A procedural vote on a package of bills failed on the House floor when a handful of Republicans teamed up to sink the measure on Tuesday because it killed efforts to allow new parents to vote remotely.
The rule failed 206 to 222, with nine Republicans joining all Democrats in voting against the measure. Had it passed, it would have advanced the No Rogue Rulings Act and the SAVE Act, among other legislation set for floor votes this week. The rule also included a provision that would block Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s (R-FL) discharge petition to allow proxy voting for members with newborns and any similar resolutions in the future from coming to the floor.
LUNA’S PROXY VOTING BATTLE HITS HOUSE FLOOR WITH GOP DIVIDED
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