House member urges support for "Save America Act," calls for proof-of-citizenship at registration and voter ID at polls

A House member identified in his remarks as Brian urged colleagues on the House floor to back the "Save America Act," saying the bill would require proof of U.S. citizenship when people register to vote and require voters to show photo identification when they cast ballots.

"The Save America Act has 2 key principles, both of which are common sense," Brian said, listing proof of citizenship at registration and voter ID at the polls as the bill's central provisions. He argued the measures are necessary "to move forward with election integrity, to regain the trust of the American people and the way that we operate our elections."

Brian framed the measures as protecting the legitimacy of elections, saying that U.S. elections "should be for US citizens only" and that citizenship should be proven "at the point in time that an individual registers to vote." He added that requiring photo identification at the ballot box is routine in other parts of life: "The American people know that you need to show a photo identification when you board an airplane, you open a bank account, or you buy a 6 pack of beer." "I think it's nuts that we protect our beer in this country more than our ballots," he said.

As an example supporting his argument, Brian cited the District of Columbia as a jurisdiction that "allows noncitizens to vote under current law in municipal elections," and he invoked Georgia's 2021 election changes, saying the state has since held two significant elections with sustained voter participation. He also referred to a University of Georgia survey, saying it "found statistically 0% of blacks had a poor or negative voting experience in the state of Georgia." These claims were presented by the speaker as evidence in favor of the bill; the remarks did not include independent verification or source materials in the record.

Brian said opponents would likely raise concerns about disenfranchisement and use terms like "Jim Crow 2," and he urged colleagues to weigh the bill as a step to "make it easy to vote and hard to cheat." He concluded his remarks by urging a favorable vote and stating he "reserve[d] the balance of my time."

The remarks were an advocacy speech on the floor in support of the Save America Act; no motion or formal vote on the bill was recorded in the transcript provided.

Next procedural steps were not stated in the remarks beyond the speaker reserving time; the bill number was cited inconsistently in the remarks (the speaker referred to the measure as "S 13 87" early and later as "S 13 83"). The transcript does not specify a confirmed bill number, committee referral, or any companion text; those details were not provided in the speaker's statement.