Yesterday, the House took up H Res 869, the proposed rule for the consideration of HR 5893 [removed from paywall], the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024. After 55 minutes of debate (starting at 09:25 EST), the resolution failed by a vote of 198 to 225, with 19 Republicans voting with Democrats to defeat the rule. Whether the Republican Nay’s were due to disagreement with the provisions of HR 5893, or retaliation for the Speaker’s working with Democrats to earlier pass HR 6363, the ladder CR, it is clear that the Republican leadership continues to have problems with managing their conference.
Rep Roy (R,TX) one of the leaders of the fringe element of the Republican House, who is a member of the Rules Committee, and voted against the Resolution on the floor, did not vote against the rule in the Rules Committee hearing on Tuesday. In fact, he did not attend the meeting.
The House adjourned yesterday for their long Thanksgiving weekend. Presumably, after some internal negotiations, a new rule for the consideration of the bill could be considered after the House returns on November 28th.
NOTE: The Crenshaw amendment that I discussed in by post on HR 5893 was
included in the list of amendments approved to be submitted on the floor as
Amendment #80. That was the only amendment of the 119 approved by the House
Rules Committee in H
Rept 118-27 of specific interest here.
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