Sec. 2. Reduction in Members’ Representational Allowance of members failing to appear while proxy voting is permitted
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Section 101 of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act ( 2 U.S.C. 5341 ) is amended— by redesignating subsections
(c)through
(e)as subsections
(d)through (f); and by inserting after subsection
(b)the following new subsection: If, at any time during which proxy voting is permitted in the House of Representatives, including during a covered period under House Resolution 965, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, a Member of the House fails to appear in person in the House to cast a vote or record the Member’s presence in response to a quorum call, the Committee on House Administration shall reduce the Members’ Representational Allowance for such Member for the remainder of the fiscal year by the amount which would have been paid from the Allowance for the Member’s travel expenses if the Member had been present in the House to cast the vote or to record the Member’s presence at the quorum call. Subparagraph
(A)does not apply if, at the time of a vote or quorum call, a Member is in the District of Columbia but fails to appear in person in the House to cast a vote or record the Member’s presence in response to the quorum call because the Member is carrying out other official and representational duties. The aggregate amount available under the Members’ Representational Allowances for the House of Representatives for a fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount of any reductions made under paragraph
(1)for the fiscal year. .
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Reduction in Members’ Representational Allowance of members failing to appear while proxy voting is permitted
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