What to Know About the Standing Filibuster as Republicans Remain Divided

House Republicans have called on the Senate to change its filibuster rules in order to pass voter ID legislation.

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Feb. 4, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

As Republicans push to advance a voter ID law through the U.S. Senate, talks are again swirling on Capitol Hill about making changes to the filibuster.

Some Republicans are calling for the “standing filibuster” to be brought back in order to pass the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, a bill that would impose nationwide proof-of-citizenship requirements in order to register to vote.