For "no fangs" there are an awful lot of people around (or dead) with GOP bite marks these days.

The SAVE act status probably has more to do with some Republican legislators who think it will harm their re-election chances by impacting their own supporters.

What on earth are you talking about? Trump invaded multiple American cities. He created an $85 billion federal goon force. He's kidnapped or killed TWO DIFFERENT heads of state. He's destroyed our trade relationships. He's taken inflation from frustrating to existential. He's bulldozing national parks. He's started a brand spanking new forever war. He's utterly corrupted the Supreme Court. He's multiplied the national deficit and debt. He's cut taxes for only the richest. He let Elon tear our institutions to shreds, costing infinitely more money than he "saved" in the process. Our entire federal science and research apparatus is gone. Effing measles is back and killing people. Screw worm is back. Air traffic is falling apart. Trump and his family have made tens of billions.

It is going to take literal decades, if it is even possible at all, to repair the damage Trump has done in 18 months.