House Democrats are reportedly turning to a procedural maneuver in an effort to force lawmakers to vote on legislation that would permanently prohibit the Trump administration from reviving a controversial $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund.

During House Democrats' Thursday morning whip meeting, Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., announced that he will file a discharge petition to force chamber consideration of the NO CARTE BLANCHE Act, arguing that recent assurances from the Justice Department are insufficient to guarantee the fund will never be reinstated.

The petition is expected to become available on Friday.

The effort follows the Justice Department's decision earlier this month to abandon the fund after lawmakers from both parties criticized the proposal.

Even so, opponents remain unconvinced the matter has been fully settled, pointing to the absence of a formal written commitment that the program has been permanently shelved.

"Although [acting U.S. Attorney General] Todd Blanche initially said the $1.8 billion slush fund would not move forward, his own Justice Department emphatically refuses to commit that promise to writing," Raskin said in a statement obtained by Axios.

"The NO CARTE BLANCHE Act blocks this and any future taxpayer-funded slush fund, voids this unprecedented attempt to grant immunity, and permanently blocks any future abuse of the Judgment Fund," he continued.

Raskin added, "I am filing a discharge petition to put this legislation on the floor, and I urge all my colleagues opposed to this radical assault on the rule of law to join me in signing it."

If enough lawmakers sign the petition, House leaders could be compelled to bring the bill to the floor — even without Republican leadership's approval.

While discharge petitions have historically faced steep odds, they have gained unexpected traction during the current Congress, with eight reaching the 218 signatures needed to force House action.

The initiative also puts Republican lawmakers in a politically difficult position.

Although several GOP members have publicly questioned the anti-weaponization fund, supporting a Democrat-led discharge petition would require breaking with House leadership and could invite criticism from President Donald Trump, who has aggressively targeted Republicans he believes have opposed his agenda.

Among the most prominent examples was Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who became a frequent target of Trump's criticism after helping lead a discharge petition seeking the release of documents related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.