Are they trying to take away Pence's role of upholding elector challenges?
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/congress-approves-rules-wednesdays-vote-electoral-college-vote-count-claiming-majorities-chambers-uphold-challenge/
"The certificates and papers will be opened, presented, and acted upon in alphabetical order, starting with Alabama.
This is when dozens of Republicans—50 representatives and 12 senators, according to an Epoch Times tally—are planning to object to some certificates, alleging election irregularities including voter fraud and failure to follow state election laws.
That will trigger a withdrawal from the joint session and a two-hour debate, followed by votes in each chamber. Only with a majority vote from both the House and the Senate would a challenge be upheld, which even supporters find unlikely, considering Democrats who control the House and Senate Republican leadership, including McConnell, have expressed disapproval with the plan to object."