Pelosi, House Dems Back Off Remote Voting Plan; Task Force to Study Issue

House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks to the press at the Capitol in Washington on March 27, 2020. Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) canceled a planned vote on a Democratic proposal to allow House members to vote without being physically present in the chamber.

Instead of an April 23 vote on a proposal developed by House Democrats led by Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), Pelosi created a six-member task force to study the issue and make recommendations.