House Republicans cleared a key procedural hurdle Wednesday night to unlock consideration of a trio of cryptocurrency bills, unfreezing the floor after a two-day saga.

The chamber adopted a rule — which governs debate on legislation — in a 217-212 vote, after most of the GOP lawmakers who opposed the procedural effort on Tuesday flipped their position. The vote remained open for well over eight hours — making history as the longest vote in the House — as lawmakers engaged in negotiations behind the scenes.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) was the only GOP "no" vote.

GOP leadership was able to secure the holdouts’ support for the motion after two days of talks by agreeing to add a crypto provision to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), must-pass legislation that would put it on a path to landing on President Trump’s desk — assuming it doesn't get stripped out of a final bill, which is often rewritten by both chamber's leaders.

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