Congresswoman threatens to shut down House floor over election integrity
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., has threatened to take major action in Congress to push the U.S. Senate to pass the SAVE Act
by Summer Lane | January 23, 2026
Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R) on Friday said she was in “full favor” of shutting the floor down if the U.S. Senate fails to codify key election integrity legislation.
“I’m not going to play games, especially being that half of the Republicans in both the House & Senate are concerned about their re-election and I’m definitely not going to let them use the president’s agenda as a shield to hide their spineless tendencies,” she said on X.
Luna continued, “Election integrity is [an] important thing for the future of our nation.”
Last year, the House of Representatives passed the SAVE Act, but the bill has been unable to move past the U.S. Senate.
The legislation, if signed into law, would mandate proof of citizenship to be able to vote in federal elections.
Recently, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (La.) told Fox News that there was a plan to introduce an updated version of the SAVE Act, something he called the “Save Act PLUS.”
He said the updated legislation would include mandatory photo identification as a precursor to voting in federal elections.
Majority Leader Scalise further told LindellTV’s Alison Steinberg just this week that the expanded SAVE Act would protect America’s voting system from illegal aliens.
“The SAVE Act that we passed over to the Senate strictly deals with making sure that you have to prove your citizenship to vote,” he explained. “We know that there are illegals voting in a number of states, frankly, many states like California, encouraging illegals to vote.”
Scalise said the legislation was ready to be sent to the U.S. Senate. “I hope we get that vote on the Senate floor,” he remarked.
In 2026, Republicans face an uphill battle when it comes to the midterm elections. They have codified just a handful of President Donald Trump’s key agenda items, and Americans are looking for more progress on the legislative front.
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