Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faced a major setback on the House floor on Tuesday night after a handful of Republicans tanked a party-line vote to block resolutions looking to repeal President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
The House failed to pass a procedural measure, called a “rule,” on a slate of bills that included language extending the prohibition of members calling up bills to repeal the administration’s tariffs through July 31. The measure failed 214 to 217, with three Republicans — Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Kevin Kiley (R-CA) — joining all Democrats in voting against it.
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