,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #i1 #bjbe,ms4 
,pett]s5 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,luna1 ,ms4   
,jacobs1 ,mr4 ,lawl]1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,mr4 
,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,leg] ,f]n&ez1 ,mr4  
,ciscomani1 ,ms4 ,p]ez1 ,mrs4 ,kim1 ,mr4
 ,van ,drew1 & ,mr4 ,neguse7 submitt$ ! 
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,rules  ,,resolution      
,p]mitt+ p>5tal remote vot+ by proxy1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
resolution may be cit$ z ! ,proxy ,vot+ 
= ,new ,p>5ts ,resolution4  #b4         
,au?orization ( remote vot+ by proxy 9  
,h\se & 9 ,committee ( ! ,:ole = ,memb]s
 becom+ p>5ts  7a7 ,au?orization  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ rule ,,iii1 9 ! case (
 a ,memb] :o has giv5 bir? or ^: sp\se  
has giv5 bir?1 su* ,memb] may designate 
ano!r ,memb] z a proxy :o may ca/ ! vote
 ( su* ,memb] or record ! pres5ce ( su* 
,memb] 9 ! ,h\se & 9 ! ,committee ( !   
,:ole ,h\se on ! /ate ( ! ,union 9      
accordance ) ?is section4  7#b7 ,p]iod (

 au?orization  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z  
provid$ "u subp>agraph 7,b71 ! au?ority 
to vote by proxy or record a pres5ce    
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 %all beg9 on !
 date ( ! bir? & %all t]m9ate #ab weeks 
!reaft]4  7,b7 ,designation prior to    
bir? ,not)/&+ subp>agraph 7,a71 a ,memb]
 may in/ead make a designation prior to 
! bir? ( a *ild 9 ! ev5t t su* ,memb]'s 
heal? c>e provid] advises t h] pregnancy
 pres5ts a s]i\s m$ical condition or t  
%e is unable to travel safely4 ,su*     
au?ority to vote by proxy or record a   
pres5ce %all t]m9ate #ab weeks aft] !   
initial designation4 ,ea* week prior to 
! bir? ( ! *ild dur+ :i* a ,memb] does n
 h a designat$ proxy %all n con/itute a 
week = purposes ( ?is subp>agraph4  7b7 
,requirem5ts = designation by ,memb]    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ord] = a ,memb] to     
designate ano!r ,memb] z a proxy "u     
subsection 7a71 ! ,memb] %all submit to 
! ,cl]k a sign$ & dat$ lett] 7:i* may be
 9 electronic =m74 ,su* lett] mu/ be    
submitt$ prior to ! />t ( ! fir/ vote 9 

:i* ! ,memb] wi%es to vote by proxy &   
mu/ include-- 7,a7 an affirmative       
/atem5t (-- 7i7 ! bir? ( a *ild 9 ! case
 ( a designation "u subp>agraph 7,a7 (  
subsection 7a77#b72 or  7ii7 ! exi/5ce (
 a m$ical condition relat$ to pregnancy 
z /ipulat$ by ! ,memb]'s heal? c>e      
provid] 9 ! case ( a designation "u     
subp>agraph 7,b7 ( subsection 7a77#b72  
7,b7 a /atem5t ( int5t to vote by proxy1
 includ+ ! "n & ,/ate ( ! ,memb] :o has 
agre$ to be designat$ z a proxy2 &  7,c7
 an orig9al signature ( ! ,memb] mak+ ! 
designation4  7#b7 ,alt]ation &         
revocation ,at any "t aft] submitt+ a   
lett] to designate a proxy "u p>agraph  
7#a71 su* ,memb] may submit to ! ,cl]k a
 sign$ lett] 7:i* may be 9 electronic   
=m7 alt]+ or revok+ ! designation4  7#c7
 ,automatic revocation ^u ca/+ ( vote or
 record+ ( pres5ce ,if a ,memb] :o has  
designat$ ano!r ,memb] z a proxy "u ?is 
section ca/s ! ,memb]'s own vote or     
records ! ,memb]'s own pres5ce 9 ! ,h\se
 or 9 ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! 

/ate ( ! ,union1 ! ,memb] %all be       
consid]$ to h revok$ ! designation ( any
 proxy "u ?is section4 ,revocation (    
proxy does n prohibit a ,memb] f        
designat+ a proxy at a lat] "t4  7c7    
,responsibilities ( ,cl]k  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,^u receipt ( a lett] submitt$ by a    
,memb] pursuant to subsection 7b71 !    
,cl]k %all-- 7,a7 v]ify ! lett]2  7,b7  
notify ! ,speak]1 ! ,majority ,lead]1 ! 
,m9ority ,lead]1 & ! o!r ,memb] or      
,memb]s involv$ 9 ! designation1        
alt]ation1 or revocation2 &  7,c7 if a  
lett] is miss+ any ( ! items "u         
subsection 7b77#a71 notify ! submitt+   
,memb] ( ! defici5cy1 :i* %all result 9 
! proxy be+ unable to vote on ! ,memb]'s
 behalf4  7#b7 ,ma9t5ance ( li/ ,! ,cl]k
 %all ma9ta9 an updat$ li/ ( ! active   
designations1 alt]ations1 & revocations 
pursuant to ?is section & %all make su* 
li/ publicly available 9 electronic =m4 
7d7 ,proc$ures = ca/+ votes or record+  
pres5ce by proxies  7#a7 ,use ( ballot  
c>d ,9 ! case ( a vote by electronic    

