2026 House Resolution 244

Whereas, House Bill 22 of the 119th Congress, titled the “Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act” or the “SAVE Act,” would prohibit states from registering an individual to vote in an election for federal office unless, at the time the individual applies to register to vote, the individual provides documentary proof of U.S. citizenship. This would apply to all methods of voter registration, including registering to vote when applying for or renewing a driver’s license, registering at a voter registration agency that provides service or assistance, or registering by mail using either the national mail voter registration form or a state form that meets federal requirements; and

Whereas, Under the SAVE Act, “documentary proof of United States citizenship” would be defined to include several forms of identification, including REAL ID Act-compliant identification that indicates the individual is a U.S. citizen; a valid U.S. passport; a valid government-issued photo identification card issued by a federal, state, or tribal government showing that the individual was born in the United States; or other valid government-issued photo identification accompanied by certain other documentation, such as a certified birth certificate, a Naturalization Certificate, or a Certificate of Citizenship. Each state would be required to establish a process by which an applicant who cannot provide documentary proof of citizenship as defined in the bill may submit other evidence of their citizenship, as well as a process to resolve discrepancies; and

Whereas, The SAVE Act would require states to conduct ongoing voter roll maintenance to ensure that only U.S. citizens are registered to vote in federal elections. The legislation provides that states may meet this requirement by establishing a program under which the state identifies individuals who are not U.S. citizens using information supplied by certain sources, such as the Department of Homeland Security’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program. Whenever a state received documentation or verified information that a registered voter is not a U.S. citizen, the state would be required to remove them from the voter rolls used in federal elections. States would also be allowed to remove a registered voter from the voter rolls if “the registration otherwise fails to comply with applicable State law”; and

Whereas, Violations of the SAVE Act’s new requirements related to documentary proof of U.S. citizenship could result in civil or criminal liability. The bill would also provide that, if it is determined that an alien is unlawfully registered to vote in federal elections, the Secretary of Homeland Security is required to conduct an investigation to determine whether to initiate removal proceedings under the Immigration and Nationality Act; and

Whereas, The SAVE Act passed the United States House of Representatives on April 10, 2025. The bill has 110 cosponsors, including Representatives John R. Moolenaar and Bill Huizenga of Michigan; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we urge the United States Congress to enact legislation requiring documentary proof of United States citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, such as House Bill 22 of the 119th Congress, also known as the “SAVE Act”; and be it further

Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, the President of the United States, and the members of the Michigan congressional delegation.