Johnson's latest SAVE Act gambit could side-step Democrats completely
Speaker Mike Johnson is attempting to bypass Democratic opposition to the SAVE Act by incorporating it into a larger budget reconciliation bill. This strategy would allow Republicans to pass the election integrity legislation with a simple majority in the Senate.
Why it matters
This maneuver highlights the intense partisan divide in US Congress and the use of procedural tools to force through controversial legislation without bipartisan support.
Speaker Mike Johnson's latest bid to skirt Democrats’ opposition to an election integrity bill backed by President Donald Trump survived a key hurdle on Monday evening. The Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act has faced significant headwinds in Congress despite having Trump’s full-throated support. While it passed the House, the legislation has struggled in the Senate where at least several Democratic votes are needed to break a filibuster and advance to final passage. But the new plan by Johnson, R-La., which would allow key parts of the bill to skirt Democrats entirely, is one step closer to getting a House-wide vote sometime this week. TRUMP INTERVENES AS HOUSE GOP REVOLT PUTS SAVE AMERICA ACT AT CENTER OF SPENDING SHOWDOWN Republicans would erase the need for any Democratic buy-in by putting key elements of the SAVE America Act into a larger budget reconciliation bill.
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