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Originally Posted by Parallex
Yeah it can be complicated...
First vote was to open debate on the House bill, Next Vote was on McConnell's bill (AKA the "Better Care Reconciliation Act"), Vote today was on the "Repeal and Delay", Next they'll likely be a vote on "Skinny Repeal" which "just" removes the individual/employer mandate and a tax on medical devices, Then McConnell will use those votes + the results of the eleventy quadzillion amendments attached to to cobble together one more vote... if that get's the ayes it needs (either 51 or 60 for parts of the bill that run afowl of the Byrd Rule) then that bill goes into conference with the House of Representatives and the bill that emerges from conference will be voted on. That is what then becomes law (assuming Trump signs it).
... the American legislative system is stupid.
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If anybody's curious, there's a
flowchart provided by Vox which basically states all the above in a visual form (it's a mess, so it's probably easier to discern what's happening in a chart).
We're currently at the "More debate" point if I'm understanding all the votes correctly.