Johnson Faces 8-Day House Crunch as Hard-Liners Block FY2027 Bills and NDAA

3 articles · Updated · ms.now · Jul 13

Eight working days before the August recess, Mike Johnson returns to a House still unable to advance FY2027 spending bills or the defense policy bill after a right-wing revolt shut the floor down.
Hard-line Republicans sank the procedural rule two weeks ago, with Anna Paulina Luna refusing to back any rule until the SAVE America Act passes the Senate or is added to the NDAA, while others demand an immigration vote.
That stalemate threatens to leave Congress without momentum before the Sept. 1 stretch, raising the risk that lawmakers fall back on a stopgap funding bill to avoid an Oct. 1 shutdown fight.
Johnson is also pressing a third reconciliation package that could include $70 billion to $80 billion for Pentagon Iran-war costs, tax cuts, spending cuts and a SAVE provision, despite skepticism from House and Senate Republicans.
With no dispute resolved by Friday and even a possible daylight-saving-time vote consuming floor time, Republicans risk entering the midterms with little to show voters.