Senate to Hold Floor Vote on Popular House-Passed Voter ID Bill

The legislation has also been at the center of an internal standoff between House and Senate Republicans. In December, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida led a coalition of House conservatives who pledged to block unrelated bills from advancing to the Senate until the SAVE Act received a vote.

Luna and others have described the measure as a test of Congress’s commitment to election security.

citizens, but they are not required to present documentation

Under current law, individuals registering to vote for federal elections are required to attest, under penalty of perjury, that they are U. S. citizens, but they are not required to present documentation.