Luna Announces Revised Outline on Parental Proxy-Voting After Trump’s Endorsement

House Republican leadership has sought to silently table the push to give new parents in Congress 12 weeks to vote remotely.

Then former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a town hall event moderated by U.S. Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) at the Crown Complex in Fayetteville, N.C., on Oct. 4, 2024. Logan Cyrus/AFP via Getty Images

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) announced on April 3 that she and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) have discussed a way forward over the issue of proxy-voting for new parents, an issue that has divided Republicans for weeks.

Initially assisted in her efforts by a handful of Republicans, Luna’s push to give new parents 12 weeks to vote remotely received a major boost when President Donald Trump gave it his blessing on the same day.