The House of Representatives swiftly passed a series of bills championed by Republicans, focusing on immigration, border security, the International Criminal Court, and abortion. These bills face an uphill battle in the Senate, requiring bipartisan support to overcome a 60-vote filibuster.
A bill may be one of the few success stories on the horizon as the Senate gears up for a jam-packed schedule and confirming Trump’s Cabinet nominees that will take top priority. Bills passed by the House after swearing-in members last week that will be fast-tracked through the chamber without allowing for hearings or amendments, by limiting debate and waiving all other chamber rules.
Many of the bills focus on immigration and border security, while others include legislation on the International Criminal Court and abortion — all areas Republicans campaigned on and promised to advance on “day one.” The bills are slated to roll out individually on the House floor throughout the coming weeks. The next vote, a bill to sanction the ICC for issuing an arrest warrant of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for suspected war crimes, is set for Thursday. It will be up to Senate Republicans to decide when, or if, to schedule votes of their own on anything that clears the House. Pushing the bills through the Republican Senate will prove far harder said than done, given the upper chamber’s 60-vote filibuster. With a 53-47 majority, Republicans will need buy-in from at least seven Democrats on any of the House-passed measures that come to the floor. Gaining support from across the aisle on GOP bills Democrats have chastised as “empty” and politically charged will be no easy feat, particularly if it means delivering Trump and Republicans early legislative wins. passed the Laken Riley Act on Tuesday, with the Senate set to hold a procedural vote on Friday. It currently has one Democratic sponsor, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), but several Democrats, which prohibits noncitizens from voting, and the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023, which would ensure that sex in athletics is recognized based on genetics at birth, may not gain as much Democratic support in the Senat
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