Mike Johnson Has Plan To Pass Save America Act, But It Will Face Several Tripwires Along The Way
House Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act will likely face several political barriers.
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act will likely face several political barriers.
Johnson announced his plan to include the SAVE America Act in a budget reconciliation package alongside $350 billion for the Pentagon and other spending priorities. This move would be difficult to achieve since it would aim to bypass the Senate filibuster and require support from House Republican holdouts.
“What we’re planning to do is send over a bill that will be irresistible for any Republican,” Johnson said on “Fox News Sunday.” “Every Republican would vote for that if packaged correctly, and that’s what we’re planning to do right now.”
House Republicans floated the idea of including a $4 billion grant program in the reconciliation package to encourage states to adopt voter identification and check the citizenship of every voter, according to Punchbowl News. It is unclear whether the Senate parliamentarian would approve this measure.
The holdouts would likely demand tens of billions in spending cuts to social programs, which would likely not receive support from moderate Republicans and Democrats ahead of November’s midterm Elections, according to Punchbowl News.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune appeared skeptical in June of passing a third reconciliation package, stating it would be a major challenge to pass it through the upper chamber.
Both chambers have limited time to pass major legislation before the midterm Elections