Disaster Bill With $19 Billion Slowed as Lone GOP Lawmaker Balks
- Texas member blocks fast-track passage, seeks full House vote
- Senate passed bill a day earlier and Trump said he supports it
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A single Republican House member temporarily blocked fast-track passage Friday of a $19 billion disaster-aid plan, likely meaning lawmakers will vote when they return in early June from a week-long recess.
Freshman Representative Chip Roy of Texas objected to the House’s plan to pass the measure without a recorded vote, a day after almost all members left Washington for their home districts. The House is scheduled to return on June 3 and will be able to hold a roll-call vote.