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Republican-controlled House set to approve first Indian Country bills
Monday, February 6, 2023
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WASHINGTON, D.C. —
The 118th Congress is finally underway and Indian Country bills are among the first to advance in a new political atmosphere on Capitol Hill.
Two tribal homelands bills are set to be approved by the U.S. House of Representatives as soon as Monday afternoon. Both measures are being considered under a suspension of the rules, meaning they enjoy broad support among Republican and Democratic lawmakers, a notable feat in a chamber that remains deeply divided along party lines.
But the long-running practice of quickly passing non-controversial legislation under a suspension of the rules has fallen out of favor among Republicans, who took control of the House at the start of the 118th Congress on January 3. Complaints about suspensions, in fact, were part of a bitter dispute that prevented Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-California) from being seated as Speaker because members of his own party withheld their support until he agreed to change the way business is conducted in the chamber.
“The American public said they want a change,” Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Arizona) said on January 5 as he nominated — and voted for — a different Republican candidate for Speaker, an act that kept McCarthy from taking control until a record 15th round of voting in the chamber.
“They want something new,” said Biggs, whose record includes enactment of the Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act. “They want something different, and we are on a path that just continues.”
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