House Republicans on Friday rejected — for the second time this week — a proposal designed to help ensure their pick for speaker has the support needed to prevail on the floor.

GOP lawmakers voted to table a plan to require 217 of the 221 House Republicans to agree on their next leader before any speakership vote on the floor, where Democrats are set to remain united in support of Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.). Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is now the only declared candidate for the GOP’s nod, but he remains short of the support needed to win on the floor.

The GOP conference also rejected several other proposed changes to its internal rules, including a bid by Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) to require 80 percent support from within its ranks for any speaker candidate. House Republicans will return to another round of private meetings later this afternoon to discuss their leadership vacuum, hearing from Jordan himself.

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