Key facts
- The SAVE America Act, requiring proof of citizenship and photo ID for voting, has halted most House activity.
- Anna Paulina Luna led the blockade due to concerns about the Senate diluting the bill.
- President Trump has prioritized the passage of the SAVE America Act.
- Speaker Mike Johnson stated that Luna is not facing anger over the legislative bottleneck.
- Johnson plans to package the SAVE America Act in a way that will secure Republican support.
- Johnson believes President Trump will accept the House's version of the bill.
House Speaker Mike Johnson stated that Representative Anna Paulina Luna is not facing anger over her actions that have created a bottleneck for House business, centered on the SAVE America Act. The legislation, which aims to mandate proof of citizenship and photo identification for voting, has effectively stalled most activity on Capitol Hill. Luna had led a blockade, expressing concerns that Speaker Johnson's proposed method of attaching the bill to the annual defense spending act would allow the Senate to weaken it. President Trump has also shown a strong desire for the bill's passage, even postponing the signing of a bipartisan housing bill to prioritize it. Johnson, however, countered Luna's concerns, asserting they were inaccurate. He indicated plans to send a version of the SAVE America Act to the Senate that he believes will be 'irresistible' to Republicans, and that President Trump would accept the House's version, which omits certain Senate-favored measures like a prohibition on most mail-in voting. Johnson emphasized that securing proof of citizenship and photo ID for voting would address widespread concerns about election fraud.