Chip Roy

=== Voting rights ===

=== Voting rights ===

In January 2025, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) reintroduced the [[Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act|Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act]] to safeguard against non-citizens from voting in U.S. elections. This bill was passed in the House of Representatives in 2024, but not in the Senate. Critics point out that provisions in the bill will prevent many married women from registering to vote, as one's name must match one's birth certificate to register. If a discrepancy exists, proof of name change or marriage license will not meet the identification requirements of the bill. Instead, other acceptable documentation, such as a U S. passport, may require a lengthy and/or expensive process to obtain..{{cite web | url=https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:830ec425-8483-4ab4-bb9d-0f1242dd72ba | title=Adobe Acrobat }}{{cite web | url=https://www.newsweek.com/married-women-stopped-voting-save-act-2029325 | title=Married women could be stopped from voting under SAVE Act | website=[[Newsweek]] | date=February 11, 2025 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.axios.com/2025/02/11/save-act-what-to-know | title=The SAVE Act: What to know about the House-passed bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote|work=Axios|first=Avery|last=Lotz|date=April 10, 2025|access-date=October 27, 2025}}

In January 2025, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) reintroduced the [[Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act|Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act]] to safeguard against non-citizens from voting in U.S. elections. This bill was passed in the House of Representatives in 2024, but not in the Senate. Critics point out that provisions in the bill will prevent many married women from registering to vote, as one's name must match one's birth certificate to register. If a discrepancy exists, proof of name change or marriage license will not meet the identification requirements of the bill. Instead, other acceptable documentation, such as a U S. passport, may require a lengthy and/or expensive process to obtain. The net effect of this bill will likely not prevent non-U.S. citizens from voting, which is already illegal, but rather may prevent many women who are U.S. citizens from voting.{{cite web | url=https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:830ec425-8483-4ab4-bb9d-0f1242dd72ba | title=Adobe Acrobat }}{{cite web | url=https://www.newsweek.com/married-women-stopped-voting-save-act-2029325 | title=Married women could be stopped from voting under SAVE Act | website=[[Newsweek]] | date=February 11, 2025 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.axios.com/2025/02/11/save-act-what-to-know | title=The SAVE Act: What to know about the House-passed bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote|work=Axios|first=Avery|last=Lotz|date=April 10, 2025|access-date=October 27, 2025}}

=== COVID-19 pandemic ===

=== COVID-19 pandemic ===