Challenges with the Discharge Petition Process
Budget Committee Ranking Member Representative Brendan Boyle (D-PA) talked about the potential use of the discharge petition with raising the debt ceiling in the 118th Congress.
Description
Budget Committee Ranking Member Representative Brendan Boyle (D-PA) talked about the potential use of the discharge petition with raising the debt ceiling in the 118th Congress.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- How many signatures are required to use a discharge petition to "dislodge" a bill from a House committee?
- Why is Rep. Brendan Boyle "nervous" about raising the debt ceiling?
- What is the "challenge" of using the discharge petition? Summarize the process and limitations of the discharge petition, as described in the clip.
- According to Boyle, what is the debt ceiling?
Additional Resources
- Video Clip: Charles C.W. Cooke on the House Speaker Election
- Video Clip: California Republican Kevin McCarthy Officially Elected Speaker of the House
- Video Clip: House Speaker Battle & GOP Agenda
- Bell Ringer: Debt Limit Role and History
- Bell Ringer: The Debt Ceiling
- Bell Ringer: The Discharge Petition Process in Congress
- Lesson Plan: Congressional Leadership Positions
Participants
Vocabulary
- American Civil War (1861-65)
- Congress
- Debt Ceiling
- Discharge Petition
- House Of Representatives
- Kevin Mccarthy
- Senate
- Speaker Of The House