{"id":2619265,"date":"2026-06-25T18:03:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T22:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-leaves-for-recess-early-with-save-america-act-still-unpassed\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T18:05:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T22:05:56","slug":"senate-leaves-for-recess-early-with-save-america-act-still-unpassed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-leaves-for-recess-early-with-save-america-act-still-unpassed\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Leaves for Recess Early with SAVE America Act Still Unpassed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-leaves-for-recess-early-with-save-america-act-still-unpassed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2619265&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh article reports that the U.S. Senate adjourned early for a two-week recess without any objections from its members, shortly after a contentious lunch with President Donald Trump. During this meeting, Trump pressed lawmakers to pass the SAVE America Act, which requires voters to show proof of citizenship and identification, but they indicated there were not enough votes to do so. Some senators, including Republicans Mike Lee and Tommy Tuberville, advocated for cancelling the recess to pass this legislation, with tuberville suggesting extreme measures like ending the filibuster. <\/p>\n<p>Trump also confronted senators over their voting on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/43-republican-democrat-house-members-demand-biden-seek-approval-before-sending-u-s-troops-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"43 Republican, Democrat House ... Demand Biden Seek Approval Before Sending U.S. Troops To Ukraine\">war powers resolution<\/a>, particularly regarding Iran, and was critical of some members&#8217; absences. The president canceled plans to sign the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act due to the Senate&#8217;s failure to pass the SAVE America Act.House Republicans, including Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, threatened to oppose legislative actions until the act is passed. To address rising tensions, House Speaker mike Johnson planned to meet with Trump.Despite ongoing conflicts, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >119th congress experienced numerous breaks amid<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-jennings-offers-apology-to-catherine-zeta-jones-after-cnn-clash\/\" title=\"Scott Jennings offers apology to Catherine Zeta-Jones after CNN clash\">record-long government shutdown<\/a> and international conflicts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Senate left early for their two-week recess Wednesday without a single member objecting or blocking the adjournment.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers left just one day after a heated lunch with President Donald Trump, who confronted them over the passage of a concurrent war powers resolution while the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility America Act languished.<\/p>\n<p>Any member of the Senate could have objected or blocked the adjournment, but none did.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had pressured them to pass the SAVE America Act, though Republican leadership insisted they did not have the votes. Republican Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama suggested cancelling the recess to pass the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should be doing everything we can to pass the SAVE America Act. Cancel recess. Nuke the filibuster. WHATEVER IT TAKES,\u201d Tuberville said on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever it takes. That\u2019s what we need,\u201d Lee replied.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Whatever it takes<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what we need <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VGaRHjEXbD\">https:\/\/t.co\/VGaRHjEXbD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BasedMikeLee\/status\/2069476473883263169?\">June 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The SAVE America Act would require Americans to provide proof of citizenship and show identification before voting.<\/p>\n<p>The offices of Lee, Tuberville, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>During the lunch, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/igorbobic\/status\/2069856896853414053\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sparred<\/a> with Republican Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy over the Iran war and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mychaelschnell\/status\/2069840870082277434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confronted<\/a> Republican Pennsylvania Sen. Dave McCormick over his absence during the passage of the war powers resolution.<\/p>\n<p>Cassidy and Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/reversal-senate-votes-block-war-powers-resolution-delivering\/story?id=134193814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reversed<\/a> their votes on a war powers resolution introduced by Democratic Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine during a Wednesday vote, with Cassidy voting \u201cno\u201d and Paul voting \u201cpresent.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">  Trump says they had a \u201cgreat meeting\u201d and made clear there were some senators he did not like.<\/p>\n<p>He did not name names. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DailyCaller?\">@DailyCaller<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/49VhGjBE5E\">pic.twitter.com\/49VhGjBE5E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nicole Silverio (@NicoleMSilverio) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NicoleMSilverio\/status\/2069849815123431480?\">June 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump cancelled the signing of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act on Wednesday because the Senate did not pass the SAVE America Act. Some House Republicans, including Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, threatened to oppose all floor action until the SAVE America Act was passed.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson planned to meet with Trump on Thursday to defuse the tension, a source familiar told the DCNF.<\/p>\n<p>The 119th Congress took roughly 16 breaks from Capitol Hill despite a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-hill-staffers-frustrated-with-shutdown-inconveniences\/\" title=\"Capitol Hill staffers frustrated with shutdown inconveniences\">record-long shutdown<\/a> and a war with Iran.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union ...hip Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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