House dismissed for July 4 holiday amid SAVE America Act impasse

Published June 30, 2026 7:09pm ET



House GOP leadership is sending members home early for the weeklong July 4 recess, after a GOP blockade shut down the floor for the second week in a row.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) canceled scheduled votes over his inability to pass procedural rule votes to allow legislation to come to the floor, as a coalition of Republicans is refusing to vote to advance legislation over a grab bag of issues, including the Senate’s inability to pass the SAVE America Act.

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