Friday, May 15, 2020

Virus aid bill and proxy voting readied for Friday House action

Virus aid bill and proxy voting readied for House action-rollcall: House lawmakers flocked back to Washington ahead of Friday votes on trillions of dollars in coronavirus aid and approval of the most consequential change to the House voting process in more than 40 years. The House Rules Committee voted along party lines Thursday night to send to the floor a rule for consideration of the $3 trillion coronavirus bill and a resolution to change House rules to allow for proxy voting and remote committee proceedings.