House GOP eyes state incentives for SAVE Act as Senate stalls
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House Republicans are pursuing a workaround to push election-reform measures by tying the SAVE America Act provisions to a party-line spending package, as the Senate stalls on the measure. House Management Committee Chair Bryan Steil proposes granting federal funds to states that adopt voter-ID laws and require proof of citizenship for voter registration,alongside grants for post-election audits,upgrades to voting infrastructure,and data sharing wiht federal agencies and other states.
The goal is to advance election integrity steps through spending, rather than a standalone bill, but using budget reconciliation-which is limited to spending and could still face filibuster-related hurdles in the Senate-raises questions about whether a national voter-ID mandate could pass. President Donald Trump has called the SAVE America Act a top priority, and Speaker Mike Johnson has supported another reconciliation path, but it remains uncertain whether the plan can secure broad support in a narrowly divided House and a skeptical Senate.
House GOP eyes incentives for states to adopt SAVE America Act as Senate stalls
House Republicans are eyeing a workaround to advance election reforms through a party-line spending package as the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility Act stalls in the Senate.
House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI) is pushing a financial incentive model to get states to adopt many of the proposals tucked within the doomed bill. Steil’s proposals would provide federal tax dollars to states that implement voter identification laws and require proof of citizenship for voter registration — two policies the SAVE Act would require states to implement outright.
The plan would also provide grants for states to conduct post-election audits, upgrade infrastructure to speed up vote counting, and share voter data with federal agencies and other states, according to a document obtained by the Washington Examiner.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has fiercely advocated another party-line megabill that would skirt the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster threshold in a process known as budget reconciliation. The parliamentary rules governing reconciliation are narrow and tailored to spending. This means that Republicans would likely be rebuffed if they tried to include a national voter ID mandate outright.
It remains to be seen if the wish list will garner the support of President Donald Trump, who has called the SAVE America Act his “No. 1 priority” this year.
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Another reconciliation bill will also be difficult for Johnson to get through the House. The speaker’s narrow majority has been stressed by absences and vacancies.
Yet, reconciliation could give Republicans a way to ease internal tensions over the SAVE America Act. Conservatives have pushed Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to skirt the filibuster to get the voter integrity measures through the chamber.
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