The Senate is on track to pass a massive bipartisan bill today aimed at countering China’s economic and geopolitical rise — though the House is already contending with challenges on the issue
The Senate is on track to pass a massive bipartisan bill Tuesday aimed at countering China’s economic and geopolitical rise — though it faces another uphill climb on the other side of the Capitol, where the House is already contending with challenges on the issue.
The House is expected to take up those bills — which likely would be taken to the floor in pieces rather than as one package — in late June or July, according to a Democratic leadership aide. The next steps for the China legislation aren’t clear, however: Party leaders haven’t yet decided whether they’ll try to hash out the House and Senate differences through a conference committee, which would typically be the path to getting such a sprawling bill signed into law.
The biggest piece of the House response would come from the Foreign Affairs panel, which includes new provisions on climate change and global vaccine distribution. Committee Democrats, led by Meeks, are negotiating on a nearly daily basis with their GOP counterpart, Rep. Michael McCaul . And on Tuesday, Democrats moved to delay a markup on the bill — initially scheduled for next week — to buy more time for the talks, according to several people familiar with the discussions.
Democrats and Republicans on the committee are both hoping for conference talks with the Senate, which could produce final legislation to send to Biden for his signature.
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