HRES 425 · 103th Congress · Congress

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit voting by proxy in committees and subcommittees.

Introduced 1994-05-12· Sponsored by Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]· House

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Senate
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Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E919)(1994-05-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit proxy voting by any committee or subcommittee member with respect to any measure or matter. (Currently, a committee or subcommittee can adopt a rule to permit a member to vote by proxy.)…

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Cosponsors (11)

11 Republicans
Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-14]FL
Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8]FL
Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46]CA
Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1]VA
Rep. Hastert, J. Dennis [R-IL-14]IL
Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22]NY
Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4]CT
Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1]LA
Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]CA
Rep. Schiff, Steven [R-NM-1]NM
Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-19]NY