Protesters at the U.S. Capitol holding "SAVE Act = Poll Tax" and "Stop the SAVE Act" signs

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STOP THE SAVE ACT

Voter suppression with a new name.

It already passed the House. The Senate is where we stop it.

TAKE ACTION

★ THE BILL

H.R. 22 / S. 128119th Congress · Jan 3, 2025

Introduced

In committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

Signed into law

Tracked from congress.gov · reintroduced each Congress until it passes.

★ WHAT'S HAPPENING

THE SITUATION

The SAVE Act (H.R. 22) passed the U.S. House 220–208 on April 10, 2025. It would require documentary proof of citizenship — a passport or birth certificate, shown in person — to register to vote in federal elections.

That quietly ends online and mail registration and voter-registration drives, and it traps anyone whose ID doesn't match their birth certificate — like married women who changed their name. The fight now moves to the Senate (S. 128).

★ WHAT'S AT RISK

Millions blocked from registering — ~21.3M eligible Americans lack easy access to documentary proof of citizenship.
Married women who changed their name face extra hurdles when their ID no longer matches their birth certificate.
Online + mail registration and voter drives gutted — documents must be shown in person.
Black, Brown, low-income, young, rural, and elderly voters are hit hardest.

★ IN PLAIN TERMS

Cloture — The 60-vote step in the Senate to end debate so a bill can get a final vote. Block it, and the bill stalls — that’s the chokepoint.

Documentary proof of citizenship — A passport or birth certificate, shown in person — documents tens of millions of eligible voters don’t have easy access to.

★ WHY IT MATTERS

21.3M

eligible Americans who lack easy access to documentary proof of citizenship (Brennan Center)

Voter suppression doesn't look like it did in 1964 — but it works the same way. An estimated 21.3 million eligible Americans don't have easy access to citizenship documents (Brennan Center), and the burden falls hardest on Black, Brown, low-income, young, rural, and elderly voters. "Election integrity" is the cover; fewer people voting is the result.

★ WHO'S CARRYING THIS FIGHT

From the Capitol to the streets, this is the line of power behind the bill.

Rep. Joe MorelleLeading the opposition — Ranking Member, House Administration

Sen. Alex PadillaFighting it in the Senate

Sen. Chuck SchumerSenate floor blockade

Hannah Naomi JonesThe advocate · Founder, The Advocacy League — mobilizing the public

★The Advocacy LeagueThe movement — building power with the people

★ THE CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION

14th & 15th AmendmentsViolation — litigation grounds

A documentary-proof mandate that disproportionately blocks Black, Brown, and low-income voters implicates the 15th Amendment (no race-based denial of the vote) and the 14th (equal protection) — a live hook for legal challenge.

★ RUBRIC SCORES

How we score every fight in our Campaign Lab — so we put power where it changes lives.

Viability

Medium

Recommendation

Launch Now

Justice & Freedom Agenda

Democracy & Civil Rights

Democracy

Protecting

Repair

Non-Repair

Public health

Minimal

Why this viability: H.R. 22 already passed the House, but the Senate's 60-vote threshold makes our OPPOSE win likely — without cloture, the bill stalls.

★ WIN PATH · Stoppable

Chokepoint: U.S. Senate · needs 60 votes · The play: Deny cloture — flood Senate offices and hold the line · Leverage: Swing-state pressure · sustained public heat

Eight-systems impact

Health —Economics LowJustice HighEducation —Media LowEnvironment —Faith LowPower High

Historical pattern: Jim Crow-era voter suppression — new paperwork barriers, the same effect of cutting Black, Brown, and working-class participation.

★ WHAT WE'RE DEMANDING

Tell your Senators to vote NO on the SAVE Act (S. 128) — and block any bill that adds documentary-proof barriers to voter registration.

★ THE RECEIPTS

220–208

House passed H.R. 22 (Apr 10, 2025)

Source: congress.gov

21.3M

eligible Americans lack easy proof of citizenship

Source: Brennan Center

S. 128

Senate companion — where we stop it

Source: congress.gov