Hard-liners grind House agenda to a halt over SAVE America Act demands 

A group of conservative hard-liners have effectively ground most House floor action to a halt until Congress acts on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, delivering a new challenge for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as he tries to move the chamber’s legislative agenda forward.

The SAVE America Act, which requires proof of citizenship to register to vote and the presentation of a photo ID to cast a ballot, has passed the House but stalled in the Senate over Democratic opposition.

President Trump has repeatedly demanded congressional leaders find a way to pass the measure, and on Wednesday he canceled a signing ceremony for a widely popular bipartisan housing package, vowing he won’t put his signature on the legislation until the Senate passes the SAVE America Act.

Several hard-liners in the House, meanwhile, said they would oppose any procedural rules, effectively blocking debate and a final vote on measures, until the SAVE America Act passes. Johnson needs near-unanimous GOP support on any procedural rule, given the razor-thin margin in the lower chamber.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) wrote on the social platform X Thursday that she will “not be voting to re-open the floor until the Senate gets back to Washington.” The Senate left for a two-week recess on Wednesday.

“The Senate is literally running and not ONE senator objected to going on vacation before 4th of July. John Thune is running and hiding because he doesn’t want to get voter ID across the finish line,” she added.

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), a member of the far-right House Freedom Caucus, said in a press briefing........

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