Rep. Gill Leads RSC Members in Urging Senate to Mark Up SAVE Act

Washington, D.C. -Congressman Brandon Gill (TX-26) today is leading Republican Study Committee (RSC) members in an effort to force a mark up on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. The letter is directly calling on Senate Rules Committee Chairman Mitch McConnell to stop blocking the bill and schedule an immediate markup. The letter comes as frustration mounts over the Senate's refusal to act on legislation that passed the House with bipartisan support and enjoys nearly unanimous backing among Senate Republicans.

Rep. Gill's letter calls on Senator McConnell to immediately schedule a markup so the SAVE Act can advance to the Senate floor before the 2026 midterms. Nearly 300 days after the House passed the SAVE Act, the legislation remains stalled in the Senate with no committee markup scheduled. With Majority Leader Thune stating the bill must go through committee before receiving a floor vote, the letter targets the key roadblock preventing the legislation from moving forward.

"American elections should be fair and free, not subject to foreign influence. Illegal aliens have no right to be in America, and they certainly shouldn't be voting," said Rep. Gill. "House Republicans are united behind the SAVE Act. I urge my Senate colleagues to pass this legislation and get it to President Trump's desk for his signature."

"The House did our job nearly 300 days ago. The Senate needs to do theirs," said RSC Chairman August Pfluger."We're already a full year into the 119th Congress. The American people sent us here to get things done, not to make excuses. The Senate needs to stop stalling on this commonsense election integrity bill and get it to the floor. Rep. Gill's letter is exactly the pressure we need to get this to President Trump's desk."

"Republicans were sent to Washington to fix a broken system, not to make excuses," said Rep. Eli Crane."If the Senate is still too weak to eliminate the filibuster, the least they could do is expose who exactly is standing in the way of election integrity."

"If you can't prove your citizenship, you shouldn't be able to vote. Anyone opposed to the SAVE Act wants to benefit from fraud, which undermines election security and gives illegal immigrants more power than law-abiding Americans," said Rep. Buddy Carter. "I'm calling on the Senate to advance this bill quickly so we can strengthen and secure our elections."

Cosigners (34): Reps. Derek Schmidt, Eli Crane, Buddy Carter, Wesley Hunt, Andrew Clyde, Ronny Jackson, Paul Gosar, Barry Moore, Michael Cloud, Tim Burchett, John McGuire, Kat Cammack, Mary Miller, Diana Harshbarger, Gary Palmer, Mark Harris, Dusty Johnson, Randy Fine, William Timmons, Riley Moore, Ryan Zinke, Cory Mills, Mike Kennedy, Mark Alford, Adrian Smith, Troy Nehls, Michael Rulli, Keith Self, August Pfluger, Lance Gooden, John Rose, Josh Brecheen, Aaron Bean, Thomas Massie

Background

• According to an October 2024 Gallup poll, an overwhelming 83 percent of American voters support requiring people who register to vote to provide proof of citizenship.

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