The U.S. House of Representative approved a rule on Tuesday (July 24) “setting the terms of debate on two Republican bills that will be approved later this week — one that requires the Obama administration to allow more oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf, and another that would prohibit the administration from imposing any major regulations until the unemployment rate falls to 6 percent or lower.”

The 244-170 vote sets up debate and votes on the two bills over the next two days. Colleen Hanabusa was among the 170 Democrats voting “nay”; Mazie Hirono did not vote.

Excerpt from The Hill:

Both bills fit in with the GOP’s ongoing attempt to rein in federal rules that they say are hurting domestic energy development and job creation. Republicans have approved numerous deregulation bills over the course of the 112th Congress, all of which say would help create jobs.

—Chad Blair