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House Passes Procedural Rule 216-210 to Advance FISA Extension, Farm Bill, and DHS Funding
The U.S. House voted 216-210 to approve a procedural rule allowing floor consideration of a three-year extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the farm bill, and a budget resolution for Department of Homeland Security funding. Speaker Mike Johnson secured support from initial Republican holdouts through negotiations and amendments.
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U.S. House approved a procedural rule by a 216-210 vote, enabling floor consideration of three major bills: a three-year extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the farm bill, and a party-line budget resolution to fund parts of the Department of Homeland Security.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, navigated a narrow majority where he could afford to lose only one Republican vote due to absences.
The vote remained open for more than two hours as leadership negotiated with holdouts. Eight Republicans initially voted no: Reps. Harriet Hageman of Wyoming, Tim Burchett of Tennessee, Troy Nehls of Texas, Keith Self of Texas, Eli Crane of Arizona, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, and Anna Paulina Luna of Florida.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna changed her vote from no to present after speaking with Speaker Johnson, then flipped to yes. The House Rules Committee had approved Luna's amendment on pesticide liability labeling for floor consideration on Tuesday.
Reps. Andy Biggs and Eli Crane subsequently flipped their votes from no to yes. Reps. Hageman is retiring to run for governor of Wyoming, and Biggs is retiring to run for governor of Arizona.
Lauren Boebert, a Republican from Colorado, to yes after talking to her. Boebert had yelled at House Majority Whip Tom Emmer of Minnesota and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania at the start of Wednesday’s vote.
The House Rules Committee unanimously voted against Boebert's amendments to the farm bill. Boebert wrote on X: 'Farmers and ranchers in my district are counting on me to be their voice in DC and our ‘leadership’ is not letting me do my job. She added that Republicans on the committee unanimously voted against her amendments and they would not be considered for a floor vote.
