Protect the sanctity of your vote.

Steve Scalise · Louisiana · Republican

oversight impact 4.00 specificity 4.00 extraction confidence 94%

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Occurrences

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

Scalise was listed as a cosponsor of H.R. 8281, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, which would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.

H.R. 8281 (IH) - Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act - BILLS-118hr8281ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Evidence

Congress.gov shows H.R. 22, the SAVE Act, was passed by the House on April 10, 2025; the latest listed action is receipt in the Senate, and the bill status remains Passed House.

This is the clearest official election-integrity action tied to the promise: the House delivered a proof-of-citizenship voting bill, but it stalled after Senate receipt, so the commitment is only partially fulfilled.

partial same_term A for effort

Actions - H.R.22 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): SAVE Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 96%

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Congress.gov lists H.R.22, the SAVE Act, sponsored by Rep. Chip Roy, with latest action: Senate received it on 04/10/2025. The tracker status is Passed House, with House passage 220-208 on Roll no. 102, but the Passed Senate, To President, and Became Law steps are not completed.

The House passed a federal proof-of-citizenship voting bill aligned with the promise, but the bill had not become law as of the official record, making fulfillment partial rather than delivered.

partial same_term A for effort

Actions - H.R.22 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): SAVE Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

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The engrossed House text says H.R.22 would amend the National Voter Registration Act to require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. Section 2 is titled Ensuring only citizens are registered to vote in elections for Federal office.

The bill text directly addresses election eligibility and voter-registration controls, matching the substance of protecting the vote, but it is only bill text unless enacted.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.22 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): SAVE Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 102 on H.R.22, SAVE Act, as On Passage, Status: Passed, 220 yea to 208 nay. The member vote list records Scalise, Republican, Louisiana, as Yea.

Scalise personally voted for House passage of the SAVE Act, a concrete action toward the promise, though House passage alone did not enact the policy.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 102 | Bill Number: H.R.22 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] as a cosponsor of H.R.7296, the SAVE America Act, with date cosponsored 02/03/2026.

Scalise later cosponsored another SAVE America Act bill, showing continued concrete legislative effort on the voting-integrity promise.

partial same_term A for effort

Cosponsors - H.R.7296 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): SAVE America Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Congress.gov lists H.R.7296, the SAVE America Act, as introduced on 01/30/2026 and referred to the House Committee on House Administration. The tracker status is Introduced, with no completed Passed House, Passed Senate, To President, or Became Law steps.

The later Scalise-cosponsored bill remained only introduced in the official record, reinforcing that the promise saw effort but not full delivery by enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Actions - H.R.7296 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): SAVE America Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

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The introduced H.R.7296 text says it may be cited as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act or SAVE America Act, would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, and would require photo voter identification for voting in a federal election.

The 2026 bill’s contents are closely tied to the campaign promise, but the official status shows it had not been enacted, so it supports only partial fulfillment.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.7296 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): SAVE America Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Scalise took concrete same-term actions aligned with the promise, including voting for House passage of H.R.22, the SAVE Act, and later cosponsoring H.R.7296, another proof-of-citizenship and voter-ID bill. But the evidence shows H.R.22 had only passed the House and H.R.7296 remained introduced/referred, with neither becoming law or otherwise producing the promised federal outcome. Under the standard for a serious but unsuccessful legislative attempt, this is not delivered, though it merits the effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

partial same_term A for effort

The clearest federal action tied to this promise is the House passage of H.R. 22, the SAVE Act, which aimed to tighten election proof-of-citizenship rules and therefore aligns with “protect the sanctity of your vote.” But the bill stalled after Senate receipt and did not become law, so the promise was only partially fulfilled. The relevant legislative push occurred while Scalise was in office, so the timing is same_term.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 96%