HRES 968 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Congressional Voting Accountability Act

Introduced Mar 8, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Marjorie Taylor Greene R-GA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 8, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.

  1. IntroducedMar 8, 2022
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Congressional Voting Accountability Act

This resolution amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to eliminate proxy voting and remote committee activity, to require a recorded vote for any question put before the House, and to require affirmative or negative votes for record votes in the House.

The resolution also requires the Chair to entertain a point of order that a quorum is not present during general debate.

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2022 to Jun 8, 2022, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-VABob GoodOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalMar 8, 2022
R-KYThomas MassieApr 5, 2022
R-LAClay HigginsJun 8, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 8, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Mar 8, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

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  1. Mar 8, 2022Introduced in House

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