Olivia Beavers and Jordain Carney at Politico:
Enough Republicans and Democrats signed onto a bipartisan discharge petition to force a vote on the Social Security Fairness Act — a bill that eliminates two provisions that limit benefits for some Americans who also receive government pensions. Reps. Garret Graves (R-La.) and Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) are spearheading the effort, both of whom are leaving the House, sparking frustration among Republicans.
The news: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said in a brief interview that Republicans are considering changing the rules for the discharge petition, among others. Two House Republicans told POLITICO that they had spoken to Scalise this week about potentially changing the threshold for discharge petitions for the next Congress.
“There’s been a lot of talk about what changes may be made to the House rules, and discharge petition is one of those rules that people have expressed concern about, like, should it be a higher standard,” Scalise told us, while noting they will first focus on the election before wading more deeply into this topic. “I think all of that is being talked about right now by a lot of members in the context of a rules-package change.”