How the SAVE America Act would impact voting | The Excerpt
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Trump says the SAVE Act would “guarantee” GOP wins in the midterms. What's in the bill and does it any real chance of passing.
On the Monday, March 16, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: President Donald Trump says the SAVE America Act would “guarantee the midterms” for Republicans. USA TODAY Congressional Reporter Zach Schermele breaks down what’s in the bill and what its chances of passing are.
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The SAVE America Act, if passed, would be one of the biggest revisions of voter rights since the Voting Rights Act, potentially disenfranchising tens of millions of voters. The bill which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and tighten identification rules at the polls passed the House earlier this year. But President Donald Trump is pushing for an even tougher version in the Senate and warning Republicans not to accept what he calls a watered down bill. He's also raised the ante politically, essentially staking the GOP's control of Congress, at risk in the midterms, on its passage.
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