Save Voters Act
Latest action · Sep 19, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 19, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Automatically Voiding Eligible Voters Off Their Enlisted Rolls in States Act or the Save Voters Act
This bill prohibits a state from removing registrants from the official list of eligible voters unless it meets certain verification and notice requirements.
Specifically, the bill prohibits a state from removing a registrant from the official list of eligible voters unless it verifies, on the basis of objective and reliable evidence, that the registrant is ineligible to vote in federal elections. Further, a state is prohibited from considering failure to vote in an election or failure to respond to any election mail as evidence of ineligibility to vote.
Additionally, the bill requires a state to provide individual registrants who are removed with a notice, which must include the grounds for the removal and information on contesting the removal. Public notice must be provided after conducting any general program to remove the names of ineligible voters.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 19, 2023.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Sep 19, 2023 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Sep 19, 2023 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Sep 19, 2023 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Sep 19, 2023 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Sep 19, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Sep 19, 2023 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Sep 19, 2023 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Sep 19, 2023 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Sep 19, 2023 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Sep 19, 2023 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Sep 19, 2023 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Sep 19, 2023 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Sep 19, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Sep 19, 2023 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Sep 19, 2023 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Rules and Administration Committee | Referred Sep 19, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Sep 19, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46406 | Voter Registration: Recent Developments and Issues for Congress | Report | Oct 30, 2026 |
| R46943 | Voter Registration Records and List Maintenance for Federal Elections | Report | Oct 30, 2026 |
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1 | Freedom to Vote Act | Related bill | Jul 25, 2023 |
| HR 11 | Freedom to Vote Act | Related bill | Dec 17, 2024 |
| S 2344 | Freedom to Vote Act | Related bill | Jul 18, 2023 |
| S 2994 | Voter Purge Protection Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Oct 9, 2025 |
| S 4886 | Save Voters Act | Reintroduction of | Sep 20, 2022 |
| HR 8677 | Save Voters Act | Related bill | Jun 11, 2024 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to clarify that a State may not use an individual's failure to vote as the basis for initiating the procedures provided under such Act for the removal of the individual from the official list of registered voters in the State on the grounds that the individual has changed residence, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Save Voters Act
- Stop Automatically Voiding Eligible Voters Off Their Enlisted Rolls in States Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2023Introduced in Senate
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