The U.S. House of Representatives late Tuesday passed a procedural bill that would allow Congress to expedite legislation raising the federal debt limit by a simple majority vote. If the House-approved procedural bill is signed into law, Democrats would then be expected to pass a second, separate bill on their own to raise the debt limit by a specific dollar amount in hopes of averting a potential U.S. default. The House vote was along party lines at 222-212. One Republican, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), joined all Democrats in support of the measure. It now heads to the Senate, where it needs votes from at least 10 Republicans and all Democrats to be sent to President Joe Biden’s desk. Normally, many bills need the support of at least 60 senators to clear procedural hurdles. The procedural bill, if passed, would allow the House and Senate to hold separate votes to increase the U.S. borrowing limit with a simple …