NEW: Mike Johnson, House GOP consider attaching SAVE Act to funding bill: report

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other GOP leadership have discussed plans to attach the "Safeguard American Voter Eligibility" (SAVE) Act to a stop-gap spending package for Fiscal Year 2025 next week, according to a new report from Punchbowl News.

According to the outlet, Johnson and the GOP leadership are looking to attach the SAVE Act to the spending bill. If passed, the SAVE Act would require proof of citizenship to register to vote nationally in federal elections.

The spending bill would extend government spending until March 2025. However, the bill could face an uphill battle if it goes to the Seante, where the Democrats have the majority.

The idea of attaching the SAVE Act to the spending package is backed by the House Freedom Caucus. The potential move of extending a continuing resolution to only early 2025, as to avoid the lame duck omnibus package if Trump is elected into office, could put Democrats in the Senate in a tough spot if they wish to fund the government through the time of the election.

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