Jeffries accuses Republicans of ‘voter suppression’ over bill requiring voter ID, proof of citizenship
The House is expected to vote on the SAVE America Act this week
By Elizabeth Elkind Fox News
Published February 9, 2026 7:22pm EST
The House of Representatives' top Democrat claimed Republicans' election security bill was tantamount to "voter suppression" on Monday.
House Majority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., criticized the House GOP-led SAVE America Act during his weekly press conference ahead of an expected vote on the bill coming as early as Wednesday.
"Republicans have adopted voter suppression as an electoral strategy. That's what the so-called SAVE Act is all about," Jeffries said.
He said the bill getting a vote this week is "worse than" a previous iteration simply called the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which passed the House in April 2025 with support from all Republicans and four Democrats.
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