House Panel Advances Election Integrity Bills

One bill requires proof of citizenship to register to vote and the other would block foreign financial interference in U.S. elections.

U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) speaks at a hearing with the House Administration subcommittee on Elections in Washington on June 24, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

A Republican-led congressional panel advanced two election integrity bills on May 23, sending them to the House floor after several Democrat-proposed amendments failed.

The Committee on House Administration considered HR 8399, the Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act, and HR 8281, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) in early May.