Overview
- Chuck Schumer said Senate Democrats will oppose any funding bill that carries the SAVE Act, calling it a Jim Crow-style restriction and warning the package would be dead on arrival.
- The revived SAVE America Act would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections and add a photo ID requirement at the polls, after the House passed an earlier version in April.
- House conservatives have pushed to tie the measure to must-pass appropriations, while allies discuss a rare standing filibuster to force Senate action, though John Thune has not committed to that approach.
- Key Senate Republicans have voiced reservations about federal mandates on state-run elections, with Thune emphasizing decentralization and Mitch McConnell cautioning against nationalizing election rules.
- The White House and President Trump back moving the bill, House leaders say they want it on the president’s desk, and a Feb. 10 House Administration hearing will spotlight broader GOP election proposals.