GOP leaders tried to block a bipartisan measure to allow proxy voting, but nine Republicans joined with Democrats to overcome it.
2 mothers bring the House to a halt over push to allow proxy voting for new parents
GOP leaders tried to block a bipartisan measure to allow proxy voting, but nine Republicans joined with Democrats to overcome it.
www.npr.org
April 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
GOP leaders tried to block a bipartisan measure to allow proxy voting, but nine Republicans joined with Democrats to overcome it.
Anna Paulina Luna attacks Speaker Mike Johnson’s hypocrisy over proxy voting
March 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Anna Paulina Luna attacks Speaker Mike Johnson’s hypocrisy over proxy voting
Interesting enough, we used to have proxy voting so folks could vote while they’re sick or other reasons.
House Republicans eliminated proxy voting last session. If you aren’t in the building, you can’t vote. So, if you’re in the hospital, your 750,000 constituents lose their voice on the issue.
House Republicans eliminated proxy voting last session. If you aren’t in the building, you can’t vote. So, if you’re in the hospital, your 750,000 constituents lose their voice on the issue.
Republicans have a 2 seat majority in the House. They’d love nothing more than a few progressive members of Congress being behind bars for days/weeks while fighting federal obstruction charges. Every vote matters over the next two years.
February 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Interesting enough, we used to have proxy voting so folks could vote while they’re sick or other reasons.
House Republicans eliminated proxy voting last session. If you aren’t in the building, you can’t vote. So, if you’re in the hospital, your 750,000 constituents lose their voice on the issue.
House Republicans eliminated proxy voting last session. If you aren’t in the building, you can’t vote. So, if you’re in the hospital, your 750,000 constituents lose their voice on the issue.
UK here 👋🏻
We have postal and proxy voting.
We have postal and proxy voting.
January 9, 2026 at 2:41 PM
UK here 👋🏻
We have postal and proxy voting.
We have postal and proxy voting.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is still trying to kill a move to allow 6 weeks of proxy voting for women lawmakers who give birth while in office.
"Proxy voting, in my view, is unconstitutional," the Speaker says.
But - you know what's coming.
Short nerdy thread 🧵 1/
"Proxy voting, in my view, is unconstitutional," the Speaker says.
But - you know what's coming.
Short nerdy thread 🧵 1/
March 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
House Speaker Mike Johnson is still trying to kill a move to allow 6 weeks of proxy voting for women lawmakers who give birth while in office.
"Proxy voting, in my view, is unconstitutional," the Speaker says.
But - you know what's coming.
Short nerdy thread 🧵 1/
"Proxy voting, in my view, is unconstitutional," the Speaker says.
But - you know what's coming.
Short nerdy thread 🧵 1/
i won’t get into it about senate proxy voting i won’t get into it about senate proxy voting i won’t
August 7, 2026 at 12:06 AM
i won’t get into it about senate proxy voting i won’t get into it about senate proxy voting i won’t
See which House members rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s effort against proxy voting.
See Which House Members Rejected Johnson’s Effort Against Proxy Voting
Nine Republicans joined Democrats to force a vote to allow members who had new children to vote by proxy.
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
See which House members rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s effort against proxy voting.
CO Rep Brittany Pettersen is moving forward on getting a vote on proxy voting for new parents.
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April 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
CO Rep Brittany Pettersen is moving forward on getting a vote on proxy voting for new parents.
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"However, proxy voting is strictly prohibited on the Senate floor for final roll call votes, where physical presence is required."
If they are proxy voting on the floor, another gross power grab. They have to go.
If they are proxy voting on the floor, another gross power grab. They have to go.
August 6, 2026 at 11:42 PM
"However, proxy voting is strictly prohibited on the Senate floor for final roll call votes, where physical presence is required."
If they are proxy voting on the floor, another gross power grab. They have to go.
If they are proxy voting on the floor, another gross power grab. They have to go.
Mitch McConnell is voting by proxy in the Senate?!
This requires an investigation now.
This requires an investigation now.
"I don’t know if he’s dead or incapacitated or if this is the most bizarre and irresponsible and selfish communications strategy ever undertaken by an incumbent Senate Majority Leader..."
The Curious Disappearance of Mitch McConnell
Not seen in public since June 14th.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
August 7, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Mitch McConnell is voting by proxy in the Senate?!
This requires an investigation now.
This requires an investigation now.
You know Mike Johnson's misogyny runs very very deep that he picked this dumb fight over the proxy voting
April 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
You know Mike Johnson's misogyny runs very very deep that he picked this dumb fight over the proxy voting
This is absolutely true and it's not just on Facebook. Your local septuagenarian dem wants their congressperson proxy voting from jail because he or she threw a stinkbomb at a Tesla protest.
March 13, 2025 at 2:41 AM
This is absolutely true and it's not just on Facebook. Your local septuagenarian dem wants their congressperson proxy voting from jail because he or she threw a stinkbomb at a Tesla protest.
France here 👋🏼
we have postal and proxy voting too
we have postal and proxy voting too
January 9, 2026 at 3:26 PM
France here 👋🏼
we have postal and proxy voting too
we have postal and proxy voting too
Yesterday, @speakerjohnson.bsky.social shut down the U.S. House to block proxy voting for new parents proposed by @pettersen.house.gov (D-CO) & Rep Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL). SIGN ✍️ our petition TODAY & support proxy voting -> https://action.momsrising.org/sign/proxy-voting/?source=bsky.mr #MomSky
April 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Yesterday, @speakerjohnson.bsky.social shut down the U.S. House to block proxy voting for new parents proposed by @pettersen.house.gov (D-CO) & Rep Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL). SIGN ✍️ our petition TODAY & support proxy voting -> https://action.momsrising.org/sign/proxy-voting/?source=bsky.mr #MomSky
The Fifth Circuit seems poised to effectively invalidate the entire 2021-22 Congress based on the quorum clause.
