Johnson announces gambit to attach SAVE America Act to must-pass defense bill
Key takeaways
- Johnson said that he will use a process called MIRVing, in which a procedural rule directs separately passed legislation to be packaged together and sent to the Senate.
- We re going to pass a MIRV, or what s better known as a merge onto the rule.
- So that will send both of those items together over to the Senate, and so if any Republicans choose to vote against the rule, they will be voting against that outcome.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Hard-line conservatives have said they would oppose any procedural rules that tee up debate and a final vote on legislation until the Senate passes the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and the presentation of an ID to cast a ballot, or until the House takes further action to force the issue.
Johnson said that he will use a process called MIRVing, in which a procedural rule directs separately passed legislation to be packaged together and sent to the Senate.
We re going to pass a MIRV, or what s better known as a merge onto the rule. So what that means is, when Republicans vote for the rule, they ll be voting not just for the NDAA and everything else is there, but they ll be voting to merge onto that the SAVE America Act we passed back in February, Johnson said.