US EditionSenate Parliamentarian Rejects GOP’s Attempt to Limit Courts’ Contempt Powers
- Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough determined that a measure restricting judicial authority to hold officials from the Trump administration accountable for contempt cannot be included in the budget reconciliation legislation.
- This ruling arose because the provision violated Senate budgetary rules that require a 60-vote threshold for such policy changes, while reconciliation bills pass with a simple majority.
- The provision would have obliged plaintiffs challenging unlawful federal government conduct to provide substantial financial guarantees before courts could implement injunctions, thereby weakening judicial safeguards.
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called the provision a "reckless and downright un-American" power grab that would have allowed a future president to ignore court orders with impunity.
- The parliamentarian’s ruling forces Republicans to seek 60 votes to pass the provision, effectively blocking it and preserving courts' authority to hold administration officials accountable.
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