Free Trial

House Of Reps Unlikely To Vote On Standalone Israel Bill This Week

US

Jake Sherman at Punchbowl News reporting on X that: "House Republican leadership isn't putting an Israel aid bill on the floor this week, according to sources. It's dead for now, I've been told."

  • Comes as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) calibrates his response to the USD$95 billion national security bill which was passed by the Senate in the early hours of this morning.
  • There has been increasing chatter today that a handful of pro-Ukraine Republicans could sign a discharge petition to bring the bill to the floor without authorisation from the Speaker.
  • A discharge petition remains a long-shot but if Johnson fails to articulate a clear strategy for approaching the package in the coming days it may become more likely.
  • Rep Chip Roy (R-TX), a member of the Conservative House Freedom Caucus, said in response to reports of a discharge petition: "We're going to fight this Senate Defense Contractor Caucus effort to hand the House floor to Dems."
  • Rep Andy Biggs (R-AZ), another Freedom Caucuser, noted that there is likely sufficient support for Ukraine to pass the bill, should it come up for a vote: "If it were to get to the floor, it would pass — let’s just be frank about that."

To read the full story

Close

Why MNI

MNI is the leading provider

of intelligence and analysis on the Global Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange and Energy markets. We use an innovative combination of real-time analysis, deep fundamental research and journalism to provide unique and actionable insights for traders and investors. Our "All signal, no noise" approach drives an intelligence service that is succinct and timely, which is highly regarded by our time constrained client base.

Our Head Office is in London with offices in Chicago, Washington and Beijing, as well as an on the ground presence in other major financial centres across the world.