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.’ WASHINGTON—The House voted on April 1 to reject a move by House GOP leadership to thwart a resolution that would allow female House members who have just given birth and their spouses to vote in the chamber remotely. The tally was 206–222. Nine