Speaker Johnson rejects Israel, Ukraine aid package ahead of Senate vote
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The La. Republican says the bill needs border security measures -- after he and other Republicans rejected border security measures last week.
    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      11·
      9 months ago

      Discharge petitions do.

      In the U.S. House, successful discharge petitions are rare, as the signatures of an absolute majority of House members are required.[2]

      …

      An early form of the discharge petition was introduced into U.S. House rules in 1910 as part of a series of measures intended to check the power of the disliked Speaker Joseph Gurney Cannon (R–Illinois). The modern version, however, was adopted in 1931 by the 71st House. In 1935, the rules were changed so the number of signatures required to force a vote went from one-third of the chamber (145 votes) to an absolute majority (218 votes).[3][4]

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discharge_petition

      • BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social
        3·
        9 months ago

        To quote your quotes:

        as the signatures of an absolute majority of House members are required

        to an absolute majority (218 votes)

        An absolute majority is one half, not two-thirds.