House conservatives block votes to press Senate on election bill

House Republicans postponed several votes after a conservative group used a procedural step to demand Senate action on the SAVE America Act. The tactic left the House floor at a standstill while the Senate began a scheduled recess.

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Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., led the effort to attach the election bill to the annual defense policy measure. Republican leadership said pairing the bills would risk the defense bill's passage in the Senate. Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-N.Y., told Fox News Digital the situation was "a mess" and that lawmakers needed to keep functioning.

Competing priorities With fewer than 30 legislative days left before the midterms, Republicans are also working on government funding bills and a surveillance program renewal. A senior Republican aide said the floor blockade had not advanced the election measure and was costing momentum on other items.

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, said the party wins when members function as a team. Rep. , noted the Senate's math problem and questioned why some members would remove their own initiatives from consideration. Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., said no further legislation should move until the Senate returns.

Rep. , called Senate inaction "disgusting" and urged members to return and pass the bill. Senate Republicans said the House has not voted on the president's version of the measure, which includes mail-in voting limits and other provisions. A Senate GOP aide said the House group should focus on passing legislation rather than pressuring the other chamber.

Rep. , said Democrats have passed more measures using the discharge process than Republicans have advanced through regular order.