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House Delays Border Bill; GOP Rebels Demand Immigration Pathways

7/6/2026

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Speaker Mike Johnson has not placed the HR 2 border-security bill on the House floor.
Rep. Chip Roy and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna blocked the floor, prompting Rep. Don Bacon to blame agitators for hurting the party’s ability to pass spending and social-policy measures.
Center-right Republicans warned they will demand immigration bills with pathways for undocumented residents and farm-worker visa protections because the delay threatens reforms by farm-state and Latino districts.

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Speaker Mike Johnson has not placed the HR 2 border-security bill on the House floor.
Rep. Chip Roy and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna blocked the floor, prompting Rep. Don Bacon to blame agitators for hurting the party’s ability to pass spending and social-policy measures.
Center-right Republicans warned they will demand immigration bills with pathways for undocumented residents and farm-worker visa protections because the delay threatens reforms by farm-state and Latino districts.