Overview
- Senate Republicans have set aside the voting package after failing to overcome a Democratic filibuster, a choice likely to rile the GOP base and revive calls to end the Senate filibuster.
- A recent vote-a-rama amendment tied to the bill failed to reach 50 votes, which GOP leaders cite as proof there are not enough votes to keep pushing.
- President Trump has drafted an executive order to carry out parts of the proposal if Congress does not act.
- A POLITICO/Public First survey finds many adults support steps like requiring documentary proof of citizenship, yet only a minority back the bill overall and many remain unsure.
- The plan would add proof-of-citizenship and stricter photo ID rules and force states to check voter rolls against DHS’s SAVE database, which has wrongly flagged citizens as noncitizens, raising fears that eligible voters could be blocked.