Govbase — What the Government Is Doing

The Senate Republicans delay SAVE Act vote until September as August recess begins17 policies · 235 articlesSAVE Act, which would require physical proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections, passed the House in April 2025 but stalled when the Senate left for its August recess without a vote. Senate Republicans say they will revisit the bill in September, after Trump pushed to tie it to budget negotiations. Meanwhile, Congress is close to eliminating the penny: the Senate passed Currency: Ending the Penny and Rounding Cash PaymentsS. 1525 on August 10 and the House passed Currency: Stopping Penny Production and Rounding Cash SalesH.R. 3074 in July, meaning cash transactions at stores would soon round to the nearest nickel. Federal budget plans project the national debt reaching $59 trillion by 2036, with the Senate Finance Committee directed to cut $500 billion from the deficit and $1.15 trillion set aside for Medicare in 2027.