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JFAC co-chairs address rule dispute after split votes; failed motions to be reconsidered at JFAC
Summary
Committee co-chairs told members on March 7 they would return failed motions to the full JFAC for reconsideration after differing legal advice about whether a failed motion should be 'sent to the body' where it failed. Members expressed frustration at inconsistent practice earlier in the session.
A procedural dispute over how to handle motions that fail in one chamber’s panel of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee surfaced on March 7 and prompted co-chairs to tell members they would bring failed motions back to the full JFAC rather than unilaterally sending bills to the House or Senate. Members said a February 2023 letter between House and Senate leadership had established a process for handling failed…
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