republicans in Congress want any person who registers to vote to prove citizenship and for every voter to show ID before casting a ballot they say this is needed to restore public confidence in elections and plan to move quickly on these proposals when the new Congress convenes in January and Donald Trump returns to the White House Democrats have previously opposed legislation requiring proof of citizenship and say the drop in confidence is the result of four years of false claims made by Donald Trump and his allies after the 2020 election they say the proposals go too far and could make it harder for people to vote on voter ID Democrats say they are open to considering it but want to make sure that all eligible people can vote ultimately it will be state and local election officials who will have to implement any federal changes