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House Speaker Considers Combining Defense and Elections Bills
The House speaker is weighing whether to merge the annual defense policy bill with elections legislation. The move is intended to break an impasse that has kept the defense measure from reaching the floor.
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The proposal would attach the defense measure to the SAVE America Act, according to Politico.
The defense policy bill sets funding levels and policy guidance for the Department of Defense each year.
If the two measures are combined, the defense bill would advance only if the elections legislation also passes. Lawmakers have not announced a timeline for a vote on the combined package.
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