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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graphs (2) and (3), a covered period shall terminate 45 
days after the Speaker or the Speaker’s designee des-
ignates such period. 
(2) EXTENSION.—If, during a covered period, the 
Speaker or the Speaker’s designee receives further notifi-
cation from the Sergeant-at-Arms, in consultation with 
the Attending Physician, that the public health emer-
gency due to a novel coronavirus remains in effect, the 
Speaker or the Speaker’s designee, in consultation with 
the Minority Leader or the Minority Leader’s designee, 
may extend the covered period for an additional 45 days. 
(3) EARLY TERMINATION.—If, during a covered pe-
riod, the Speaker or the Speaker’s designee receives fur-
ther notification by the Sergeant-at-Arms, in consulta-
tion with the Attending Physician, that the public health 
emergency due to a novel coronavirus is no longer in ef-
fect, the Speaker or the Speaker’s designee shall termi-
nate the covered period. 
SEC. 2. PROCESS FOR DESIGNATION OF PROXIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) DESIGNATION BY SIGNED LETTER.—In order 
for a Member to designate another Member as a proxy 
for purposes of section 1, the Member shall submit to 
the Clerk a signed letter (which may be in electronic
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form) specifying by name the Member who is designated 
for such purposes. 
(2) ALTERATION
OR
REVOCATION
OF
DESIGNA-
TION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—At any time after submit-
ting a letter to designate a proxy under paragraph 
(1), a Member may submit to the Clerk a signed 
letter (which may be in electronic form) altering or 
revoking the designation. 
(B) AUTOMATIC REVOCATION UPON CASTING 
OF VOTE OR RECORDING OF PRESENCE.—If during 
a covered period, a Member who has designated an-
other Member as a proxy under this section casts 
the Member’s own vote or records the Member’s 
own presence in the House, the Member shall be 
considered to have revoked the designation of any 
proxy under this subsection with respect to such 
covered period. 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—Upon receipt of a letter sub-
mitted by a Member pursuant to paragraphs (1) or (2), 
the Clerk shall notify the Speaker, the majority leader, 
the Minority Leader, and the other Member or Members 
involved of the designation, alteration, or revocation.
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(4) LIMITATION.—A Member may not be des-
ignated as a proxy under this section for more than 10 
Members concurrently. 
(b) MAINTENANCE AND AVAILABILITY OF LIST OF DES-
IGNATIONS.—The Clerk shall maintain an updated list of the 
designations, alterations, and revocations submitted or in ef-
fect under subsection (a), and shall make such list publicly 
available in electronic form and available during any vote con-
ducted pursuant to section 3. 
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 ob-
jected to under clause 6 of rule XX. 
(2) INDICATIONS OF PROXY STATUS.—In the case 
of a vote by electronic device, a Member who casts a vote 
or records a presence as a designated proxy for another 
Member under this resolution shall do so by ballot card, 
indicating on the ballot card ‘‘by proxy’’. 
(b) DETERMINATION OF QUORUM.—Any Member whose 
vote is cast or whose presence is recorded by a designated 
proxy under this resolution shall be counted for the purpose 
of establishing a quorum under the rules of the House.
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(c) 
INSTRUCTIONS
FROM
MEMBER
AUTHORIZING 
PROXY.— 
(1) RECEIVING
INSTRUCTIONS.—Prior to casting 
the vote or recording the presence of another Member as 
a designated proxy under this resolution, the Member 
shall obtain an exact instruction from the other Member 
with respect to such vote or quorum call, in accordance 
with the regulations referred to in section 6. 
(2) 
ANNOUNCING
INSTRUCTIONS.—Immediately 
prior to casting the vote or recording the presence of an-
other Member as a designated proxy under this resolu-
tion, the Member shall seek recognition from the Chair 
to announce the intended vote or recorded presence pur-
suant to the exact instruction received from the other 
Member under paragraph (1). 
(3) FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS.—A Member cast-
ing the vote or recording the presence of another Mem-
ber as a designated proxy under this resolution shall cast 
such vote or record such presence pursuant to the exact 
instruction received from the other Member under para-
graph (1). 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZING REMOTE PROCEEDINGS IN COMMITTEES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—During any covered period, and 
notwithstanding any rule of the House or its committees—