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House Rules Committee adopts resolution allowing limited remote committee voting through 2025
Summary
On Jan. 30 the House Rules Committee voted 7-0 to adopt a resolution authorizing members of house committees to participate remotely and cast votes for up to three days through the remainder of calendar year 2025; members must notify the committee chair and clerk and the clerk must record remote votes and track days used.
The House Rules Committee adopted a resolution, 7-0, on Jan. 30 authorizing members of house committees to participate remotely in committee meetings and to count toward a quorum and vote remotely for up to three days through the remainder of calendar year 2025.
Committee staff presented the draft as modeled on the chamber's prior authorization (referred to in the meeting as 2024 HR 13) and said the new language would remove the COVID‑specific carveout and simply allow up to three remote voting days for any reason. “This is a draft that would provide, limited remote committee voting through the remainder of…
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