The debate over a House chamber rule barring voting by proxy has flared up again after a House Republican voted last week despite allegedly not being in Washington, D.C. 

The Republican in question, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), shrugged off questions over his use of proxy voting to cast votes, a violation of House chamber rules. Donalds was filming for HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher in California on Friday, the same day his voting card was used to cast two votes on the House floor on a motion to recommit and passage of the Protecting American Energy Production Act.