House Speaker Mike Johnson is planning to abandon the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship for voter registration, insiders say.
The SAVE Act would mandate proof of citizenship to register as a voter in federal elections.
Donald Trump has supported the bill and urged Republicans in the House and Senate to refuse to vote on government funding unless “absolute assurances” on election security can be obtained.
The bill was put before a scheduled vote on Wednesday, but it was voted down 220-202. Fourteen Republicans joined the Democrats in voting against it.
Now, according to sources, Speaker Johnson is planning to move ahead with a resolution to fund the government into December, without any measures to address election security.
Republicans had previously committed themselves to not passing any short-term resolutions to fund the government.
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has been particularly critical of Speaker Johnson over his handling of the SAVE Act, including his decision earlier in the month to withdraw the bill before it was due to be voted on.
“The worst thing that Republicans in the House can do is create a fake fight that the base knows they’re lying about and frustrate our voters going in on November fifth,” Greene said.
“That’s how you lose the House of Representatives.”
“Just be honest. If [Johnson] already aligned himself with the Democrats back in May, did a two-part omnibus, just be honest and do what he’s going to do. But don’t have Conservatives like me that actually care about reducing our spending, that actually care about making changes, that actually care about doing the right thing for the American people, don’t make people like me go out and pretend like we’re fighting for something, because I’m not going to have any part of it.”
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