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.

The debate over a House chamber rule barring voting by proxy has flared up again after a House Republican voted last week despite allegedly not being in Washington, D.C. The Republican in question ...

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 ...

When Republicans won the House majority in 2022, McCarthy abandoned proxy voting — and for a time, there was no talk of bringing it back.

When Republicans won the House majority in 2022, McCarthy abandoned proxy voting — and for a time, there was no talk of bringing it back. Rep. Luna returns and begins her push ...

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 ...

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 Rules Chairman Jim McGovern, D-Mass., floated the proxy-voting and rule change proposal last week, in response to calls from within his caucus for leadership to establish a system for remote ...

— Francis Rooney (@RepRooney) May 18, 2020 Cong. should utilize all options for conducting business. Proxy/remote voting allows for distancing/following of proper health procedures.

But whatever we would do on proxy voting at this time would be strictly related to the coronavirus,” Pelosi said. She added: “The question about coming back — it’s not just about us.

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 ...