House Speaker Mike Johnson, left, shakes hands with then-President-elect Donald Trump onstage at a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 13, 2024. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
The former legislation is a response to Trump's ongoing standoff with judges paralyzing his agenda, while the latter is a bill that the president and his allies have long pushed for.
The bills advanced through the House Rules Committee on Tuesday in an expected party-line vote.
An original plan to have the bills voted through the panel on Monday night was upended after House GOP leaders attempted to insert language into the joint "rule" that would have killed an unrelated bid by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., to install remote voting for new parents in the House.
It led to a brief hold-up on Tuesday morning before the language blocking Luna was ultimately included in the measure.
The Rules Committee acts as the final gatekeeper to legislation before it's considered House-wide. The next step will be a procedural "rule" vote expected on Tuesday afternoon. If passed, that will set up lawmakers to debate both bills before voting sometime this week.
Issa's bill is coming for a House-wide vote on Wednesday afternoon as Trump is pushing his congressional allies to fight back against what Republicans view as "activist judges" trying to block their agenda.
Rep. Chip Roy is seen outside the U.S. Capitol after the last votes before the August recess on July 25, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
House GOP leaders called on lawmakers on both sides to support this bill this week, however. It's expected to come for a House-wide vote on Thursday morning.
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"American citizens — and only American citizens — should decide American elections," House GOP leaders said in a joint statement.
"This legislation cements into law President Trump’s executive action to secure our voter registration process and protect the voices of American voters. We urge all our colleagues in the House to join us in doing what the overwhelming majority of people in this country rightfully demand and deserve."
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