.RepJeffries announced that the Democrats had filed a “special rule” that could eventually allow them to bypass Republican leaders and bring their own debt ceiling increase bill up for a vote as the default deadline draws closer.
A discharge petition is a signed demand that must receive signatures from the majority of House members. If that occurs, it can force floor consideration of a bill without having to go through leadership. The use of a discharge petition is rarely successful, but it is a way for House members to go around leadership and bring a bill to the floor for a vote. For this petition to be successful, the Democrats would need the signatures of at least five House Republicans.
Signatures for the discharge petition can be gathered starting on May 16, the Wall Street Journal reported. “Given yesterday’s announcement by the Treasury Department, Ranking Member Jim McGovern has just filed a special rule that would allow for Floor consideration of a bipartisan measure to avoid a dangerous default,” the New York Democrat said in the letter.
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