Ironically, this wasn't even a Republican bill to begin with.

“When a bill is “laid on the table”, that’s parliamentary procedure for suspending its introduction or debate indefinitely. The bill is killed. It was introduced in 2023…

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/82

What’s also funny is that the bill was originally cosponsored by 210 democrats and only 120 republicans.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/82/cosponsors?pageSort=alphaByParty

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So….it wasn’t even a republican bill to begin with.”

h/t SharkOnGames