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35. As noted, once 218 signatures are achieved, the list is "frozen." But the vote isn't immediate. Here the process:
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 06:12 PM
Nov 12

There are very specific, and very detailed, rules governing discharge petitions.
Specifically, the procedure is as follows:
After the 218 signature threshold is reached, an additional seven legislative days must elapse before a Member who signed the petition may notify the House in a floor statement of an intention to offer the discharge motion on the floor. The motion may then be called up by that Member at a time or place, designated by the Speaker, in the legislative schedule within two legislative days after the day on which a Member whose signature appears thereon announces to the House an intention to offer the motion. The discharge motion is debatable for twenty minutes, equally divided between the proponents and an opponent and is not subject to a motion to table. If the motion to discharge a bill is adopted, it is in order to move that the House immediately consider the bill itself.

Thus, it will be at least a week before the discharge petition is brought up for a vote. One wild card is that a "legislative day" is not the same as a "calendar day" and I wouldn't put it past Johnson to muck around with the designation of a "legislative day" to delay a vote. In addition, my understanding is that the vote on the underlying bill is subject to ordinary parliamentary procedure, so a "motion to table" would be in order.

And, in the end, even if the bill passes, it has to go to the Senate and get 60 votes to be considered. And unless their is a seismic change in the repub caucus, that unlikely to happen. And in the event the bill does make it through the Senate, it can and almost certainly would be vetoed by Trump. Finding enough repubs that would vote to override that veto is yet another hurdle.

In the end, the likely benefit of the discharge procedure isn't going to be the release of the Epstein files. It's going to be forcing repubs in the House and, hopefully the Senate, to go on record opposing the release of the Epstein files.


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K&R UTUSN Nov 12 #1
Are they negotiating for a bigger bribe? Irish_Dem Nov 12 #2
Its probably because they realize that there is likely no way the files will be released anyway. n/t demmiblue Nov 12 #6
Or the files have all been re-written to make Trump look like Mother Theresa. Irish_Dem Nov 12 #8
I would love to see an AI picture of that... ananda Nov 12 #32
Or how about this? PJMcK Nov 12 #11
Additionally, Mace has built her entire public persona Bettie Nov 12 #12
I keep posting this reminder GusBob Nov 12 #14
Yes, they're horrible people uponit7771 Nov 12 #20
Good Lord. Principles? Now? nolabear Nov 12 #3
More to do with the prospect of Boebert losing her house seat. BannonsLiver Nov 12 #45
Thanks, blue! Leghorn21 Nov 12 #4
25 Minutes BeerBarrelPolka Nov 12 #5
As long as Mr trump keeps throwing fits over this and keeps it in the news Torchlight Nov 12 #7
Well, you were wrong, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 12 #23
I would imagine that Massie is testing a few other Republicans to sign on karynnj Nov 12 #9
There are reports that as many as 100 Republicans (or more!) could vote YES Wiz Imp Nov 12 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author SSJVegeta Nov 12 #18
Nope. It IS legislation. Wiz Imp Nov 12 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author SSJVegeta Nov 12 #37
You're wrong. I don't know why you insist on arguing this. Wiz Imp Nov 12 #39
This message was self-deleted by its author SSJVegeta Nov 12 #38
There is no indication that the House will do a full investigation of this. Wiz Imp Nov 12 #40
This message was self-deleted by its author SSJVegeta Nov 12 #41
OK. This explains why those files got released today. They came from the Epstein estate, NOT the DOJ Wiz Imp Nov 12 #42
West Wing ketchup bottles are considering throwing themselves against a wall to beat the rush. 11 Bravo Nov 12 #10
They know that the orange turd is becoming weaker and is losing support among magaloons also kimbutgar Nov 12 #13
Rat's abandoning a sinking ship... sop Nov 12 #16
I like this one from Family Guy also: MarineCombatEngineer Nov 12 #21
Can't believe I'm saying this, but GOOD ON Lauren Boebert and Nancy Mace! Fil1957 Nov 12 #17
Trump tells Mikey to expel Mace, MTG or Boebert for mental instability and moral turpitude. Marcuse Nov 12 #19
They can't after it reaches 218 votes, which it just did, according to MeidasTouch. highplainsdem Nov 12 #24
Soooooo. .tomorrow? niyad Nov 12 #25
LOL. MarineCombatEngineer Nov 12 #26
I predict Mikey will announce the vote for the 2nd Tues. of the 13th month. nt MarineCombatEngineer Nov 12 #27
They will eventually cave angrychair Nov 12 #28
It could also be that they are a whole lot younger than the orange turdblossom... llmart Nov 12 #29
Crum has outlived his usefullness to them bucolic_frolic Nov 12 #30
I don't quite know what to make of the section slightlv Nov 12 #31
Today. Scrivener7 Nov 12 #33
du rec. AllaN01Bear Nov 12 #34
As noted, once 218 signatures are achieved, the list is "frozen." But the vote isn't immediate. Here the process: onenote Nov 12 #35
According to Politico, the vote is expected to take pllace the first week of December Wiz Imp Nov 12 #43
Sounds right, but now its being reported that Johnson wants to accelerate the process. onenote Nov 12 #44
We only wish that someone popsdenver Nov 12 #36
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