House Republicans Go to Court to Try to Stop Proxy Voting
- First proxy votes set to be cast this week on loan, FISA bills
- Constitution gives the House leeway on setting its own rules
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Republicans in the House mounted a legal challenge to a proxy voting procedure Democrats pushed through this month for colleagues who are in quarantine or otherwise housebound during the coronavirus pandemic.
The first proxy votes are set to be cast this week when the House considers several pieces of legislation, including modifications to a popular loan program for small businesses and an extension of the federal government’s surveillance authority.