A post from Mario Nawfal is circulating right now naming four Republican senators who helped kill the SAVE Act on a 48-50 vote.
The names: Tillis, Murkowski, McConnell, and Collins.
The post is moving today, June 4, 2026, but the vote itself is on the books from earlier this spring. The official Senate record places it in the early morning hours of Thursday, April 23, 2026.
This was the fight over requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register and vote in federal elections. President Trump has pushed hard for the SAVE Act.
Sen. John Kennedy called up his amendment during the Senate’s marathon vote-a-rama. The motion to waive the budget point of order failed 48-50.
Four Republicans crossed over and voted no. That sank it.
Here is what triggered the renewed attention, the circulating post from Mario Nawfal:
🚨🇺🇸The Senate just killed the SAVE Act, 48-50.
Voter ID and proof of citizenship, supported by over 80% of Americans, dead.
Four Republicans voted no: Tillis, Murkowski, McConnell, Collins.
The uniparty showed its face today… pic.twitter.com/A360Vy1Wny
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) June 4, 2026
The official tally is not a screenshot or a rumor. It is right there in the Senate’s own daily record.
The U.S. Senate Daily Press recorded the Kennedy amendment vote this way:
12:50 a.m. By a vote of 48-50 the Senate did not agree to waive the Budget Point of order in relation to Kennedy #5414, to provide reconciliation instructions for the Committee on Rules and Administration and establish deficit-neutral reserve funds relating to establishing identification requirements for registration to vote in elections for Federal office, establishing photo identification requirements for voting in elections for Federal office, and election day and the counting of ballots in Federal elections.
Republican Senators Collins, McConnell, Murkowski, and Tillis voted no.
Senators Grassley and Warner did not vote.
12:27 a.m. The Senate is now voting on the motion to waive the Budget Point of order in relation to #5414, to provide reconciliation instructions for the Committee on Rules and Administration and establish deficit-neutral reserve funds relating to establishing identification requirements for registration to vote in elections for Federal office, establishing photo identification requirements for voting in elections for Federal office, and election day and the counting of ballots in Federal elections.
12:26 p.m. Senator Padilla spoke against the Kennedy amendment.
ADVERTISEMENT12:22 p.m. Senator Kennedy called up his amendment #5414, to provide reconciliation instructions for the Committee on Rules and Administration and establish deficit-neutral reserve funds relating to establishing identification requirements for registration to vote in elections for Federal office, establishing photo identification requirements for voting in elections for Federal office, and election day and the counting of ballots in Federal elections.
So the four names match. The record nails them down: Collins, McConnell, Murkowski, and Tillis.
This is the kind of vote that tells you exactly where a senator stands. Asking people to prove they are citizens before voting in federal elections is not a wild idea.
Fox News also reported that Kennedy pushed his version even after warnings that it might not survive the strict reconciliation rules. He went forward anyway.
The underlying bill is no secret either. It is on the books and easy to read.
Congress.gov describes the SAVE Act this way:
Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act or the SAVE Act
This bill requires individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections.
Specifically, the bill prohibits states from accepting and processing an application to register to vote in a federal election unless the applicant presents documentary proof of U.S. citizenship. The bill specifies what documents are considered acceptable proof of U.S. citizenship, such as identification that complies with the REAL ID Act of 2005 that indicates U.S. citizenship.
ADVERTISEMENTFurther, the bill (1) prohibits states from registering an individual to vote in a federal election unless, at the time the individual applies to register to vote, the individual provides documentary proof of U.S. citizenship; and (2) requires states to establish an alternative process under which an applicant may submit other evidence to demonstrate U.S. citizenship.
Each state must take affirmative steps on an ongoing basis to ensure that only U.S. citizens are registered to vote, which shall include establishing a program to identify individuals who are not U.S. citizens using information supplied by certain sources.
Additionally, states must remove noncitizens from their official lists of eligible voters.
The bill allows for a private right of action against an election official who registers an applicant to vote in a federal election who fails to present documentary proof of U.S. citizenship.
The bill establishes criminal penalties for certain offenses, including registering an applicant to vote in a federal election who fails to present documentary proof of U.S. citizenship.
That is the whole ballgame. Prove you are a citizen, then register and vote.
Nawfal calls it the uniparty showing its face, and on this one it is hard to argue. Four Republicans had the votes to push citizenship verification forward and chose not to.
The fight is not over. President Trump and the senators who backed this know exactly who came up short when it counted, and so do the voters back home.
This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.
