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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit Members, in specified circumstances, to vote by secure electronic device from their districts.
Introduced: October 15, 1993
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Oct 15, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Oct 15, 1993
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends rule I of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Speaker of the House to implement a system to allow each Member to vote in the House and in the Committee of the Whole from within that Members's district using a secure, electronic device if: (1) the Member or his or her spouse, child, or stepchild, is seriously ill; or (2) within the past two weeks, a child has been born to the Member or the Member's spouse, the Member's spouse, child, stepchild, parent, or sibling has died, or a natural disaster has occurred within the Member's district.
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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