Four GOP senators vote against adding Save America Act to budget package

The Hill reports that four Republican senators—Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), and two others—voted against an amendment by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) to instruct the Senate Rules Committee to incorporate core elements of the SAVE America Act into a budget reconciliation package that could advance with a simple majority vote. The reporting is factual and sourced from a named journalist at an established national outlet, though the article description provided is truncated and lacks granular details on the specific provisions or the senators' stated rationales for opposition. Independent search results confirm this legislative action occurred and provide context that the SAVE Act is a restrictive voting eligibility measure backed by the Trump administration; civil rights organizations including the Southern Poverty Law Center opposed it as erecting barriers to ballot access, while House Republicans have criticized Senate colleagues over the filibuster dispute. Watch for whether Republicans attempt to advance similar provisions through reconciliation in coming weeks and whether the four dissenting senators face primary challenges or public criticism from Trump-aligned GOP figures, as suggested by reporting on intra-party tensions.