Senate Leaves For Recess Without Votes On SAVE Act Or College Sports Bill
The Senate wrapped up its summer session at 4:57 a.m. ET on Saturday, August 8, 2026, and recessed without voting on the SAVE America Act, the Protect College Sports Act, or a bipartisan cryptocurrency bill.[1]
A test vote on Sen. Jon Husted's narrower voter ID bill failed during the overnight work, and Majority Leader John Thune scheduled a procedural vote on a crypto measure for Sept. 15.[1]
Sen. Jon Husted's test vote failed late Friday night, and senators debated other measures through the overnight hours without finishing votes.[1]
With lawmakers gone for the August recess, the unresolved bills now head into the fall calendar where leaders will decide whether and when to force final floor votes.
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- The Senate wrapped up its summer session at 4:57 a.m. ET on Saturday, August 8, 2026.
- Senators left town without voting on the SAVE America Act, the Protect College Sports Act, or a bipartisan cryptocurrency bill.
- A test vote on Sen. Jon Husted's narrower voter ID bill failed, while Majority Leader John Thune set a September 15 procedural vote on a crypto measure.
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