House SpeakerMcCarthy marks end of proxy voting: Lawmakers have to ‘show up’ for ‘their vote to count’
"No more proxy voting. Effective immediately, Members of Congress have to show up to work if they want their vote to count," McCarthy said.
No more proxy voting. Effective immediately, Members of Congress have to show up to work if they want their vote to count.Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi approved and repeatedly extended the measure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. The purpose was to allow members waylaid from appearing in person due to the virus to vote still and keep congressional business moving forward.
In May 2021, three Democratic representatives voted by proxy while appearing with President Joe Biden at an event in Michigan. Another member took a committee call while on a boat. Proxy voting would increase drastically on"fly out" days at the end of the week, when members are in a rush to get home to their districts.
Some conservative Republicans held that the practice is unconstitutional. Members were required to sign a letter stating that they were unable to attend votes"due to the ongoing public health emergency," even when that was not their reason for being absent.
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