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House Rejects GOP Leaders’ Bid to Block Proxy Voting for Members Who Are New Parents

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) opposed the resolution, calling proxy voting ‘unconstitutional.’
House Rejects GOP Leaders’ Bid to Block Proxy Voting for Members Who Are New Parents
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) looks on during a House Oversight Subcommittee hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on April 1, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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WASHINGTON—The House voted on April 1 to reject a move by House GOP leadership to thwart a resolution that would allow lawmakers who are new parents to vote in the chamber remotely.

The tally was 206–222. Nine Republicans joined all Democrats in voting against the rule that would have prevented a vote on the resolution.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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