Senate Passes 90-6 Stopgap Funding Bill, Averting October Shutdown; SAVE America Act Punted to September

In a late-night session ending early Saturday, August 8, 2026, the Senate voted 90-6 to pass a bipartisan continuing resolution extending federal funding from the October 1 deadline through December 11, pushing any shutdown fight past the midterm elections. The bill blocks the administration from redirecting state grant funds and bars money transfers to Border Patrol. Separately, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Trump, and Senate conservatives reached a deal to set aside a budget resolution vote and defer action on Trump's SAVE America Act (a proof-of-citizenship voting requirement) until after the August recess, despite Trump's earlier demand that the Senate cancel its break until the bill passed. The House must still approve the funding measure when it returns from recess before it reaches Trump's desk.