- The GOP-led House of Representatives keeps stalling to bring a Ukraine aid bill to a vote.
- It may be because Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene threatened to oust the speaker if he did so.
- The House is considering six bills next week surrounding household appliance regulations.
As Ukraine aid continues to stall, the House of Representatives announced plans to address legislation barring government regulations on home appliances.
Though the Senate passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine and Israel in February, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has yet to bring a similar or matching one to a vote. His reluctance could stem from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene threatening to oust him from leadership last month.
Johnson and his team have reportedly been negotiating with the White House regarding a Ukraine-based aid bill, but there’s no set timeline for his prep work.
In the meantime, the House Rules Committee has announced it’s set to take a look at a series of six bills, each relating to government regulations and standards on household appliances.
The bills to be reviewed are the following:
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Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act
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Liberty in Laundry Act
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Clothes Dryers Reliability Act
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Refrigerator Freedom Act
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Affordable Air Conditioning Act
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Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards Act
The six are strikingly similar to a culture war-esque bill that passed in the House in mid-2023 to prevent a gas stove ban, despite the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission noting that such a ban wasn’t on the table and the White House clarifying Biden wouldn’t even support one.
The House is set to vote on Friday to renew the nation’s warrantless surveillance program for an additional two years. The chamber was initially going to instate the program for five more years, but 19 Republican members spoiled a procedural vote for it on Wednesday, forcing the change.
