In a massive development, the Senate now has enough backing to pass the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. Today, Sen. Susan Collins committed to supporting the bill. Previously, she had said that she was unsure on how she would vote. Check it out: MAJOR BREAKING: Susan Collins has now BACKED the SAVE America Act, meaning Republicans now have 51 VOTES in the Senate, including JD Vance LET’S GO!!! Time to finally NUKE the Zombie Filibuster and get this to Trump’s desk, @LeaderJohnThune! pic.twitter.com/Oze5XH5FRs — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 13, 2026 Sen. Collins spoke to The Maine Wire about the reasons why she decided to back the SAVE Act: In an exclusive comment to The Maine Wire, Sen. Collins said she supports the current version of the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship to vote in U.S. elections. Collins said she will support the version of the SAVE Act that has now cleared the House, calling it a “simple reform” aimed at strengthening confidence in federal elections. “The law is clear that in this country only American citizens are eligible to vote in federal elections. In addition, having people provide an ID at the polls, just as they have to do before boarding an airplane, checking into a hotel, or buying an alcoholic beverage, is a simple reform that will improve the security of our federal elections and will help give people more confidence in the results,” she said. Collins said that her support hinges on changes made to the legislation. She said she previously opposed an earlier draft that would have required voters to prove their citizenship each time they cast a ballot. “Requiring voters to produce passports or birth certificates on election day — as opposed to just a state-issued ID — would have placed an unnecessary burden on the voters. That provision is no longer in the bill and dropping this requirement was key to getting my support.” With Collins onboard, it means that the Senate has now secured 50 votes. This is enough to pass the SAVE America Act with Vice President JD Vance casting the final, tie-breaking vote. However, it’s only enough if Sen. Thune invokes a standing filibuster — which would require only 51 votes and prevent Democrats from stonewalling the whole process. Eric Daugherty explained it well: JUST IN: Now that we have 50 Senate votes for the SAVE America Act, Vice President JD VANCE can swoop in and break the tie, enshrining voter ID and citizenship into our laws ALL we need to do is have Sen. John Thune force Dems to a standing filibuster — and OUTLAST them for… https://t.co/l59RvEtXKW pic.twitter.com/UQNyIRcTvT — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 13, 2026 JUST IN: Now that we have 50 Senate votes for the SAVE America Act, Vice President JD VANCE can swoop in and break the tie, enshrining voter ID and citizenship into our laws ALL we need to do is have Sen. John Thune force Dems to a standing filibuster — and OUTLAST them for hours Make them debate against the 85-15 issue of voter ID on the Senate floor. Make the mainstream media cover it. Flood the airwaves: Democrats OPPOSE VOTER ID. The political pain will grow so much, Democrats will lose, and we can pass with 50 votes + JD! Thank you Susan Collins for joining as the 50th Sen. Mike Lee also shared a clip explaining what needs to happen next: What’s next now that we have enough votes to pass the motion to proceed to the House-passed SAVE America Act? In a nutshell, we now need to convince Senate Republicans to ditch the Zombie Filibuster & enforce the Talking Filibuster on this bill! https://t.co/WsNZfFJUrQ pic.twitter.com/TOiT3gYYuB — Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) February 13, 2026 Get it done, Senators! Secure our elections!