Johnson Merges SAVE America Act With State Department Bill as GOP Revolt Freezes House for Weeks
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 13
Johnson Merges SAVE America Act With State Department Bill as GOP Revolt Freezes House for Weeks
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 13
Summary
Mike Johnson used a rare procedural maneuver to attach the SAVE America Act to a State Department funding bill, trying to satisfy conservatives before Tuesday floor votes.
Several dozen House Republicans have blocked procedural votes for weeks, demanding Senate action on the Trump-backed election bill and a House vote on Chip Roy’s border security measure.
The standoff has already derailed key business: Republicans are not expected to retry the annual defense policy bill this week after holdouts sank it in June.
JD Vance postponed a planned Tuesday visit to the House GOP conference as leadership sought White House help, but Trump’s earlier call for rebels to stop “grandstanding” failed to break the impasse.
Johnson now faces a test of whether attaching SAVE to must-pass legislation can restart the chamber just months before the November midterm elections.