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S. 1383 - [SAVE America Act]

S.

1383 - [SAVE America Act]

Hearing Information

Meeting Announcement

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 3:30pm
H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »

Video

Rules Committee Hearing S.1383

Bill Text

Rules Committee Print 119-19 PDF

Showing the text of H.R. 7296, as introduced, with modifications

Text of S. 1383 PDF XML

(as engrossed by the Senate)

Comparative Print PDF

Comparing the text of H.R. 7296, as introduced, with Rules Committee Print 119-19.

Hearing Documents

Rule PDF

H. Res. 1057 PDF XML

H. Rept. 119-493 PDF

Amendment to H. Res. 1057 PDF

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 9-4 on February 10, 2026.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1057:
A greed to by a record vote of 216 - 215, after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of 216-214, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.

MANAGERS: Roy /McGovern

1. Closed rule for S. 1383.

2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

3. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-19, modified by the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

4. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

5. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration or their respective designees.

6. Provides one motion to commit.

1. Closed rule for H.R. 2189.

2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

3. Provides that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-18 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

4. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

5. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees and the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means or their respective designees.

6. Provides one motion to recommit.

7. Closed rule for H.R. 261.

8. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

9. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

10. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

11. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources or their respective designees.

12. Provides one motion to recommit.

13. Closed rule for H.R. 3617.

14. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

15. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

16. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

17. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.

18. Provides one motion to recommit.

19. Provides that the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House is waived with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative day of February 13, 2026, relating to a measure continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.

Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲ ▼ by that column)

| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
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| 1 | Version 1 | Clyde (GA) | Republican | Excludes noncitizens from the population used for congressional apportionment, requires a revised apportionment prior to certain elections, and requires the inclusion of a citizenship question in all future decennial censuses. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Johnson (TX), Morelle (NY) | Democrat | Allows individuals to register to vote online. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Johnson (TX), Morelle (NY) | Democrat | Allows an expired passport to serve as proof of citizenship. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 3 | Crane (AZ) | Republican | Revised Amends the Help America Vote Act to prevent the federal government from purchasing, supplying, or furnishing foreign voting machines, software, or cloud-based products to assist states with vote tabulation for elections. | Revised |
| 5 | Version 1 | Mace (SC) | Republican | Revises the effective date of photo identification requirements to vote in Federal elections to apply to elections held on or after November 1, 2026, rather than 2027 or later. | Submitted |
| 6 | Version 2 | Peters (CA) | Democrat | Revised Prohibits federal funds from being used to support the militarization of polling places. | Revised |
| 7 | Version 1 | Steil (WI) | Republican | MANAGER’S AMENDMENT Clarifies definitions; Clarifies and adds exemptions; Changes effective date to upon enactment. | Considered as Adopted |
| 8 | Version 1 | Dexter (OR) | Democrat | Prevents the bill from taking effect within a state unless the state certifies that the implementation of the bill would not lead to disenfranchisement of eligible married women voters. | Submitted |
| 9 | Version 1 | Morelle (NY), Sewell (AL), Torres (CA), Johnson (TX) | Democrat | SUBSTITUTE Modernizes and secures voter registration systems and election infrastructure for eligible voters. | Submitted |
| 10 | Version 1 | Morelle (NY), Sewell (AL), Torres (CA), Johnson (TX) | Democrat | SUBSTITUTE Prohibits Members of Congress, the President, Vice President, and their spouses and dependents from owning or trading stocks. | Submitted |
| 11 | Version 1 | Sewell (AL), Morelle (NY), Johnson (TX), Torres (CA) | Democrat | Expands the list of options that a person can use to verify their identity, including a valid lease or mortgage document, a bank statement, a utility bill, a health insurance card, and a identification card issued by the Supplemental Nutrition program. | Submitted |
| 12 | Version 1 | Sewell (AL), Morelle (NY), Johnson (TX), Torres (CA) | Democrat | Ensures that election officials maintain a thorough process so that no voter is removed from the rolls without proper evidence and ensures that voters are notified no later than 48 hours from the time of their removal and are given an opportunity to contest their removal from the voter rolls. | Submitted |
| 13 | Version 1 | Sewell (AL), Morelle (NY), Torres (CA), Johnson (TX) | Democrat | Protects election administrators' ability to sue if they are removed for partisan or political reasons. | Submitted |
| 14 | Version 1 | Johnson (TX), Morelle (NY) | Democrat | Prohibits citizenship verification from occurring when updating voter registration. Citizenship proof shall only be required to be presented the first time a voter registers. | Submitted |
| 15 | Version 1 | Johnson (TX), Morelle (NY) | Democrat | Establishes the right to an immediate hearing within 24 hours by a district court to review the denial of a right to vote. | Submitted |
| 16 | Version 1 | Johnson (TX), Morelle (NY) | Democrat | Creates a private right to action and establishes criminal penalties if an election official were to deny a US Citizen who is otherwise eligible to vote the right to vote. | Submitted |
| 17 | Version 1 | Torres (CA) | Democrat | Creates an exemption to these unfunded mandates for states that provide more to the federal government in federal taxes than they receive back in federal dollars. | Submitted |
| 18 | Version 1 | Torres (CA) | Democrat | Strikes provision creating burdensome ID requirements for mail ballots. | Submitted |
| 19 | Version 1 | Torres (CA) | Democrat | Clarifies that obtaining any of the forms of acceptable proof of citizenship, as defined in this bill, shall come at no cost to a United States citizen by either waiving the cost for a passport or providing citizens with another form of identification that carries proof of citizenship. | Submitted |
| 20 | Version 1 | Pettersen (CO) | Democrat | Delays the enactment of this bill until election officials from every state and territory certify that this bill will not result in reduced voting access for eligible individuals. | Submitted |

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 256

Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order amendment #20 to S. 1383, offered by Representative Petterson, which delays the enactment of this bill until election officials from every state and territory certify that this bill will not result in reduced voting access for eligible individuals.

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote Mrs. Fischbach Nay Mr. Norman Nay Mr. Roy Nay Mrs. Houchin Nay Mr. Langworthy Nay Mr. Austin Scott Nay Mr. Griffith Nay Mr. Jack Nay Ms. Foxx Nay Mr. McGovern Yea Ms. Scanlon Yea Mr. Neguse Yea Ms. Leger Fernández Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 257

Motion by Mr. Roy to report the rule. Adopted 9-4.

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote Mrs. Fischbach Yea Mr. Norman Yea Mr. Roy Yea Mrs. Houchin Yea Mr. Langworthy Yea Mr. Austin Scott Yea Mr. Griffith Yea Mr. Jack Yea Ms. Foxx Yea Mr. McGovern Nay Ms. Scanlon Nay Mr. Neguse Nay Ms. Leger Fernández Nay