(Roll Call)—Three pieces of cryptocurrency legislation and the fiscal 2026 Defense appropriations bill appeared ready for House floor action on Wednesday after stalling out for much of the day on Tuesday.
After a group of conservative Republican lawmakers sank the rule for floor debate over objections to how the crypto bills were being sent to the floor, GOP leaders initially were forced to pull the rule and scrap votes for the rest of the day. But most of the dozen defectors on the vote apparently had changes of heart after personal intervention from President Donald Trump in the Oval Office late Tuesday.
In a statement posted Tuesday night on his social platform Truth Social, Trump said he was meeting with 11 of the 12 rule opponents from earlier in the day — the 13th, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., voted “no” as a procedural mechanism so he could call the rule back up later.
“[A]fter a short discussion, they have all agreed to vote tomorrow morning in favor of the Rule,” Trump wrote, adding that Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., dialed in to the meeting by phone. “I want to thank the Congressmen/women for their quick and positive response. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump added.
Temporary setback
Earlier, the GOP defectors joined with the Democrats to defeat the rule on a 196-223 vote. The rule would set the terms of floor debate for a Senate bill that would establish regulations for stablecoins, which if cleared by the House would go to Trump’s desk for his signature. A provision in the rule to prevent the bill from being amended particularly raised the ire of some House Republicans.
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