Senate Republicans reignited momentum late Monday behind the long-stalled SAVE America Act, a high-profile election integrity proposal backed by Donald Trump, even as internal GOP divisions and Senate procedural hurdles once again prevented final passage.
The late-night push unfolded during the Senate’s marathon “vote-a-rama,” which centered on a sweeping $70 billion immigration enforcement package. Amid dozens of amendment votes, Republicans made two separate attempts to attach the House-passed SAVE America Act, a measure requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections and long championed by conservative lawmakers as a cornerstone election reform effort.
Both attempts ultimately fell short of the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster threshold. Still, one of the votes delivered what supporters described as a meaningful sign of progress after months of stagnation.
The first effort came from Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who introduced a revised version of the bill. His amendment expanded the proposal to include additional conservative priorities pushed by Trump, including a ban on biological males competing in women’s sports.
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