President Donald Trump renewed calls for Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, linking the election-security proposal to pending housing and FISA legislation while again criticizing mail-in voting practices.
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President Donald Trump on Saturday intensified his push for federal election-security legislation, calling on Congress to attach the SAVE America Act to pending housing and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act measures currently under consideration.
In a Truth Social post, Trump urged lawmakers to prioritize the bill immediately.
“THE SAVE AMERICA ACT MUST BE PASSED, NOW. Use the Housing and FISA Bills to get it done!” Trump wrote.
The president also alleged that Maryland authorities had uncovered “500,000 Fake Mail-In Ballots,” though he did not provide supporting evidence or additional details regarding the claim.
“We cannot, as a Country, put up with this any longer!!!” Trump stated. “Voter I.D., and Proof of Citizenship, must be approved, NOW. Crooked Mail-In Voting must be stopped!!!”
The SAVE America Act has become a major legislative priority for Republicans advocating tighter election-security measures. The proposal would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections.
Trump and Republican allies have argued the legislation is necessary to prevent noncitizen voting and strengthen public confidence in election systems.
Federal law already prohibits noncitizens from voting in federal elections, with violations punishable by fines and potential prison sentences of up to one year.
Critics of the legislation, including congressional Democrats and voting-rights organizations, have argued the requirements could create obstacles for eligible voters who lack immediate access to citizenship documents such as passports or birth certificates. Opponents have also raised concerns regarding married women and others whose legal names may differ from identification records.
Trump has increasingly linked passage of the SAVE America Act to broader legislative negotiations in Congress.
Earlier this year, the president said the legislation should “go to the front of the line” and suggested he could withhold support for unrelated bills unless Congress acted on election-security reforms.
Election integrity, voter identification requirements, proof-of-citizenship standards, and opposition to expanded mail-in voting have remained central themes of Trump’s domestic policy agenda during his second term.
Congressional debate over the legislation is expected to continue alongside broader negotiations involving housing policy and the reauthorization of federal surveillance authorities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
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