Senate Passes 90-6 Stopgap Funding Bill, Punts SAVE America Act to September Amid Trump Pressure

After Trump demanded the Senate cancel its August recess until it passed the SAVE America Act (a proof-of-citizenship voting bill), Senate Majority Leader Thune, Trump, and Senate conservatives instead reached a deal to defer the bill until September. In a late-night session ending August 8, the Senate voted 90-6 to pass a bipartisan continuing resolution extending federal funding from October 1 through December 11 — averting a pre-midterm shutdown fight. The bill blocks the administration from redirecting state grant funds and bars transfers to Border Patrol; it still requires House approval before reaching Trump's desk.