion Rejected (41-49, 3/5 majority required)

Yea 41 · Nay 49 · Other 10

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Roll 67 · March 24, 2026, 04:19 PM · On the Motion to Table S. 1383 · Motion to Table Agreed to (53-47)

Yea 53 · Nay 47 · Other 0

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None recorded.

Roll 68 · March 24, 2026, 05:00 PM · On the Motion to Table S. 1383 · Motion to Table Agreed to (53-47)

Yea 53 · Nay 47 · Other 0

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None recorded.

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