Biden House Allies Map Path to Speed China Bill, Hand Him a Win

  • House may strip out some pieces of Senate-passed China Bill
  • Conference committee would merge House and Senate versions
Photographer: Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg
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House Democrats are maneuvering to quickly pass a measure countering the economic challenge from China, setting up a bipartisan win for President Joe Biden, in the wake of Senate passage of a similar bill.

Under the strategy being considered, the House Science Committee would amend a measure it’s set to begin working on next week to wrap in elements of the $250 billion package that cleared the Senate in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, according to two people familiar with the negotiations.