House GOP agenda stuck over SAVE Act, again
Summary
House Republicans blocked a procedural vote on the defense bill because it did not include the SAVE Act, a key election law they support. This disagreement has repeatedly delayed the defense bill and other legislation, and the Senate still needs to approve the SAVE Act for it to become law.Key Facts
- More than a dozen House Republicans voted against a procedural rule for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) because it did not include the SAVE Act.
- The SAVE Act is a signature GOP election bill that has passed the House three times but lacks enough Senate votes, needing Democratic support.
- House conservatives want Senate Republicans to remove the filibuster, a rule that requires 60 votes to pass most bills, to pass the SAVE Act.
- Fourteen Republicans, including Majority Leader Steve Scalise, voted no on the procedural rule, causing the vote to fail 198-224.
- Speaker Mike Johnson agreed to combine the SAVE Act with the defense bill before sending it to the Senate, but the Senate could remove the SAVE Act.
- Johnson also suggested including parts of the SAVE Act in a third reconciliation bill, but House conservatives oppose this option.
- President Trump urged House Republicans to stop blocking procedural votes, but conservatives have continued to do so.
- It is unclear how the defense bill and other planned legislation will move forward before the July 4 recess.
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