[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 38 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 38

 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit remote 
 voting in meetings of committees and subcommittees and to require the 
chair of a committee or subcommittee to recognize members at a meeting 
   of the committee or subcommittee in the order in which they seek 
                              recognition.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 17, 2023

 Mr. Donalds submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                         the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit remote 
 voting in meetings of committees and subcommittees and to require the 
chair of a committee or subcommittee to recognize members at a meeting 
   of the committee or subcommittee in the order in which they seek 
                              recognition.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITING REMOTE VOTING IN COMMITTEES.

    Clause 2(f) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``proxy'' and inserting 
        ``proxy or remote'';
            (2) by striking ``(f)'' and inserting ``(f)(1)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) A vote by a member of a committee or subcommittee with 
respect to any measure or matter may not be taken remotely.''.

SEC. 2. RECOGNITION OF MEMBERS DURING MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES.

    Clause 2 of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is 
amended by adding the following:
    ``(q) During a meeting of a committee or subcommittee, the chair 
shall recognize members in the order in which they seek recognition.''.
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