Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that certain provisions related to the energy sector in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act were out of order, as the GOP looks to implement President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda.
These rulings were made under the “Byrd Rule,” named for the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.). It requires reconciliation bills to be related to the federal budget, revenue, and the national debt.
Reconciliation measures can pass with a simple majority in the Senate. Otherwise, bills require 60 votes to advance to voting on passage. Republicans have 53 seats in the Senate, and no Democrats are expected to support the One Big Beautiful Bill Act….