U.S. Senate · June 5, 2026
Roll call 151 · 119th Congress, session 2
S.Amdt. 5804 — To ensure only citizens are registered to vote in elections for Federal office, and to require voters to provide photo identification.
A vote to set aside an objection that the measure breaks a budget rule A senator objected that the measure spends or cuts more than the budget allows. Sixty votes set that objection aside; fewer, and the measure is stopped by the objection without a vote on what it would do.
Blocked
50 yes 49 no
The Senate said no · recorded as “Motion Rejected”
Needed three-fifths (60 of 100 senators), the bar for ending debate.
What was being voted on
119-SAMDT-5804 — To ensure only citizens are registered to vote in elections for Federal office, and to require voters to provide photo identification.
The proposed amendment, also known as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act or the SAVE America Act, aims to ensure that only United States citizens are registered to vote and that voters provide identification when casting ballots in Federal elections. Changes to Voter Registration The amendment adds several requirements to the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to verify citizenship: Documentary Proof: States cannot process voter registration applications for Federal office unless the applicant provides documentary proof of U.S. citizenship.
