The record

LegislationLegislation· Mar 2026
S 1383 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Rick Scott (R)

SAVE America Act

officially filed asVeterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025

Requires proof of U.S. citizenship to register and photo ID to vote in federal elections.

Tradeoff

Mandates states verify voter citizenship and collect photo identification at the polls. Establishes criminal penalties for election officials who register noncitizens and a private right of action for violations.

What's in it

See official bill text

The number on this bill, S 1383, started out as a different bill: the Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025. That entire text was removed and replaced with the SAVE America Act, which is the text that was voted on. The official record still files it under the original name.

The Senate passed this bill's original text — the Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025 — in Dec 2025, before the text was replaced. That vote was not a vote on the SAVE America Act.

Bills we matched to this text
SAVE America Act (H.R. 7296)Never voted onwww.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7296SAVE America Act (S. 3752)Never voted onwww.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3752

Costs $4 million over 10 years (2025-2035) in spending subject to .

The $4 million is the federal cost to establish and operate an advisory committee; the policy's real impact is improved VA accessibility guidance for veterans with disabilities, which itself requires no new .

S. 1383, Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025 · Sep 2025

The House replaced this bill's original text with the SAVE America Act on February 11, 2026. The House then passed the substituted bill 218–213 on the same day. The Senate agreed to proceed to the House message on March 17, 2026, by 51–48. On March 24, 2026, the Senate agreed to table a the bill to committee, 53–47.

  1. Senate

    Introduced as the Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025

    Introduced(Apr 9, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs(Apr 9, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Veterans' Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jul 30, 2025)

  4. Senate

    Passage of the original text — the Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025

    Passed by (Dec 18, 2025)

    No member objected, and no individual votes were recorded

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 19, 2025)

  6. House · Text replaced

    Struck the entire original text and substituted the SAVE America Act

    (Feb 11, 2026)

  7. House

    On

    Failed(Roll #68 · Feb 11, 2026)

    214 yeanay 217

  8. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed(Roll #69 · Feb 11, 2026)

    218 yeanay 213

  9. Senate

    On the

    Motion to Proceed to the House Message to Accompany S. 1383

    Motion to Proceed Agreed to(Roll #57 · Mar 17, 2026)

    51 yeanay 48

  10. Senate

    On the

    Motion to table the motion to refer the House message to accompany S. 1383 to the Committee on Rules and Administration with instructions

    Motion to Table Agreed to(Roll #68 · Mar 24, 2026)

    53 yeanay 47

  11. Where it stands

    The two chambers have not passed the same text of S 1383

    Both chambers must pass identical text before a bill can become law

Passage votes so far· Feb 11, 2026· 119th Congress · 2025–2027