Most House lawmakers request option of remote proxy voting for Friday’s vote on $1.7T spending bill
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Nearly 230 members of the U.S. House of Representatives are eligible to vote by proxy ahead of Friday's final tally on a $1.7 trillion government funding bill.
According to the clerk of the House, 227 members – more than half of the House – have active proxy letters. Under rules allowed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calilf., lawmakers can cite the ongoing public health emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason for their inability to vote in person. Haris Alic is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital covering Congress.
Overall, more than 130 Democrats and more than 90 Republicans have proxy letters on file ahead of Friday's vote. The list includes incoming House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and current Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Pete Aguilar of California.