**Republican-led efforts to enact the SAVE Act (H.R. 22 / SAVE America Act) have advanced in the House but repeatedly stalled in the Senate throughout 2026.** The measure, which would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for federal voter registration along with photo ID at the polls, passed the House in April 2025 and again in February 2026 (218–213). However, Senate attempts to advance it as amendments to must-pass legislation, including DHS funding and the NDAA, failed—most notably a June 2026 vote of 48–50 where four Republicans joined Democrats in opposition. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has stated there is little prospect of floor action for the remainder of the session given the need for 60 votes to overcome a filibuster. House Republicans have tried attaching the provisions to appropriations and defense bills to force consideration, but these maneuvers have not cleared the Senate. With limited time left before the end of 2026 and no scheduled path to overcome internal Republican divisions or unified Democratic resistance, traders assign very low odds to the bill reaching the President’s desk this year. State-level voter ID and citizenship verification measures continue independently in multiple states.