A proxy voting bill for pregnant women is headed for a vote on the House floor despite opposition from Republican majority leadership.
A discharge petition on the Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution received the necessary signatures from a majority of House members, 218, to force a vote on the measure. The petition received signatures from 206 Democrats and 12 Republicans.
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