Although Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) claims he’s got a “Plan C” to avert a government shutdown, Punchbowl News notes he has not filed a new bill yet today.
That means if Johnson plans to go to the House floor this morning, he has to file that soon — or perhaps he’ll go with another bill that’s already been filed.
But here’s the wrinkle: Whatever bill he puts up would be required to pass under suspension of the rules requiring a two-thirds majority since there’s not time to go to the Rules Committee.
The most likely path would be a short-term CR until a new Congress is sworn in next month.
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