With a House vote on net neutrality rule disapproval expected...
With a House vote on net neutrality rule disapproval expected Thursday, Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, is “anxious to move forward” with the resolution of disapproval in the Senate, her spokeswoman told us Wednesday in an…
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email. Hutchison has “been working with the parliamentarian to discuss timing,” the spokeswoman said. “All options are on the table for bringing this up in the Senate.” Hutchison had introduced a resolution of disapproval, but it hasn’t moved out of the Commerce Committee. If the House passes HJ Res 37, that resolution would move straight to the entire Senate for consideration. The Senate may also discharge the Hutchison version from the Commerce Committee with the signatures of 30 senators. The House voted 241-178 Tuesday (CD April 6 p1) to approve a rule allowing for consideration of HJ Res 37. While the House is expected to vote final passage Thursday, the resolution could face a difficult road in the Democratic-controlled Senate. The White House on Monday signaled it would veto the measure if passed. To overturn a veto, supporters of the resolution would need to find 49 more votes in the House, and gather 67 votes total in the Senate.