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Trump Ties Voter-ID Bill to Housing, Cites Maryland Error

5/16/2026

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President Donald Trump is urging Congress to bundle the SAVE America Act with the bipartisan 21st Century Road to Housing Act and surveillance bills.
The SAVE America Act, stalled in the Senate, would require passports, birth certificates or naturalization papers to vote and would limit mail-in voting.
Trump cited a Maryland mail-in error he says produced 500,000 fake ballots, arguing the measure could jeopardize support for the housing bill.

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President Donald Trump is urging Congress to bundle the SAVE America Act with the bipartisan 21st Century Road to Housing Act and surveillance bills.
The SAVE America Act, stalled in the Senate, would require passports, birth certificates or naturalization papers to vote and would limit mail-in voting.
Trump cited a Maryland mail-in error he says produced 500,000 fake ballots, arguing the measure could jeopardize support for the housing bill.