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H.Res. 965, Authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives and providing for official remote committee proceedings during a public health emergency due to a novel coronavirus

H.Res. 965 (116th Congress) - Remote Voting by Proxy and Remote Committee Proceedings

U.S. House of Representatives (H.Res. 965, 116th Cong., agreed to May 15, 2020) · United States House of Representatives (Federal)

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Jurisdiction
United States House of Representatives
Level
Federal
Authority
U.S. Const. art. I, § 5, cl. 2
Issued
2020-05-15 May 15, 2020
Effective
2020-05-20 (upon the Sergeant at Arms' notification); 45-day covered periods renewed continuously (read as 2020-05-20)
End
2023-01-03 (expired with the 117th Congress) (read as 2023-01-03)
In force
May 20, 2020 to Jan. 3, 2023
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Gathering capOther
Addressees
  • Members of the House
  • House committees
Functions reached
  • EV Capitol Hill commerce (the Capitol complex was closed to public tours from Mar. 12, 2020 through 2021)
  • CS lobbying, government relations and hospitality in Washington
Collection
Federal commerce, travel, workplace and finance layer FED-B

Operative words

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF REMOTE VOTING BY PROXY DURING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY DUE TO NOVEL CORONAVIRUS. (a) AUTHORIZATION.--Notwithstanding rule III, at any time after the Speaker or the Speaker's designee is notified by the Sergeant-at-Arms, in consultation with the Attending Physician, that a public health emergency due to a novel coronavirus is in effect, the Speaker or the Speaker's designee, in consultation with the Minority Leader or the Minority Leader's designee, may designate a period (hereafter in this resolution referred to as a ''covered period'') during which a Member who is designated by another Member as a proxy... SEC. 3. PROCESS FOR VOTING DURING COVERED PERIODS. (a) RECORDED VOTES ORDERED.-- (1) IN GENERAL.--Notwithstanding clause 6 of rule I, during a covered period, the yeas and nays shall be considered as ordered on any vote on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are requested, or which is objected to under clause 6 of rule XX.

Enforcement

House rule

Notes

Context: the legislative branch itself operated remotely for the whole of the six quarters;

Retrieval note

Operative provisions summarized in brackets from the engrossed resolution.

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