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A procedural attempt to send the SAVE Act (H.R. 22) back to committee failed in the House. The bill would require individuals to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections. The failure of this motion allowed the bill to move to a final passage vote.
This vote was on a "Motion to Recommit" for the SAVE Act (H.R. 22). The underlying bill would require individuals to provide physical documents like a passport or birth certificate to register for federal elections, changing the current system where applicants generally sign a statement affirming their citizenship. This motion was the final procedural hurdle before the House could vote on whether to pass the bill into law. In the House of Representatives, a Motion to Recommit is a procedural tool usually used by the opposition party to delay a bill or send it back to a committee for further review. Under current rules established in 2021, this motion is a simple up-or-down vote on whether to stop the bill's progress immediately. It no longer includes specific instructions on how to change the bill, making it largely a formality used to register a final objection. The motion failed by a narrow margin of 215 to 211. Notably, both the Democratic and Republican parties were split on the outcome rather than voting in unified blocks. Because the motion failed, the House was able to proceed directly to a final vote on the SAVE Act itself, which passed later that day.
Following the failure of this motion, the House moved to a final vote on the passage of H.R. 22.
OPEN BILL →Democrats. The Democratic caucus was split, with 101 members voting to send the bill back to committee and 113 voting to proceed.
Republicans. The Republican caucus was also split, with 107 members voting in favor of the motion and 105 voting against it.
A procedural attempt to send the SAVE Act (H.R.
22) back to committee failed in the House. The bill would require individuals to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections. The failure of this motion allowed the bill to move to a final passage vote.
A motion to recommit is a procedural move that, if successful, sends a bill back to the committee that originally reviewed it, effectively killing the bill for the time being. In the current House era, this is a straightforward vote to stop a bill right before its final passage.
Following the failure of this motion, the House moved to a final vote on the passage of H.R. 22.
Both parties were closely divided on this procedural motion, indicating a lack of unified caucus positions on this specific tactic.
The Democratic caucus was split, with 101 members voting to send the bill back to committee and 113 voting to proceed.
The Republican caucus was also split, with 107 members voting in favor of the motion and 105 voting against it.
The single independent member voted against the motion.