House Republicans are exploring a procedural budget workaround to advance President Donald Trump’s election reform agenda, as GOP leaders struggle to overcome Senate opposition to one of the president’s top legislative priorities, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Republicans are considering creating a federal grant program that would reward states for adopting provisions from the SAVE America Act, arguing the spending component could allow the measure to qualify for budget reconciliation. That process would enable Republicans to bypass the Senate filibuster and pass the legislation with a simple majority.

Johnson said the proposal would tie election integrity measures to federal funding, making them eligible under Senate budget rules. However, it remains unclear whether key provisions of the bill would survive the Senate’s strict reconciliation requirements, which generally limit legislation to measures with a direct budgetary impact.

The effort comes after repeated failures to advance the SAVE America Act in the Senate, where Republican leaders have acknowledged they lack the votes to overcome a filibuster. At least four GOP senators previously opposed adding similar language to reconciliation legislation, underscoring the political and procedural hurdles facing the proposal.

Trump has intensified pressure on congressional Republicans, publicly criticizing Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and urging him to replace the Senate parliamentarian after she advised against using reconciliation for broad election policy. The president has also delayed signing other bipartisan legislation while demanding action on the voting bill.

Meanwhile, House Republicans remain divided over strategy. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., and other conservative lawmakers have blocked routine House business in an effort to force Senate action on the legislation, while expressing skepticism about Johnson’s proposed grant program workaround.

“My amendment for voter ID + Proof of Citizenship has been officially filed to be considered for an amendment to the NDAA. It is amendment 1388. It is NOT possible to add the SAVE America Act to reconciliation,” Luna posted Monday on X. “It would fail miserably with the Byrd Rule. House leadership has direct decision-making authority over whether or not this will be added to the NDAA. The idea that this can’t be done is false, and if there is going to be a request for my vote on the rule, they need to allow this to come to the floor,” she added.

The impasse highlights broader tensions within the Republican Party as lawmakers seek to deliver on Trump’s MAGA agenda. With public polling showing continued voter concern over the cost of living and questions surrounding recent U.S. military action against Iran, Republican leaders have faced growing pressure from parts of the party’s base to secure high-profile legislative victories. The SAVE America Act has emerged as one of Trump’s signature priorities to give both the president and the GOP a much-needed win before the 2026 midterms.