House tacks mail-in ballot ban and voter ID mandate onto $1.15 trillion defense bill

The House passed a $1.15 trillion defense bill July 22, 2026, embedding Trump's Save America Act, which bans mail-in ballots and tightens voter ID rules. The 216–212 vote drew six Democratic crossovers and seven Republican defectors. Attaching election-law changes to must-pass defense funding forces senators to weigh voting restrictions alongside Pentagon spending. Senate Democrats already blocked their version over Iran.