Johnson Petulantly Adjourns House For Rest Of Week After Nine Republican Reps Defy Him On Proxy Voting

The Hill reports:

A band of Republican lawmakers on Tuesday brought the House floor to a halt over a bitter dispute with Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and conservatives in their own party over a plan to allow remote voting for lawmakers who become new parents.

A procedural rule vote to advance the House GOP’s package of bills for the week failed 206-222, with nine Republicans bucking GOP leadership and voting with all 213 Democrats. The failed vote means, for now, those pieces of legislation cannot move forward for a final vote.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., who gave birth to her first child in 2023, is planning to force a floor vote this week on a resolution that would allow new mothers and fathers in the House to be able to vote remotely, through a proxy, for up to 12 weeks.

Read the full article. CNN just reported that Johnson has adjourned the House for the rest of the week.

HOUSE VOTES CANCELED UNTIL MONDAY

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