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House Fails To Move Forward On Defense Spending Bill As GOP Members Sink Procedural Vote

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, September 19th, 2023

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House Fails To Move Forward On Defense Spending Bill As GOP Members Sink Procedural Vote

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks during an indoor ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington D.C., May 18, 2018. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Robert Knapp/Released)

A procedural vote in the House to move forward on its fiscal year 2024 defense appropriations bill failed 212 to 214 on Tuesday, after several hardline conservative GOP members broke from their party to vote against the measure. This is the second time in two weeks progress on the $826.5 billion defense spending bill has stalled, after House Republican leadership pulled a vote on the rule for the appropriations bill last week. Reps. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.), Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), Andy…

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