device1 a ,memb] :o ca/s a vote or      
records a pres5ce z a designat$ proxy = 
ano!r ,memb] "u ?is section %all d s by 
ballot c>d1 indicat+ on ! ballot c>d 8by
 proxy04  7#b7 ,in/ructions f ,memb]    
,prior to ca/+ ! vote or record+ !      
pres5ce ( ano!r ,memb] z a designat$    
proxy "u ?is section1 ! ,memb] %all     
obta9 an exact in/ruction f ! o!r ,memb]
 ) respect to su* vote4 ,! ,memb] vot+  
by proxy1 to ! maximum ext5t            
practicable1 %all provide writt5 vot+   
in/ruction to ! ,memb] s]v+ z proxy4    
7#c7 ,recognition by *air ,imm$iately   
prior to ca/+ ! vote or record+ !       
pres5ce ( ano!r ,memb] z a designat$    
proxy "u ?is section1 ! ,memb] %all seek
 recognition f ! ,*air to ann\nce !     
int5d$ vote or record$ pres5ce pursuant 
to ! exact in/ruction receiv$ f ! o!r   
,memb] "u p>agraph 7#b74  7#d7 ,foll[+  
in/ructions f ,memb] ,a ,memb] ca/+ !   
vote or record+ ! pres5ce ( ano!r ,memb]
 z a designat$ proxy "u ?is section %all
 ca/ su* vote or record su* pres5ce     

pursuant to ! exact in/ruction receiv$ f
 ! o!r ,memb] "u p>agraph 7#b74  7e7    
,prohibit+ use ( proxy ,to e/abli%      
quorum ,any ,memb] ^: vote is ca/ or ^: 
pres5ce is record$ by a designat$ proxy 
"u ?is section %all n be c\nt$ =        
purposes ( e/abli%+ a quorum "u ! rules 
( ! ,h\se4  #c4 ,au?orization ( remote  
vot+ by proxy 9 committee = ,memb]s     
becom+ p>5ts  7a7 ,au?orization ,not)/&+
 rule ,,xi1 a ,memb] :o has designat$   
ano!r ,memb] z a proxy :o may ca/ ! vote
 ( su* ,memb] "u section #b may         
designate a memb] ( ea* committee on :i*
 ! ,memb] sits z a proxy :o may ca/ !   
vote ( su* ,memb] 9 committee 9         
accordance ) ?is section dur+ ! same    
p]iod 9 :i* ano!r ,memb] is au?oriz$ to 
ca/ ! vote ( su* ,memb] "u section #b4  
7b7 ,requirem5ts = designation ,9 ord] =
 a ,memb] to designate a committee memb]
 z a proxy "u subsection 7a71 ! ,memb]  
%all submit to ! *air & rank+ m9ority   
memb] a sign$ & dat$ lett] 7:i* may be 9
 electronic =m7 specify+ by "n ! o!r    

,memb] :o is designat$ z a proxy = su*  
,memb]4 ,su* lett] mu/ be submitt$ prior
 to ! />t ( ! fir/ committee meet+ 9 :i*
 ! ,memb] wi%es to vote by proxy4  7c7  
,alt]ation & revocation ,at any "t aft] 
submitt+ a lett] to designate a proxy "u
 subsection 7b71 su* ,memb] may submit  
to ! *air & rank+ m9ority memb] a sign$ 
lett] 7:i* may be 9 electronic =m7 alt]+
 or revok+ ! designation4  7d7          
,automatic revocation ^u ca/+ ( vote or 
record+ ( pres5ce ,if a ,memb] :o has   
designat$ ano!r ,memb] z a proxy "u ?is 
section ca/s ! ,memb]'s own vote 9 a    
committee1 ! ,memb] %all be consid]$ to 
h revok$ ! designation ( proxy 9 t      
committee "u ?is section4 ,revocation ( 
proxy does n prohibit a ,memb] f        
designat+ a proxy at a lat] "t4  7e7    
,in/ructions f ,memb] ,prior to ca/+ !  
vote ( ano!r ,memb] z a designat$ proxy 
"u ?is section1 ! ,memb] %all obta9 an  
exact in/ruction f ! o!r ,memb] )       
respect to su* vote4 ,! ,memb] vot+ by  
proxy1 to ! maximum ext5t practicable1  

%all provide writt5 vot+ in/ruction to !
 ,memb] s]v+ z proxy4  7f7 ,prohibit+   
use ( proxy ,to e/abli% quorum ,any     
,memb] ^: vote is ca/ 9 committee by a  
designat$ proxy "u ?is section %all n be
 c\nt$ = purposes ( e/abli%+ a quorum "u
 ! rules ( ! committee4  #d4            
,application to ,delegates & ! ,resid5t 
,commission] ,= purposes ( sections #b &
 #c1 ! t]m ,memb] %all include a        
,delegate & ! ,resid5t ,commission] & ! 
t]m ,/ate %all include ! ,di/rict (     
,columbia & a t]ritory1 except t-- 7#a7 
no?+ 9 ?is section au?orizes a ,delegate
 or ! ,resid5t ,commission] to ca/ a    
vote 9 ! ,h\se or record _! pres5ce 9 ! 
,h\se2 &  7#b7 a ,delegate & ! ,resid5t 
,commission] may be designat$ z a proxy 
= purposes ( section #b only by a       
,delegate or ! ,resid5t ,commission]4