GOP uses REAL ID funding to revive a narrower voting‑restriction push
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Republicans unveiled the SAVE America Through REAL ID Act, a bill to fund a $50 million-per-year grant program from 2027–2031 to help states issue REAL ID–compliant IDs, while using budget reconciliation to bypass a Democratic filibuster and revive components of the SAVE America Act; critics say REAL ID isn’t citizenship proof and the move serves as a procedural workaround to advance stricter ID rules without broad bipartisan support.
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