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Fifth Circuit wrestles with constitutionality of congressional proxy voting
Texas claims a trillion dollar federal spending law is invalid because it was passed with proxy voting during the Covid-19 pandemic.
www.courthousenews.com
May 13, 2026 at 8:57 PM
The Fifth Circuit seems poised to effectively invalidate the entire 2021-22 Congress based on the quorum clause.
www.courthousenews.com/fifth-circui...
www.courthousenews.com/fifth-circui...
He's voting by proxy, without proof of life. Come on, jfc
August 16, 2026 at 9:49 PM
He's voting by proxy, without proof of life. Come on, jfc
GOP House leaders tried to kill a proxy voting resolution, but the bipartisan sponsors, Reps. Luna and Pettersen, managed to save it....for now. www.cpr.org/2025/04/01/p... #copolitics
The House canceled votes for the rest of the week as leadership try to regroup.
The House canceled votes for the rest of the week as leadership try to regroup.
Proxy voting in the U.S. House clears a major hurdle
House leaders tried to kill the idea of proxy voting for new parents, but rank and file members sent them a different message.
www.cpr.org
April 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
GOP House leaders tried to kill a proxy voting resolution, but the bipartisan sponsors, Reps. Luna and Pettersen, managed to save it....for now. www.cpr.org/2025/04/01/p... #copolitics
The House canceled votes for the rest of the week as leadership try to regroup.
The House canceled votes for the rest of the week as leadership try to regroup.
Colorado's @pettersen.house.gov (D) and her bipartisan coalition for proxy voting for new parents caused Republicans to shut down the US House to avoid voting on the idea. Today, President Trump suddenly announced his support. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pswU...
Trump voices support for Colorado congresswoman's proxy voting plan for new parents in Congress
YouTube video by Next 9NEWS
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April 4, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Colorado's @pettersen.house.gov (D) and her bipartisan coalition for proxy voting for new parents caused Republicans to shut down the US House to avoid voting on the idea. Today, President Trump suddenly announced his support. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pswU...
5. Johnson thinks that voting by proxy is unconstitutional. It's not worth humoring his logic: it's simply misogyny, draped in stupidity masquerading as principle.
April 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
5. Johnson thinks that voting by proxy is unconstitutional. It's not worth humoring his logic: it's simply misogyny, draped in stupidity masquerading as principle.
Speaker Johnson didn't just vote by proxy once or twice at the end of the 117th Congress.
While Johnson calls proxy voting 'unconstitutional' - he used it for 17 straight votes on Dec 21-22, 2022. 3/
While Johnson calls proxy voting 'unconstitutional' - he used it for 17 straight votes on Dec 21-22, 2022. 3/
March 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Speaker Johnson didn't just vote by proxy once or twice at the end of the 117th Congress.
While Johnson calls proxy voting 'unconstitutional' - he used it for 17 straight votes on Dec 21-22, 2022. 3/
While Johnson calls proxy voting 'unconstitutional' - he used it for 17 straight votes on Dec 21-22, 2022. 3/
Chip Roy: "you can't have proxy voting because I'm totally committed to being a shitty father."
January 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Chip Roy: "you can't have proxy voting because I'm totally committed to being a shitty father."
Speaker Johnson often talks about how he led a lawsuit against proxy voting (which failed).
But Johnson still voted remotely. This was during the last week of Congress in December 2022 - just before the GOP took charge of the House and did away with proxy voting. 2/
But Johnson still voted remotely. This was during the last week of Congress in December 2022 - just before the GOP took charge of the House and did away with proxy voting. 2/
March 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Speaker Johnson often talks about how he led a lawsuit against proxy voting (which failed).
But Johnson still voted remotely. This was during the last week of Congress in December 2022 - just before the GOP took charge of the House and did away with proxy voting. 2/
But Johnson still voted remotely. This was during the last week of Congress in December 2022 - just before the GOP took charge of the House and did away with proxy voting. 2/
"It was a big win for Colorado Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen and Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna...it was a loss for Speaker Mike Johnson, who...opposes proxy voting, calling it unconstitutional, even as he used it himself when it was allowed during the pandemic."
Proxy voting in the U.S. House clears a major hurdle
House leaders tried to kill the idea of proxy voting for new parents, but rank and file members sent them a different message.
www.cpr.org
April 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
"It was a big win for Colorado Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen and Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna...it was a loss for Speaker Mike Johnson, who...opposes proxy voting, calling it unconstitutional, even as he used it himself when it was allowed during the pandemic."
Bipartisan bill allowing new parents to vote by proxy shuts down Johnson and his GOP agenda for the week after 9 Republicans joined to vote for the measure.
Johnson who has voted by proxy before called it unconstitutional.
Not much for family values.
#ProudBlue#Voices4V
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Johnson who has voted by proxy before called it unconstitutional.
Not much for family values.
#ProudBlue#Voices4V
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2 mothers bring the House to a halt over push to allow proxy voting for new parents — NPR
GOP leaders tried to block a bipartisan measure to allow proxy voting, but nine Republicans joined with Democrats to overcome it.
apple.news
April 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Bipartisan bill allowing new parents to vote by proxy shuts down Johnson and his GOP agenda for the week after 9 Republicans joined to vote for the measure.
Johnson who has voted by proxy before called it unconstitutional.
Not much for family values.
#ProudBlue#Voices4V
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Johnson who has voted by proxy before called it unconstitutional.
Not much for family values.
#ProudBlue#Voices4V
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