Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) expressed doubt on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, about Congress’s ability to pass President Trump’s top voter reform bill, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, before the Senate’s scheduled August recess. Writing on the social platform X, DeSantis said the chances of the bill passing before the break were “basically zero,” adding, “Happy to be wrong about this but I don’t think I am.”

President Trump has urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to keep lawmakers in session to debate and pass the SAVE Act, which would impose new identification requirements for voter registration and ballot casting. However, Thune has maintained the Senate’s planned recess despite some GOP members supporting canceling it.

DeSantis noted that he has already signed the SAVE Act into law in Florida, which requires voters to show proof of citizenship before voting. He also referenced his role as vice-chair of President Trump’s college sports committee, emphasizing his interest in seeing reforms succeed.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D) has strongly opposed the bill, labeling it “Jim Crow 2.0” and stating on X that the SAVE Act is “dead on arrival in the United States Senate” and “will not pass—not now, not ever.”

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