A last-minute insertion into House Republicans’ rules package for the 119th Congress substantially raises the bar for voting on legislation under suspension of the rules late in the week or over the weekend, in a concession to conservatives upset about recent deals with Democrats on big-ticket spending bills.
The change requires the House to adopt a special rule to consider bills under suspension of the rules — which bars amendments but requires the support of two-thirds of members present and voting for passage — on any days other than Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays.
House GOP leaders added the suspension language to the rules package shortly before it hit the floor Friday evening and in the aftermath of a somewhat messy speaker election that saw some conservatives initially hold out for concessions in how the chamber operates.
