HCONRES 5 · in committee · symbolic
Legislative Proxy and Absence Accommodation Resolution
- government reform
What this bill does
- This resolution lets Members of Congress vote by proxy or appear remotely when absent due to illness, military service, jury duty, or family circumstances.
- It affects House and Senate members who need to miss votes or committee meetings for specified personal or family reasons.
- The resolution sets time limits (e.g., seven days per year for personal illness) and requires members to document their absences to the Clerk or Secretary.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should Congress balance allowing remote voting for legitimate absences against concerns that proxy voting could reduce in-person deliberation and accountability?
- 02
Which categories of absence—illness, military service, jury duty, or family circumstances—deserve proxy voting rights, and should there be different time limits for each?
- 03
What documentation requirements would effectively verify that members' absences qualify under this resolution without creating excessive bureaucratic burdens?
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Sponsor · D-GA-5
Nikema Williams
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Introduced 2025-01-28
Legislative timeline
2025-01-28 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
2025-01-28 · Committee
Submitted in House
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