According to a report by NBC on the 22nd, due to disputes over the release of documents related to the late American businessman and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives has shortened its work week before the summer recess, moving into the summer break one day early.
It is reported that the House of Representatives was originally scheduled to vote before the 24th recess, but on the 22nd, Republican leaders informed members that the final vote would be held one day earlier, on the afternoon of the 23rd.
The report indicates that the adjustment in voting time was due to an impasse within the Rules Committee of the House of Representatives, which resulted in the committee’s deliberations being stalled due to the controversy surrounding the release of Epstein’s documents.