US House Republicans to Sue Speaker Pelosi Over New Proxy Voting System
A forthcoming lawsuit from 20 House Republicans will oppose House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) proxy voting system on the grounds that the remote voting violates constitutional requirements for quorum, according to a new report.
Citing three congressional sources, Axios reported Tuesday that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (D-CA) and 19 additional House Representatives would be filing a lawsuit later that day to prevent the temporary proxy voting system from continuing in the House of Representatives.
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The proxy vote legislation does not specify a legal authority under the National Emergencies Act or Proclamation 9994. The only requirement is advice of the attending physician and concuurance of the Sergeant At Arm. This is under the House Rules XX Clause 5. The Sergeant At Arms report was nt provided until May 19 and did not include the required details of Rule XX 5(c)(4) and updated Daily.
5.(c)(4) (A) For purposes of subparagraph (3), a catastrophic quorum failure report is a report advising that the inability of the House to establish a quorum is attributable to catastrophic circumstances involving natural disaster, attack, contagion, or similar calamity rendering Representatives incapable of attending the proceedings of the House.
(B) Such report shall specify the following:
(i) The number of vacancies in the House and the names of former Representatives whose seats are
vacant.
(ii) The names of Representatives considered incapacitated.
(iii) The names of Representatives not incapacitated but otherwise incapable of attending the
proceedings of the House.
(iv) The names of Representatives unaccounted for.
(C) Such report shall be prepared on the basis of the most authoritative information available after
consultation with the Attending Physician to the Congress and the Clerk (or their respective
designees) and pertinent public health and law enforcement officials.
(D) Such report shall be updated every legislative day for the duration of any proceedings under or in
reliance on this paragraph. The Speaker shall make such updates available to the House.
Sergeant At Ams Letter submitted May 19, entered in Congressional Digest May 22.
https://www.speaker.gov/sites/speaker.house.gov/files/SAAletter-section1ofHouseResolution965.pdf
House Rules - Rule XX and clause 5. begins page 3; 5.(c)(4) page 34 column 1
https://rules.house.gov/sites/democrats.rules.house.gov/files/documents/116-House-Rules-Clerk.pdf
Pelosi's proxy vote scheme (H.Res 965 and H.Res. 967) does not specify emergency authority nor does it follows the House Rules under Rule XX 5.(c).
Text from Rule XX detailing requirements of the emergency report and the Sergent at Arms letter (pic related) Red text indicates details not included in report submitted. Rule XX pages included in pdf.
Sergeant At Ams Letter
https://www.speaker.gov/sites/speaker.house.gov/files/SAAletter-section1ofHouseResolution965.pdf
House Rules
https://rules.house.gov/sites/democrats.rules.house.gov/files/documents/116-House-Rules-Clerk.pdf