Discharge petitions
A discharge petition lets a majority of the House force a bill out of committee and onto the floor for a vote, even when leadership wants to keep it bottled up. It takes 218 signatures. These are the petitions filed this Congress and how close each is.
H.Res. 965: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for …
215 / 218 signatures
H.Res. 391: Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025.
194 / 218 signatures
H.Res. 393: Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025.
188 / 218 signatures
H.Res. 462: Relating to a national emergency by the President on April 2, 2025.
152 / 218 signatures