# 119-hres-23: Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution

119-hres-23, Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO); status introduced (as of 2026-09-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-23
- Congress: 119
- Title: Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 175
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-30

## Summary

**Proxy voting for new parents.** This bill would let a Member who gave birth, whose spouse gave birth, or a pregnant Member with a serious medical travel restriction designate another Member to cast votes for them in the House, Committee of the Whole, and in committees for a limited period.

## Cosponsors (175)

- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sylvester Turner (D-TX), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Liccardo, Sam T. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Delegates under proxy voting rules: benefit, low. If adopted, Delegates and the Resident Commissioner would count as "Members" for these proxy rules. "State" would include D.C. and the territories. This would not give Delegates or the Resident Commissioner a House floor vote or the ability to be recorded as present. Only a Delegate or the Resident…
- How to name and use a proxy: benefit, low. If adopted, a Member would send the Clerk a signed, dated letter before the first vote they want a proxy for. The letter would state the birth or medical condition, name the proxy and their State, and include the Member’s original signature; electronic letters would be allowed. The Clerk would veri…
- Proxy voting for House new parents: benefit, low. If adopted, this would let a Member who gives birth, or whose spouse gives birth, name another Member to vote for them. It would apply to House floor votes and the Committee of the Whole. The window would start on the birth date and last 12 weeks. A Member could designate earlier if a health provid…

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## Sources
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-23 (as of 2026-09-30).