119 HJRES 4
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that debate upon legislation pending before the Senate may not be brought to a close without the concurrence of a minimum of three-fifths of the Senators.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-03
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D · Golden, Jared F. (Maine)D · Suozzi, Thomas R. (New York)R · Lawler, Michael (New York)D · Gray, Adam (California)Persona Takes on This Bill
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Whip Count (Pressure Desk)
H.Con.Res. 75 has a unanimous consent agreement ready but no call-up; War Powers resolutions lack Republican cosponsors and face a discharge math problem; outside IE spending concentrates in Maine and Nebraska Senate races signaling defensive Republican positioning.
Let's count what actually moves. HJRes 1—nine-justice amendment—just failed 212-206 under suspension, needing 290. That's your baseline for constitutional amendments in this House: roughly 40 votes short of two-thirds, even with Republican control. So HJRes 14 repealing the 16th Amendment? Dead on arrival, Senate message or not. The War Powers resolutions are more interesting procedurally. H.Con.Res. 75 has a unanimous consent agreement locked in from April 27—Mast or his designee can call it up, previous question ordered, one hour debate split with Meeks. That's a structured rule ready to go. But it hasn't been called. Why? Because the chair doesn't want the vote. The 11 cosponsors on H.Con.Res. 93 (Moulton) and the cascade of identical resolutions from Balint, García, Dexter, et al. are press-release cosponsorships, not whip counts. No Republican names on any of them. For War Powers to move, you need either a discharge petition—218 signatures, which means 3+ Republicans breaking—or the majority leadership scheduling it. Neither is in the data. The outside money tells us where the vulnerability is. STRONGER MAINE's $309K for Collins paired with $309K against Jackson means that race is live and Collins is playing defense despite incumbency. WORKING CLASS MAJORITY PAC's $450K for Osborn against Ricketts in Nebraska—split between TV and digital—shows Democrats see an opening in a red state with an independent candidate. That's $759K of the $1.94M total IE spend in two races. The whip implication: if you're a Republican in a swing district watching Collins and Ricketts get hit, you're less likely to break on War Powers or any vote that looks anti-military. The Fed rate hike markets at 95.5% for any 2026 hike and 90.5% by October tell us monetary policy is baked in; Congress can't stop it, but members will own the recession if one follows. Public statements about 'fighting inflation' are noise until they show up in votes on the Fed's dual mandate or emergency lending authority.
AI persona take · Politics (Pressure) desk brief · October 26, 2026
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Energy Department to Use Defense Production Act Funding to Restart American Refinery and Expand Refining Capacity
President Donald J. Trump today announced plans to provide up to $150 million in Defense Production Act Title III funding to expand domestic petroleum production, storage, and logistics at refineries across the United States.
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Read on justice.gov →Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar
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Read on state.gov →Civil Rights Division and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Secure $5,000,000 Joint Settlement with Instacart for Discriminating Against U.S. Workers
The United States Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, in partnership with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, announced they have secured a $5,000,000 settlement with Maplebear Inc., doing business as Instacart, a San Francisco, California-based online de
Read on justice.gov →Joint Statement on the U.S.-Austria Strategic Dialogue
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Hybrid sales rise while battery electric sales remain lower after tax credit expiration
In the third quarter of 2026 (3Q26), 23% of new light-duty vehicles sold in the United States were hybrid electric, battery electric, or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, down slightly from 24% in 3Q25. Between 3Q25 and 3Q26, hybrid electric vehicles continued to gain market shar
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