Senators must reject Trump's expanding anti-trans agenda in SAVE America Act, advocates warnhttps://www.advocate.com/politics/national/senators-reject-save-act-letter 🔗Christopher Wiggins (19 March 2026)
More than 30 LGBTQ+ and civil rights organizations are urging the U.S. Senate to reject a Republican-backed elections bill they say would both restrict access to the ballot and advance a broader federal push targeting transgender people.
In a letter sent Wednesday, groups including the Human Rights Campaign, the American Civil Liberties Union, and Lambda Legal denounced S. 1383, the latest version of the SAVE Act, calling it "a blatant attempt to steal the fundamental right to vote."
The legislation would require documentary proof of citizenship, such as a passport or birth certificate, to register to vote and would tighten identification rules. Advocates say those requirements would disproportionately burden transgender people, as well as married voters who have changed their names, because their documents may not match their current identity.
"Under the guise of addressing a non-existent voter fraud problem, this bill would create onerous restrictions," the coalition wrote, warning the proposal would impose new financial and bureaucratic hurdles. They described the measure as "a 21st-century poll tax."
The opposition comes as President Donald Trump, in recent days, has pushed to attach additional provisions targeting transgender people, including restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors and a nationwide ban on transgender women and girls participating in sports aligned with their gender identity.
