What to know about the SAVE America Act and Trump’s push for voting changes - NBC News
President Trump is pressuring congressional Republicans to pass the SAVE America Act, which aims to mandate voter ID and proof of citizenship for federal elections. The bill currently lacks the votes to overcome a Senate filibuster, leading House Republicans to explore using a budget reconciliation process to bypass opposition.
Why it matters
This legislative push highlights ongoing tensions over federal election security and the use of procedural maneuvers to bypass traditional legislative hurdles.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has been singularly focused on pressuring congressional Republicans to pass the SAVE America Act, a bill he claims is needed to secure elections. Despite pressure from the president as well as several House and Senate Republicans — and weeks spent debating the bill on the Senate floor — it lacks the necessary support to clear the 60-vote filibuster threshold in the upper chamber. Trump has called for eliminating the filibuster altogether to pass the legislation, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has said his caucus is “not even close” to having the votes to do that. Trump continues to pressure Republicans to pass the bill, and House Republican leaders are looking for new ways to force the bill through after a group of conservatives began holding up all other floor action.
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