Johnson Gets A Win As ‘Rebel’ Conservatives Unite Over Voter ID Bill

The speaker had faced increasing pressure to restart legislative business and move a growing backlog of bills before the November midterm elections.

Republican leaders are also working to assemble the framework for a third “big, beautiful bill,” while advancing government funding legislation ahead of the Sept. 30 deadline and preparing for a possible supplemental spending package to address the costs of the Iran war.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., one of the lawmakers who helped lead the floor blockade in an effort to pressure the Senate to act on the SAVE America Act, agreed to end the standoff after Johnson proposed pairing the election measure with the State Department appropriations bill.