TLDR:
- Rep. Anna Paulina Luna threatens to shut down House floor until Senate passes election integrity bill
- Florida Republican says she has enough GOP support to block debate on most legislation
- Updated SAVE America Act would require voter ID and proof of citizenship to vote
- Luna warns standalone Senate vote would fail, demands bill be attached to spending package
A Florida Republican is threatening to bring House business to a halt unless the Senate passes sweeping election integrity legislation that would require voter ID and proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said she has enough support among fellow Republicans to effectively shut down the House floor by blocking the procedural rules needed to bring most bills up for debate.
“The SAVE Act on election integrity is one of the most important things to secure our elections,” Ms. Luna said on social media. “This is a non-negotiable.”
The SAVE America Act, introduced by Rep. Chip Roy and Sen. Mike Lee, would require individuals to present photo ID before voting and proof of citizenship when registering. It would also remove non-citizens from existing voter rolls.
Ms. Luna warned that if the measure is not attached to an appropriations bill, it will fail as a standalone vote in the Senate.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he supports the legislation and Republicans broadly back it, though it hasn’t been considered in committee yet.
Critics argue the bill creates unnecessary obstacles since noncitizen voting is already illegal.
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• SAVE America Act would require voter ID to vote
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