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House Republican leaders face a critical test Tuesday as they try to stem a conservative revolt that has paralyzed the House for weeks.
The rebellion, which includes several dozen Republicans, has repeatedly forced the speaker of the House of Representatives to mike johnson R-La., to withdraw votes on key legislation, paralyzing House business just months before the November midterm elections.
Conservatives say they are blocking procedural votes until the Senate approves the deadlock SAVE America Act and House Republican leadership allows a vote on sweeping border security legislation.
Neither demand appears close to being met amid GOP divisions, raising questions about whether Johnson will be able to push through any major legislation this week.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, speaks to reporters outside the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on June 30, 2026. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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Vice President JD Vance had planned to attend the Republican conference on Tuesday, but postponed the visit to a later date. Politico first reported. Vance’s canceled appearance comes as House Republican leadership appeared to enlist the White House’s help to help end a conservative revolt that has effectively paralyzed the floor.
Trump also previously tapped conservative rebels to reopen the House floor and stop “bluffing,” but his cohort did not budge.
Johnson is racing this week to advance an annual government spending bill that funds the State Department and a measure making daylight saving time permanent, long a priority of President Donald Trump. Given the popularity of the latter element in the Sunshine State, leaders are likely hoping Luna will drop out and support a procedural vote scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
A spokesperson for Luna did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether the congresswoman would support the rule of procedure that promotes a series of legislative articles.
In another sign of trouble for GOP leadership, some opponents criticized Johnson’s legislative agenda for the week.
“Making daylight saving time permanent won’t matter at all if we don’t have election integrity,” Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, wrote on social media Monday. “Priorities.”
Republicans are not expected to reconsider the annual defense policy bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), this week, after holdouts in June torpedoed a procedural vote to advance the legislation.
Johnson initially proposed combining the NDAA with the SAVE America Act, but resisters, including Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., argued it was inadequate because there was no guarantee the Senate would keep the election security measure in the final product.
Vice President JD Vance canceled an appearance at the House Republican conference on Tuesday. (Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Luna is now advocating for House leadership to fight for the SAVE America Act’s inclusion in an NDAA compromise bill negotiated between the House and Senate.
“A Manager’s Amendment from the Rules Committee Chair may force this once the Senate sends us their version,” Luna wrote on social media last week.
However, Senate Republicans have repeatedly argued that the votes do not exist in their chamber to pass the Trump-backed election bill, which would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections and voter ID requirements, among other priorities.
Still, some conservatives advocate adding the ballot measure to any legislation that passes the House in an effort to force Senate action.
“The SAVE America Act must be incorporated into every piece of legislation until we secure our elections once and for all,” Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, wrote on social media. “Protecting the integrity of our elections is not optional.”
Johnson appeared to heed that demand by using a rare procedural maneuver that would merge the SAVE America Act with the State Department funding bill when it is sent to the Senate after House passage.
A group of House conservatives is also pushing Republican leaders to vote on border security legislation known as Trump’s Permanent Secure Borders Act.
The bill, authored by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, mirrors legislation known as HR 2 that passed Congress in 2023, but because of changes to the E-Verify program that threatened to end moderate Republican support for the bill.
E-Verify would require certain US employers to electronically confirm their employees’ work authorization.
Roy is among members of the House Freedom Caucus who have withheld support for procedural votes in an attempt to pressure leaders to bring border legislation to a floor vote.
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, speaks to reporters after the passage of a Department of Homeland Security funding bill on April 30, 2026, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. (Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)
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His bill would require completion of border wall construction, strict asylum requirements and a ban on catch-and-release policies, among other provisions.