Overview
- Senate leaders say the chamber will take up the House-passed measure next week, setting up a floor showdown that cannot clear the 60‑vote threshold under current rules.
- The legislation would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register once for federal elections and a government-issued photo ID to vote, including a copy for mail ballots.
- Republicans are pressing for a return to a talking filibuster and live‑quorum tactics to force debate and a vote without scrapping the filibuster, which leaders acknowledge lacks the votes to end.
- Democrats pledge to block the bill, with Chuck Schumer calling it discriminatory, while GOP support is not unanimous as Lisa Murkowski opposes it and Mitch McConnell has not signed on.
- President Trump has floated an executive order if Congress fails, and polling cited by supporters shows roughly 80% of Americans favor requiring photo ID to vote.