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House Speaker Pledges Fourth Attempt at Citizenship and ID Voting Bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson said the chamber will try again after the July 4 recess to pass a narrower SAVE Act requiring proof of citizenship and photo identification. The effort would bypass Senate filibuster rules through budget reconciliation and would exclude earlier provisions on mail ballots and transgender issues.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson said Congress will attempt for a fourth time to pass the SAVE Act after lawmakers return from the July 4 recess. The measure would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register and a photo ID to vote. Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, told Fox News Sunday that a stripped-down version without limits on mail ballots or rules on transgender athletes and medical care for minors could win Senate approval.
He said the House has passed similar bills three times already.
A handful of Republican senators have blocked earlier versions. Johnson said the new text would be sent under budget reconciliation, allowing passage by a simple majority. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said the bill would force states to pay all implementation costs immediately during an active election year. She called the timeline unrealistic.
President Trump urged passage during a July 4 speech on the National Mall. He said the bill should also restrict mail ballots except for illness, disability, military deployment or travel. Johnson said the core requirements of citizenship proof and photo ID would address fraud concerns, especially in states that allow expanded mail voting.
“If we can get proof of citizenship and photo ID to vote, that eliminates so much of the problem, all the fraud, and everything that everybody’s concerned about in our elections, particularly, frankly, in these blue states.”
