House conservatives revolt over stalled SAVE Act

[applegrove]

House conservatives revolt over stalled SAVE Act

Kate Santaliz

https://www.axios.com/2026/03/17/save-act-house-convervatives-revolt-anna-paulina-luna

A bloc of House conservatives is making good on its threat to vote against even routine legislation in a bid to strong-arm the Senate into passing President Trump's signature voting overhaul bill, the SAVE America Act.

Why it matters: Conservative lawmakers are vowing to vote against any bill the Senate sends their way, no matter how bipartisan or minor — and more than three dozen of them did just that Tuesday.

* Forty House Republicans voted against a noncontroversial measure to extend the Small Business Innovation Research program for five years that easily passed the Senate by voice vote earlier this month.

* House Freedom Caucus member Brandon Gill (R-Texas) said the "American people do not care at all" about the small business bill compared with the SAVE Act, adding, "and neither do I."

* Gill's comments sum up the conservatives' view: The protest has little to do with policy substance and everything to do with forcing action on the SAVE Act.

Driving the news: As long as the blockade continues, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will have to rely on Democratic support to pass any bills that originate in the Senate.

[usonian]

1. Conservatives were ALWAYS revolting.

[Lovie777]

2. Whatever......

[maxsolomon]

3. It's not getting past Cloture.

so fine, don't pass anything for the remainder of this Congress

. it's better that way.

[chowder66]

4. These asshats aren't scared of Trump. They are all in with Trump.

[OAITW r.2.0]

5. SAVE legislation is a futile effort to save their jobs.

[Arazi]

6. The exploited girls with Epstein and Maxwell didnt have to show ID

Iow, don't let them distract us. Don’t get caught up in the minutiae of the SAVE Act sideshow.

[lame54]

7. Yes they did...

There was a maximum age