House passes unprecedented measure allowing members to cast floor votes remotely for the first time in history
WASHINGTON – Congressional lawmakers soon could be voting from their couches. Many of them anyway.
Democrats said the change enables the chamber to respond nimbly to evolving issues, including the unfolding pandemic, without putting lawmakers, their staffs and hundreds of Capitol Hill workers at risk by requiring them to meet together. “Today is a dark day in the history of our country," countered GOP Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina, who spoke with no face covering."States have started reopening businesses, schools, and local economies. Congress should be following suit."House expected to approve $3 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill as White House, McConnell push back
Proxy voting on the floor has never occurred before, though House committees used the practice as recently as 1995. Proxy voting also has been used for committee votes in the Senate. If 22 members each carried the votes of 10 members, that would add up to 242 votes – enough for a majority in the 435-seat House if they all voted the same way.
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