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House to Revive SAVE America Act, Senate Blocks It

7/6/2026

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Speaker Mike Johnson announced on July 5 that House will re-introduce the SAVE America Act via budget-reconciliation.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) blocked votes until the SAVE America Act is attached to a bill.
Sen. Thom Tillis said the bill is dead because Republicans lack the 60 Senate votes.
Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Mitch McConnell and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer opposed the measure, calling it a Jim Crow-era restriction.

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Speaker Mike Johnson announced on July 5 that House will re-introduce the SAVE America Act via budget-reconciliation.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) blocked votes until the SAVE America Act is attached to a bill.
Sen. Thom Tillis said the bill is dead because Republicans lack the 60 Senate votes.
Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Mitch McConnell and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer opposed the measure, calling it a Jim Crow-era restriction.