IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 543 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit Members 
to vote by proxy and remotely attend committee proceedings in certain 
cases, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2023 
Ms. ROSS (for herself, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. RASKIN, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, 
and Ms. JACOBS) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
permit Members to vote by proxy and remotely attend 
committee proceedings in certain cases, and for other 
purposes. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. PERMITTING PROXY VOTING AND REMOTE AT-
TENDANCE AT COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS 
FOR MEMBERS IN CERTAIN CASES. 
(a) PROXY VOTING.—Clause 2 of rule III of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (a), by striking ‘‘A Member 
may not’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in para-
graph (c), a Member may not’’; 
(2) in paragraph (b), by striking ‘‘No other per-
son may’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 
paragraph (c), no other person may’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(c) In the case of a Member with a serious medical 
condition, including any pregnancy-related condition, or a 
Member who is the primary caretaker of a spouse or de-
pendent with a serious medical condition (including any 
pregnancy-related condition), such Member may designate 
another Member as a proxy who may cast the vote of such 
Member or record the presence of such Member in the 
House if such Member submits to the Clerk a signed let-
ter, which the Clerk shall preserve the confidentiality of 
and which may be in electronic form— 
‘‘(1) certifying that such Member has received 
a recommendation from a doctor that the Member or 
the spouse or dependent of the Member, as the case 
may be, should not travel or attend House pro-
ceedings in person as a result of a serious medical 
condition; and 
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‘‘(2) specifying by name the other Member who 
is designated as a proxy for such Member.’’. 
(b) REMOTE ATTENDANCE
AT COMMITTEE PRO-
CEEDINGS.—Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Rep-
resentatives is amended by adding at the end the following 
new clause: 
‘‘Remote attendance at committee proceedings in 
certain cases 
‘‘7. Notwithstanding any other provision of this rule, 
in the case of a Member with a serious medical condition, 
including any pregnancy-related condition, or a Member 
who is the primary caretaker of a spouse or dependent 
with a serious medical condition (including any pregnancy- 
related condition) who has submitted to the Clerk a signed 
letter, which the Clerk shall preserve the confidentiality 
of and which may be in electronic form, certifying that 
such Member has received a recommendation from a doc-
tor that the Member or the spouse or dependent of the 
Member, as the case may be, should not travel or attend 
House or committee proceedings in person as a result of 
a serious medical condition, such Member may participate 
remotely during in-person committee proceedings, includ-
ing by casting a vote or recording their presence remotely, 
and— 
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‘‘(a) such remote participation shall not be con-
sidered an absence for purposes of clause 5(c) of 
rule X or clause 2(d) of rule XI; and 
‘‘(b) such Member participating remotely pursu-
ant to this clause shall be counted for the purpose 
of establishing a quorum under the rules of the 
House and the committee.’’. 
Æ 
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