House Republicans Fold Save America Act Into $95 Billion Bill as 60-Vote Senate Wall Holds
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Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 17
House Republicans Fold Save America Act Into $95 Billion Bill as 60-Vote Senate Wall Holds
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 17
Summary
$95 billion is the vehicle House Republicans are using to try to tuck parts of Trump’s Save America Act into a Pentagon-and-farmers funding package after the standalone bill stalled.
53 Senate Republicans still fall short of the 60 votes needed to beat a Democratic filibuster, and John Thune has said there is not enough GOP support either to force weeks of floor debate or scrap the filibuster.
The House-passed bill would require proof of citizenship and photo ID for voting, while Trump is pressing to add curbs on most mail voting plus transgender sports and youth-care restrictions.
Reconciliation rules are likely to block most election provisions, leaving grants to states that adopt the measures as a more viable fallback.
Republican resistance extends beyond procedure: Lisa Murkowski opposed opening debate in March, and Thom Tillis warned states could not implement the changes before the midterms.