,,iv  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ifh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #h1          
#bjbb,mrs4 ,greene of ,georgia 7for     
herself1 ,mr4 ,good of ,virginia1 ,mrs4 
,miller of ,illinois1 and ,mr4 ,biggs7  
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,rules  ,,resolution  ,to amend the     
,rules of the ,house of ,representatives
 to prohibit remote voting and voting by
 voice and to require a recorded vote on
 any question put before the ,house1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this resolution may be cited as the    
,congressional ,voting ,accountability  
,act4  #b4 ,requirements with respect to
 voting and general debate in the ,house
 of ,representatives  7a7 ,prohibition  
against proxy voting ,section #c7s7 of  
,house ,resolution #h 7relating to      
remote voting by proxy and remote       
committee activity7 is repealed4  7b7   
,recorded vote requirement for any      
question before the ,house ,rule ,,xxix 

of the ,rules of the ,house of          
,representatives is amended by adding at
 the end the following3 #e4             
,notwithstanding any other rule of the  
,rules of the ,house1 a recorded vote   
conducted pursuant to the voting        
procedures under rule ,,xx shall be     
considered as ordered on any question   
put before the ,house4 ,the ,speaker may
 not entertain a request for the        
suspension of this rule by unanimous    
consent or otherwise4 4  7c7 ,questions 
put by ,speaker of the ,house  7#a7 ,in 
general ,clause #f of rule ,i of the    
,rules of the ,house of ,representatives
 is amended to read as follows3 #f4 ,the
 ,speaker shall put a question in the   
form of a vote by the yeas and nays     
pursuant to the voting procedures       
described under rule ,,xx4 4  7#b7      
,conforming amendment ,clause #a7;a7 of 
rule ,,xx of the ,rules of the ,house of
 ,representatives is amended by striking
 by voice4  7d7 ,prohibiting ,members   
from voting present on questions on     

which record vote is taken ,rule ,,xx of
 the ,rules of the ,house of            
,representatives is amended by adding at
 the end the following new clause3      
,requiring voting in affirmative or     
negative#ab4 ,on any question on which a
 record vote is taken in the ,house1    
including the ,committee of the ,whole  
,house on the state of the ,union1 or in
 any committee of the ,house1 a ,member 
may vote only in the affirmative or the 
negative and may not vote present except
 during a quorum call4 4  7e7           
,requirements with respect to voting in 
the ,house  7#a7 ,vote by the yeas and  
nays required ,clause #aj of rule ,,xx  
of the ,rules of the ,house of          
,representatives is amended to read as  
follows3 #aj4 ,a recorded vote shall be 
considered as ordered whenever the      
,speaker puts the question on passage of
 a bill or joint resolution1 on adoption
 of an amendment thereto1 making general
 appropriations1 on final adoption of a 
concurrent resolution on the budget1 or 

on adoption of a conference report or   
,senate amendment4 ,the ,speaker may not
 entertain a request for the suspension 
of this clause by unanimous consent or  
otherwise4 4  7#b7 ,conforming amendment
 ,clause #a7;b7 of rule ,,xx of the     
,rules of the ,house of ,representatives
 is amended by striking ,if a ,member1  
,delegate1 or ,resident ,commissioner   
requests a recorded vote1 and that      
request is supported by at least        
one-fifth of a quorum1 the vote and     
inserting ,a recorded vote under this   
rule4  7f7 ,quorum and voting           
requirements in the ,committee of the   
,whole ,house on the state of the ,union
  7#a7 ,requirements with respect to    
quorum ,clause #f7;b77#a7 of rule       
,,xviii is amended by striking may      
refuse and inserting may not refuse4    
7#b7 ,recorded vote required ,clause    
#f7;e7 of rule ,,xviii is amended to    
read as follows3 7e7 ,in the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the state of the
 ,union1 a recorded vote shall be       

considered as ordered whenever the      
,chair puts the question on passage of a
 bill or joint resolution1 on adoption  
of an amendment thereto1 making general 
appropriations1 on final adoption of a  
concurrent resolution on the budget1 or 
on adoption of a conference report or   
,senate amendment4 ,a recorded vote     
taken in the ,committee of the ,whole   
,house on the state of the ,union under 
this paragraph shall be considered a    
vote by the yeas and nays4 4