SAVE Act Gains Momentum As Key Republican Flips Vote

citizenship to register for federal elections and establish voter identification requirements nationwide.

While the measure ultimately failed to clear Senate procedural hurdles, supporters argue the vote revealed something important: the SAVE America Act now appears to have the votes needed to pass the Senate under a simple majority standard.

Republicans made two separate attempts to attach the legislation to the immigration package.

The first effort, led by Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, included a modified version of the SAVE America Act that