Paul Ryan announced tonight that the House will vote on two Dreamer bills next week, one a conservative proposal from Bob Goodlatte, and the other a compromise package that is still being crafted, according to Politico.
There is no indication yet on whether anyone actually thinks either bill will pass, but by bringing them to the floor, Ryan appears to have forestalled the threat of a discharge petition to bring a clean bipartisan DACA bill up to a vote. The discharge petition was only three votes short, with several moderate Republicans threatening to sign it if Ryan didn't get something done.
There is no indication yet on whether anyone actually thinks either bill will pass, but by bringing them to the floor, Ryan appears to have forestalled the threat of a discharge petition to bring a clean bipartisan DACA bill up to a vote. The discharge petition was only three votes short, with several moderate Republicans threatening to sign it if Ryan didn't get something done.