Senate to Hold Floor Vote on Popular House-Passed Voter ID Bill

Ed Case of Hawaii, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington and Henry Cuellar of Texas—joined Republicans in supporting the legislation.

The bill faces a steep path in the Senate, where Democrats hold a narrow majority. It would need 60 votes to overcome a filibuster and advance to final passage. Even so, Senate Republicans have pressed for the vote to place Democrats on record ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

The legislation has also been at the center of an internal standoff between House and Senate Republicans. In December, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida led a coalition of House conservatives who pledged to block unrelated bills from