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House Government Operations Committee reports H.244 after debate over readiness and local vendor support
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The House Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee voted to report H.244, draft 2.1, favorably after members debated whether the procurement-preference measure was ready and heard testimony urging support for local news and businesses.
The House Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee voted to report H.244, draft 2.1, favorably to the next chamber after a divided debate over whether the bill was ready for committee passage.
An unnamed representative told the committee they had conferred with Senate colleagues and said the Senate would continue work on the bill, but several members said the measure needs more detail and testimony before it should move forward. Representative Dauhan said the committee lacked sufficient guidance on provisions discussed at previous meetings, including a proposed 70 percent threshold and advertising exceptions, and told colleagues, “we don't have…
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