House Republicans End Weekslong Floor Freeze With 215-211 Vote After Border, SAVE Act Concessions
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Updated · POLITICO · Jul 14
House Republicans End Weekslong Floor Freeze With 215-211 Vote After Border, SAVE Act Concessions
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jul 14
Summary
A 215-211 procedural vote reopened the House floor after GOP leaders cut a deal with conservative holdouts who had blocked business for weeks.
Mike Johnson won over rebels by pairing the SAVE America Act with a State Department funding bill and signaling concrete action to codify Trump border policies.
Anna Paulina Luna dropped her hold after Johnson agreed to attach the SAVE America Act to appropriations and other must-pass bills and send it to the Senate as one package.
House leaders also floated a third reconciliation bill carrying SAVE Act pieces, but Budget Committee Republicans said they still have not seen legislative text.
Any broader package still faces a tougher Senate path, with John Thune warning the route to 51 votes would be "bumpy."