Implement common-sense safeguards to ensure that only U.S. citizens can vote in our federal elections and to protect individual liberties from left-wing efforts.
Implement common-sense safeguards to ensure that only U.S. citizens can vote in federal elections and to protect individual liberties.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Finstad and two other Minnesota House members sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi supporting DOJ efforts to obtain Minnesota voter rolls, saying access to voter-roll data is critical to evaluating election integrity and that they will continue fighting to ensure federal elections are conducted with honesty, accuracy, and trust.
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The House Committee on House Administration said the House passed H.R. 22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, and described the bill as requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and helping states remove non-citizens from voter rolls.
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House Clerk roll call 69 records S. 1383 on passage, status Passed, 218 yeas to 213 nays; the all-votes table lists Finstad, Republican, MN, voting Yea.
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Congress.gov lists the latest action as Senate - 02/12/2026: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill; the tracker status is Passed House.
Assessments
The promised outcome was implementation of federal safeguards ensuring only U.S. citizens vote in federal elections. Finstad materially supported that goal by voting for the SAVE Act vehicle and pressing related voter-roll oversight, but the measure only passed the House and had not cleared the Senate or been signed into law. Because the safeguard was not actually implemented, this is not delivered; the serious legislative effort earns the effort badge.
Finstad materially advanced the promised federal election-safeguard policy by serving as an original cosponsor of H.R. 22, the SAVE Act, which would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections and passed the House on April 10, 2025 during his current House term. However, the bill had not passed the Senate or become law; the latest congressional status showed it was received in the Senate, so the promised implementation has not been fully delivered. His later DOJ voter-roll letter reinforces continued effort but is not itself enactment of the federal safeguard.