Republican lawmakers are pushing to attach an election integrity bill to a continuing resolution that would have to be approved by Sept. 30 to keep the wheels of government turning.
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in any federal election. The U.S. House approved it in July with the support of five Democrats, but since then it’s languished in the U.S. Senate.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., “doesn’t want to force a vote on it because he knows some of his Democrats will vote for it,” House Freedom Caucus member Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, told The Daily Signal.
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