Proxy voting was never meant to make lawmakers’ jobs more convenient — only safer. Adopted at the height of the pandemic, the practice allows members on the House side of the Capitol to ...

House Democrats pass voting by proxy, Nancy Pelosi's $3 trillion stimulus bill Republicans say the bill is dead on arrival in the Senate; reaction from House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, Rep. Lee ...

While the current rule authorizing proxy voting is set to expire on Nov. 10, Axne would like to see it not only continue, but expand: “I believe there should be opportunity for folks to be able ...

If all 227 eligible lawmakers vote by proxy, however, that a majority of the 435-member House voted without being attendance. The vote is also likely to be the last that utilizes the proxy system.

He has dismissed proxy voting as unconstitutional and suggested that only serious health issues warranted consideration, such as eye surgery for Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas,) a former Navy SEAL who ...

The battle between Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) and House GOP leaders over looming floor action to allow proxy voting for new parents is intensifying as both sides of the heated debate dig in ...

McCarthy has also argued that any legislation passed by proxy voting would violate Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution, which requires congress to have “a Quorum to do business.” ...

House Television via AP Currently, there are 43 active letters of intent to use proxy voting in the House. The oldest one was submitted by Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ) on Dec. 2 of last year.

Luna and Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen of Colorado have led an effort that would allow new parents in Congress to vote by proxy for 12 weeks as they care for their newborns. It has the ...

House OKs proxy voting during pandemic, ending centuries of tradition By Steven Nelson Published May 15, 2020, 7:40 p.m. ET ...

Proxy voting would also require a rules change -- and almost certainly GOP buy-in. Without Republican consent, members would still have to return to vote on a rules change in the House chamber.