House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris is opposing the Senate version of President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill." (Getty Images)
House GOP leaders had hoped to vote to begin debate on the vast tax and immigration bill, a maneuver known as a "rule vote," with the goal of teeing up a vote on the legislation's final passage by late Wednesday or early Thursday at the latest.
The president has directed Republicans to get a bill to his desk for a signature by the Fourth of July, though he's suggested in some recent comments he would not mind a delay of a few days.
The rule vote was meant to be the third in an early afternoon series of three votes. As of early evening Wednesday, that vote is still being held open, and the House floor is effectively paralyzed.
Lawmakers who expected a vote were told to return to their offices to await further instructions.
Multiple House Freedom Caucus members who left a meeting next to the House floor declined to comment on what they discussed, but several have made clear in recent days that they have serious issues with the Senate's version of Trump's agenda bill.
The mammoth piece of legislation includes Trump's agenda on taxes, the border, energy, defense and the national debt.
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, outside the U.S. Capitol after the last votes before the August recess July 25, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Other representatives, like Keith Self, R-Texas, and Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., declined to comment about the meeting to reporters.
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Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., who is not a member of the Freedom Caucus but had some concerns about the bill, told reporters when leaving the meeting, "I’m just waiting to see what’s going on honestly. Everybody’s just discussing what’s going on and trying to get to some [resolution]."
Burchett told reporters earlier he was leaning in favor of voting to debate the bill.
But Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., can afford just three defections to still pass the bill along party lines.
"We're going to get there tonight," Johnson told reporters.
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