House GOP Leaders Seek to End Conservative Revolt Blocking Floor Votes

House Republican leaders are attempting to end a conservative revolt that has paralyzed the House floor for nearly a month as of July 2026. , has repeatedly pulled votes on key legislation because several dozen Republicans are blocking procedural votes until the Senate passes the SAVE America Act and House leadership allows a vote on sweeping border security legislation.

Fox News reported that Johnson is racing this week to advance an annual government spending bill funding the State Department and a measure making Daylight Saving Time permanent.

A procedural vote on a slate of legislative items including the Daylight Saving Time measure is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. " Vice President JD Vance had planned to attend House Republicans’ conference meeting on Tuesday but postponed the visit.

Republicans are not expected to bring the National Defense Authorization Act up for consideration again this week after holdouts in June torpedoed a procedural vote advancing the legislation.

Johnson initially proposed combining the NDAA with the SAVE America Act, but Rep. , argued that combining the measures was inadequate because there was no guarantee the Senate would keep the election security measure in the final product. Johnson used a rare procedural maneuver that would merge the SAVE America Act with the State Department funding bill when it is sent to the Senate after House passage.

The SAVE America Act would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections and voter ID requirements, among other priorities. A group of House conservatives are pressing GOP leadership for a vote on the Permanent Trump Secure Border Act authored by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas.