Two Senate Republicans on Wednesday rallied behind the House-passed Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote for federal elections.

The new push comes amid pressure from conservative figures, including Elon Musk, and as the Trump administration pushes states to clean up their voter rolls to eliminate potentially illegal voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. 

Republican Sens. Katie Britt of Alabama and Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania announced they are now cosponsoring the legislation, which was introduced by GOP Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Rick Scott of Florida, last year. 

"Voting is a fundamental right and responsibility that is reserved for U.S. citizens," McCormick said on X. "Since day one, I have always supported protecting our elections from illegal voting and ensuring only American citizens are voting in our elections.  

"That’s why I am proud to cosponsor [Mike Lee's] SAVE Act, a commonsense bill that strengthens our election integrity and reinforces existing federal election law," he continued. "The bottom line: Pennsylvanians deserve elections they can trust."

The House passed the SAVE Act in April. The legislation would amend the 1993 National Voter Registration Act to ensure states require documentation of a person's U.S. citizenship before registering to vote in federal elections and to make states remove non-citizens from their voter rolls.

Although non-citizens are already prohibited from voting in federal, state, and most local elections, municipalities in California, Maryland and Vermont, and Washington, D.C., allow non-citizens to vote in local elections.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.