Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit Members to vote by proxy in certain cases, and for other purposes.
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Jan 16, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Jan 16, 2024
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
This resolution permits a Member of the House of Representatives who has given birth to designate another Member as a proxy to vote, except for a quorum call. The Member may designate such a proxy for up to six weeks after the birth.
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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33
R
Comer, James
D
Garamendi, John
D
Quigley, Mike
D
Meng, Grace
D
Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp
D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
D
Espaillat, Adriano
R
Moylan, James C.
D
Trahan, Lori
R
Burchett, Tim
D
Scholten, Hillary J.
Chavez-DeRemer, Lori
D
Chu, Judy
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
D
Davis, Danny K.
D
Dean, Madeleine
D
Evans, Dwight
Gaetz, Matt
D
Jackson, Jonathan L.
D
Jacobs, Sara
Kilmer, Derek
D
Lieu, Ted
R
Miller, Mary E.
D
Moskowitz, Jared
D
Moulton, Seth
D
Mullin, Kevin
Phillips, Dean
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
D
Takano, Mark
D
Tlaib, Rashida
D
Tokuda, Jill N.
D
Underwood, Lauren
D
Vargas, Juan
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 967: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit Members to vote by proxy in certain cases, and for other purposes.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-967/
"H. Res. 967: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit Members to vote by proxy in certain cases, and for other purposes.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-967/.
H. Res. 967, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-967/.
[H. Res. 967: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit Members to vote by proxy in certain cases, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-967/)