#legislative-procedure

#legislative-procedure

But Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and other House Republicans aren't sympathetic to the rationale. While they aren't demanding the language be stripped from the government funding billwhich would punt it back to the Senate and delay the reopening of the governmentthey are instead pressing for a future vote on a separate, standalone piece of legislation that would invalidate the provision.

Legislators are making fast work on Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting proposal this week but not without some procedural hiccups led by Republicans who oppose the effort. Elections committees in both the state Assembly and Senate on Tuesday, Aug. 19, heard the legislation that would call a special election in November over proposed new, partisan congressional maps. The upper chamber's hearing was relatively straightforward albeit some Senate Republicans who are not members of the committee were upset they were not allowed to ask questions.