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House Might Pass Healthcare Bill Without Direct Vote

HeadlineMar 16, 2010

On Capitol Hill, the Democratic leadership is moving forward plans to pass the healthcare reform package later this week. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Monday that she might attempt to use a special legislative procedure to avoid a direct House vote in order to pass the less popular Senate version of the healthcare bill. The tactic, known as “a self-executing rule,” would have Congress members vote on a package of changes to the Senate version. Approving those changes would in turn be deemed an endorsement of the initial Senate measure they’d be modifying. Republicans have criticized the proposal, calling it a way for Democrats to avoid an up-or-down vote.

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