{"id":5304,"date":"2026-07-13T20:09:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5304"},"modified":"2026-07-13T20:09:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:09:05","slug":"house-republicans-left-dc-in-a-jam-its-not-clear-when-theyll-get-out-of-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5304","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans left DC in a jam. It\u2019s not clear when they\u2019ll get out of it."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.politico.com\/d0\/cc\/1bce02134a0799367eff919616fe\/u-s-congress-33478.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-v-5d6b1cb2=\"\"><!--[--><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">\u201cAt this point I\u2019m pessimistic that it ever gets introduced or sees the light of day, because I think they just think these moderates aren\u2019t going to vote for it,\u201d said <!--[-->Michael Hough<!--]-->, co-president for federal relations at NumbersUSA, a think tank that advocates for more restrictive immigration policies.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">Republican leaders have spent nearly two weeks strategizing after Johnson was forced to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/06\/30\/house-gop-frozen-save-america-00982083\" class=\"text-[var(--color-link-default)]\"><!--[-->send lawmakers home early<!--]--><\/a> for the July 4 recess due to Luna\u2019s blockade. <!--[-->Johnson<!--]--> did try to attach the elections overhaul to the defense bill before recess, but <!--[-->Luna<!--]--> blocked it anyway.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">The GOP leadership team remains unsure of what, if anything, they will be able to move across the floor back in Washington this week. They have decided not to try to revive the must-pass Pentagon bill for now. Instead, they\u2019re looking to call up a year-round <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2026\/07\/10\/congress\/gop-leaders-clock-plan-00993259\" class=\"text-[var(--color-link-default)]\"><!--[-->daylight saving time bill<!--]--><\/a> on the floor this week \u2014 a priority for Florida lawmakers \u2014 as a way to entice <!--[-->Luna<!--]--> to allow legislative business to restart.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\"><!--[-->Johnson<!--]--> is also planning to again try to pass fiscal 2027 funding for the State Department and overseas programs \u2014 another casualty of the Luna-imposed meltdown. That would include a highly anticipated vote on an amendment from Rep. <!--[--><!--[-->Thomas Massie<!--]--><!--]--> (R-Ky.) that would slash aid to Israel \u2014 something GOP leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/06\/hakeem-jeffries-israel-aid-democrats-00986438\" class=\"text-[var(--color-link-default)]\"><!--[-->expect will divide Democrats<!--]--><\/a> as Republicans seek to exploit the fierce divisions in the opposing party ahead of Election Day.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">To appease the immigration hard-liners, GOP leaders have looked at potentially calling up narrower bills \u2014 such as a resolution critical of birthright citizenship following last month\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/06\/30\/birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-ruling-00980448\" class=\"text-[var(--color-link-default)]\"><!--[-->Supreme Court ruling<!--]--><\/a> upholding the practice or a bill cracking down on so-called sanctuary cities that do not comply with federal immigration enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">But with the issue weighed down with competing factional demands, <!--[-->Johnson<!--]-->\u2019s leadership circle doesn\u2019t believe any immigration measure can come to the floor at this point, according to four people granted anonymity to candidly describe the talks. Leaders have little to offer holdouts beyond a committee markup for a conservative border bill.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">\u201cJust do sanctuary [cities] \u2014 that\u2019s like an 80-20 issue, especially among Republicans,\u201d <!--[-->Hough<!--]--> said. \u201cBut they get four or five moderate members that say, \u2018No, we\u2019re not doing it,\u2019 or, \u2018We want what we want,\u2019 and it\u2019s kind of paralyzed them from doing anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">Also in a state of paralysis is the yearly appropriations process as a Sept. 30 funding deadline approaches. The House floor impasse has been part of that, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/06\/30\/patty-murray-susan-collins-funding-shutdown-00980382\" class=\"text-[var(--color-link-default)]\"><!--[-->more profound breakdown<!--]--><\/a> has been in the Senate, where a partisan stalemate over spending levels had left the Appropriations Committee unable to act \u2014 even before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2026\/07\/07\/congress\/mitch-mcconnell-health-thune-barrasso-00988874\" class=\"text-[var(--color-link-default)]\"><!--[-->weekslong absence<!--]--><\/a> of Sen. <!--[--><!--[-->Mitch McConnell<!--]--><!--]--> (R-Ky.) and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/12\/lindsey-graham-dies-republican-us-senator-south-carolina-00994070\" class=\"text-[var(--color-link-default)]\"><!--[-->sudden death Saturday<!--]--><\/a> of Sen. <!--[--><!--[-->Lindsey Graham<!--]--><!--]--> (R-S.C.).<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAt this point I\u2019m pessimistic that it ever gets introduced or sees the light of day, because I think they just think these moderates aren\u2019t going to vote for it,\u201d said Michael Hough, co-president for federal relations at NumbersUSA, a think tank that advocates for more restrictive immigration policies. 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