# 116-hr-7044: No Pay for Proxy Voting Act

116-hr-7044, No Pay for Proxy Voting Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC); status Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7044
- Congress: 116
- Title: No Pay for Proxy Voting Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Introduced: 2020-05-28
- Sponsor: Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

No Pay for Proxy Voting Act This bill requires that one day's pay be withheld from the compensation of a Representative and deposited into an escrow account for distribution on the last day of the Congress for each day that a Representative uses a designated proxy to cast a vote or record their presence in the House of Representatives.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2020-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wright, Ron [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019
- 116-hr-7777: Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act
- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7044 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7044)

## Related
- [116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6742)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-19)
- [116-hr-7777: Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7777)
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7044 (as of 2025-11-18).