The Senate parliamentarian has rejected several more provisions in the Republican megabill to enact President Trump’s agenda, including language authorizing states to conduct border security and immigration enforcement, which traditionally have been duties of the federal government.
Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough also ruled against language in the bill that would increase the Federal Employees Retirement Systems contribution rate for new civil servants if they do not agree to give up civil service protections to become at-will employees.
Additionally, the parliamentarian advised against a section of the bill that would allow the executive branch to reorganize federal government agencies — or eliminate whole agencies — without congressional oversight.
The parliamentarian ruled these provisions violate the Byrd Rule and are not eligible to pass the Senate with a simple majority vote on the procedural fast track known as budget reconciliation.
The parliamentarian additionally rejected a provision granting authority to agencies to unilaterally rescind funds appropriated by Congress by establishing an incentive program for federal employees to identify “unnecessary expenditures” and transfer savings back to the Treasury Department.
And she ruled against language in the bill mandating the sale of all U.S. Postal Service electric vehicles and charging infrastructure.
Posted by John3262005
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I suppose a small side benefit of the Iran nonsense is that it is distracting Trump from ranting and raving about this in a big way
Now to see will they overule her like they did on California’s EV mandate due to pressure from fossil fuel overlords.
I hate that we’re forced to give a shit about the parliamentarian.
They were gonna force the sale of the new postal fleet? That we’ve already spent so much on??