The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 24, 2026
The U.S. House passed the SAVE America Act again, this time with language to attach it to a normally bipartisan defense appropriations bill before it’s sent to the Senate. It’s a last-ditch effort to pass the bill.
July 5th, House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would advance the suppressive Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, QUOTE, “One more time,” using an obscure House rule called “MIRVing”. July 22nd the House passed the bill, which would end universal mail voting in eight states and DC, mandate voter ID narrow its options, and mandate documentary proof of citizenship at registration. MIRVing inserts language which, in this case, packages the SAVE America Act with the ordinarily bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act to make it harder to vote down in the Senate.
Attempts by far-right legislators to attach the SAVE Act to housing and national security bills have already failed, in spite of President Trump’s haranguing. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who has said repeatedly the SAVE Act doesn’t have the 60 votes to end the filibuster, told the New York Post that it could be included in the budget reconciliation process, which requires only a simple majority vote.
We have more analysis on this anti-voter bill and links to other reporting at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org. I’m Brian Beihl.
Today’s Links
Articles & Resources:
Washington Examiner – Johnson: House will pass SAVE America Act ‘one more time’ by attaching it to reconciliation bill
The Hill – House narrowly passes massive annual defense policy bill
FactCheck.org – Competing Claims on SAVE America Act Disenfranchising Voters
Campaign Legal Center – What You Need to Know About the SAVE America Act
National Conference of State Legislatures – States With Mostly Mail Elections
TIME – House Passes $1.15 Trillion Defense Spending Bill
Related ADM Reports:
American Democracy Minute – With the SAVE America Act Stalling in Congress, Look for Renewed Efforts to Pass Similar Restrictions in State Legislatures
American Democracy Minute – As Threatened, Trump Holds Up Passage of Long-Awaited Bipartisan Housing Bill, Demanding the Senate Pass the Restrictive SAVE America Act
Groups Taking Action:
Declaration for America Democracy, Bipartisan Policy Center, League of United Latin American Citizens
Register or Check Your Voter Registration:
U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your State
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