The House Rules Committee blocked a raft of Democratic amendments to Republican bills Tuesday evening, denying proposals that aimed to protect corporate climate disclosure requirements and sustainability-driven investing.
The panel’s Republican majority advanced six bills and a Congressional Review Act resolution centered on the Biden administration’s “woke” policies — going after initiatives such as environmental, social and governance-based investing and vehicle emissions standards.
Lawmakers will vote on the legislation as soon as Wednesday, along with a proposal from House Republican leaders to extend government funding into March. President Joe Biden has opposed the bills.
Republicans are hoping the votes this week will help amplify their messaging about the administration’s environmental agenda with less than two months to go before the elections.
