Overview
- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Rep. Chip Roy said the chamber will vote next week on the SAVE America Act, which combines documentary proof of citizenship for federal registration with a photo ID requirement at the polls.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune says the bill will get a vote at some point but has not committed to forcing a standing filibuster, warning it could tie up the floor for weeks under unlimited debate and amendments.
- Democratic leader Chuck Schumer vows to block any vehicle carrying the provisions, calling the plan “Jim Crow,” as voting‑rights groups argue the documentation rules would remove eligible voters and burden people lacking passports or birth certificates.
- Republicans are pressing procedural options and pressure campaigns, with 48 GOP senators listed as co‑sponsors and allies like Sens. Mike Lee and Jim Banks urging a talking filibuster while Trump publicly backs voter ID after advising House allies not to risk a shutdown.
- A recent push to attach the measure to a funding bill nearly complicated shutdown talks, and polling shows strong public support for photo ID and broad support for proof‑of‑citizenship requirements even as litigation and administrative hurdles are expected if enacted.