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Congressional Voting Accountability Act

H. Res. 968 · 117th Congress · Mar 8, 2022 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit remote voting and voting by voice and to require a recorded vote on any question put before the House, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This resolution may be cited as the “Congressional Voting Accountability Act”.

Sec. 2 Requirements with respect to voting and general debate in the House of Representatives

(a)
Prohibition against proxy voting— Section 3(s) of House Resolution 8 (relating to remote voting by proxy and remote committee activity) is repealed.
(b)
Recorded vote requirement for any question before the House— Rule XXIX of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following:
(c)
Questions put by Speaker of the House—
(1)
In general— Clause 6 of rule I of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows:
(2)
Conforming amendment— Clause 1(a) of rule XX of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking “by voice”.
(d)
Prohibiting Members from voting “present” on questions on which record vote is taken— Rule XX of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
(e)
Requirements with respect to voting in the House—
(1)
Vote by the yeas and nays required— Clause 10 of rule XX of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows:
(2)
Conforming amendment— Clause 1(b) of rule XX of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking “If a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner requests a recorded vote, and that request is supported by at least one-fifth of a quorum, the vote” and inserting “A recorded vote under this rule”.
(f)
Quorum and voting requirements in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union—
(1)
Requirements with respect to quorum— Clause 6(b)(1) of rule XVIII is amended by striking “may refuse” and inserting “may not refuse”.
(2)
Recorded vote required— Clause 6(e) of rule XVIII is amended to read as follows: