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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7251 

To provide for reductions in the Members’ Representational Allowance of 

Members of the House of Representatives who fail to appear to cast 

votes or record presence in the House at any time during which proxy 

voting is permitted in the House. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 18, 2020 

Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana (for himself and Mrs. LESKO) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 

A BILL 

To provide for reductions in the Members’ Representational 

Allowance of Members of the House of Representatives 

who fail to appear to cast votes or record presence in 

the House at any time during which proxy voting is 

permitted in the House. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Proxy Vote Windfall 

5 Prohibition Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL AL2 LOWANCE OF MEMBERS FAILING TO APPEAR 

3 WHILE PROXY VOTING IS PERMITTED. 

4 Section 101 of the House of Representatives Admin5 istrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 

6 5341) is amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) 

8 as subsections (d) through (f); and 

9 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol10 lowing new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(b) REDUCTIONS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) FAILURE TO APPEAR TO CAST VOTES OR

13 RECORD PRESENCE IN HOUSE AT ANY TIME DURING

14 WHICH PROXY VOTING IS PERMITTED.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If, at any time during 

16 which proxy voting is permitted in the House of 

17 Representatives, including during a covered pe18 riod under House Resolution 965, One Hun19 dred Sixteenth Congress, a Member of the 

20 House fails to appear in person in the House to 

21 cast a vote or record the Member’s presence in 

22 response to a quorum call, the Committee on 

23 House Administration shall reduce the Mem24 bers’ Representational Allowance for such Mem25 ber for the remainder of the fiscal year by the 

26 amount which would have been paid from the 


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1 Allowance for the Member’s travel expenses if 

2 the Member had been present in the House to 

3 cast the vote or to record the Member’s pres4 ence at the quorum call. 

5 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION FOR FAILURE RESULT6 ING FROM CARRYING OUT OTHER OFFICIAL AND

7 REPRESENTATIONAL DUTIES.—Subparagraph 

8 (A) does not apply if, at the time of a vote or 

9 quorum call, a Member is in the District of Co10 lumbia but fails to appear in person in the 

11 House to cast a vote or record the Member’s 

12 presence in response to the quorum call because 

13 the Member is carrying out other official and 

14 representational duties. 

15 ‘‘(2) CORRESPONDING REDUCTION TO AGGRE16 GATE MRA FUNDS.—The aggregate amount available 

17 under the Members’ Representational Allowances for 

18 the House of Representatives for a fiscal year shall 

19 be reduced by the amount of any reductions made 

20 under paragraph (1) for the fiscal year.’’. 

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