Johnson says House will now vote on continuing resolution, SAVE act after scuttled attempt last week

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Tuesday that a vote for a continuing resolution and the SAVE Act will occur Wednesday.

"Congress has an immediate obligation to do two things: responsibly fund the federal government, and ensure the security of our elections," the Louisiana Republican wrote on the social media platform, X. 

"Because we owe this to our constituents, we will move forward on Wednesday with a vote on the 6-month CR with the SAVE Act attached," the post continued. "I urge all of my colleagues to do what the overwhelming majority of the people of this county rightfully demand and deserve - prevent non-American citizens from voting in American elections."

The vote was supposed to take place last week, but Johnson punted it and said Republicans needed time to "build consensus."

The SAVE Act requires proof of citizenship to vote in elections. 

Some Republicans such as Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., have objected to the upcoming vote, arguing that it doesn't "responsibly" fund the government. 

"Your bill does NOT responsibly fund government," Massie wrote in response to the speaker. "It’s 12 bills rolled into one bill that continues the profligate spending that’s ruining our country. The fact that you’ve added a 13th bill to it does not make it a serious solution. Please quit insulting our constituents."

"This is classic bait and switch that will enrage the base, only one month before the election, when they find out they have been tricked and let down again," Greene wrote on X. "The only way to make the SAVE Act a law would be to refuse to pass a CR until the Senate agrees to pass the SAVE Act and Biden agrees to sign it into law."