Bill Sponsor
House Bill 7251
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Proxy Vote Windfall Prohibition Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 18, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 18, 2020
Latest Action
Jun 18, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
7251
Congress
116
Policy Area
Congress
Congress
Primary focus of measure is Members of Congress; general congressional oversight; congressional agencies, committees, operations; legislative procedures; U.S. Capitol. Measures concerning oversight and investigation of specific matters may fall under the issue-specific relevant policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Louisiana
Republican
Pennsylvania
Republican
West Virginia
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Proxy Vote Windfall Prohibition Act

This bill reduces the Members' Representational Allowance (MRA) of a Representative who does not appear in person to cast a vote or record their presence in response to a quorum call while proxy voting is permitted in the House of Representatives.

The MRA is the allowance that each Representative receives to support the conduct of their official and representational duties (e.g., travel costs between their district and the Capitol).The bill reduces the MRA by the amount which would have been paid for the Representative's travel expenses to be present for the vote or quorum call, unless the Representative is carrying out other official and representational duties.

Further, the bill reduces the total amount available for MRAs for the House during the year by the amount of any reductions made under this bill.

Text (1)
June 18, 2020
Actions (2)
06/18/2020
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
06/18/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 9, 2022 2:12:30 AM