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Pelosi extends remote voting as pandemic wanes

By Susan Ferrechio
Published June 29, 2021 12:09am ET
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Pelosi extends remote voting as pandemic wanes
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters following escalation of tensions this week between the U.S. and Iran, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The House will vote Thursday on a measure limiting President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran as Democratic criticism of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general intensified. | AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Monday she is extending rules that allow remote voting and virtual hearings until Aug. 17.

Special rules set to expire July 3 allow lawmakers to vote by proxy, meaning they don’t have to show up in Congress but can assign another lawmaker to vote on their behalf instead.

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