Proxy Voting Congress

Q: Will remote voting by proxy be a permanent change to the House rules? Would we continue to use it post-pandemic? No. ^[1]

Summary of H.Res.164 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Providing for the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. ^[2]

A majority of House members backed changing the rules to allow new parents to vote remotely. ^[3]

Permitting parental remote voting by proxy, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. January 9, 2025. Ms. ^[4]

President Donald Trump has endorsed a proposal that would allow new parents in Congress to vote by proxy, rather than in person. ^[5]

GOP leaders tried to block a bipartisan measure to allow proxy voting, but nine Republicans joined with Democrats to overcome it. ^[6]

GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna struck a deal with Speaker Mike Johnson after an intraparty spat brought the House floor to a halt last week. ^[7]

Speaker Mike Johnson initially refused to bring the rule to the floor. ^[8]

It was a big win for Colorado Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen and Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna. ^[9]

The Constitution leaves a great deal of leeway to the House and Senate for establishing their own rules of procedure. ^[10]

It's been just over a year since the House instituted proxy voting in response to the health risks of gathering in person during the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[11]

There is no such argument. The constitution says each house can make its own rules. ^[12]

Democratic U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Lakewood Democrat and the mother of an infant, blasted the deal. ^[13]