House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday again extended House remote voting rules until Oct. 1.
Proxy voting rules implemented due to the coronavirus allow members of Congress to designate another member to vote on their behalf if they are “physically unable to attend proceedings in the House Chamber due to the ongoing public health emergency.”
But the rules are widely criticized, with some accusing members of abusing the system in order to avoid showing up for work in person.
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Pelosi’s most recent proxy voting extension was set to end on Aug. 18. Friday’s extension followed a notification from Congress’s attending physician that “a public health emergency remains in effect” due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The House reimplemented a mandatory mask-wearing policy last month prompted by worries about the virus’s more contagious delta variant and reports of breakthrough virus cases among members of Congress and staff, including in Pelosi’s office.
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A federal appeals court last month dismissed a Republican lawsuit against the Democratic House Speaker that sought to end proxy voting, saying that “the court did not have the authority to make decisions regarding House rules.”
