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Proof-of-citizenship voting bill push could threaten government shutdown

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A conservative-backed push for stricter proof-of-citizenship requirements for voting could complicate efforts to avert a government shutdown next month .

Calls are growing among House conservatives to use that must-pass measure to force consideration of a partisan bill aimed at barring noncitizens from voting.

The SAVE Act passed the House in a mostly partisan vote earlier this summer , with five Democrats backing it.

It’s unclear how the SAVE Act would fare on the House floor next month if attached to a measure to keep the government funded at current levels that have already drawn sharp criticism from hardline conservatives.

“We need to get it done this year , regardless of who wins the election,” Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark) said shortly before the Senate left town last month .