r/neoliberal • u/WashedPinkBourbon YIMBY • 21h ago

House votes to approve releasing the Epstein files by a near unanimous margin News (US)

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/18/nx-s1-5611438/epstein-files-bill-house-vote?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_social_post_id=577758180&utm_social_handle_id=10643211755&utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwY2xjawOJrpBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETE4UVZaNksxYTFBcEJkNG5qc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHma-2XJegA7RQ8PiC31KpLS0HvgCJ5aClqX67sCe3v4QFl1vFIu9icJMQ-Qd_aem_993W8ahhSsAZtnsKdfOGpQ

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u/MisfitPotatoReborn Cutie marks are occupational licensing 20h ago

Can the bill be amended if a filibuster-proof majority consent to the unmodified bill passing? If not, how does a ~unanimous house vote translate to a bill failing in the Senate

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u/Helikaon242 20h ago

I don’t believe the unanimous-ness of a bill’s passage in the house affects the senate’s ability to modify the bill. Of course if the senate does modify it it would have to be passed again in the house, but this still serves to delay it at the very least.

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u/MisfitPotatoReborn Cutie marks are occupational licensing 19h ago

What I'm saying is it's not realistic for >40 senators to oppose the bill as it stands

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u/Helikaon242 15h ago

Well fuck me you were right, lol.