Senate Leaves for August Recess Without SAVE America Act, Confirming Blanche 50-49
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 11
Senate Leaves for August Recess Without SAVE America Act, Confirming Blanche 50-49
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 11
Summary
An overnight Senate session ended without a vote on the SAVE America Act, as lawmakers adjourned for the August recess despite Republican vows to block departure until the bill got floor action.
Mike Lee never forced the promised roll-call objection, and a fallback budget blueprint to move parts of the package through reconciliation was pulled after Trump urged Republicans to scrap it.
That collapse also delayed a broader reconciliation push into at least September, with Budget Chairman Ron Johnson reworking the plan and John Thune conceding another bill will be needed.
Ted Cruz’s college sports NIL package helped drag out negotiations but was stripped from the final floor deal and postponed until September after resistance from several Republicans.
At 3 a.m., Republicans still secured Todd Blanche’s attorney general confirmation by 50-49 after briefly missing two GOP votes were located and brought back to the floor.