Overview

• Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and Speaker Mike Johnson have agreed to abandon the push for proxy voting for new parents in Congress.
• The compromise includes formalizing 'vote pairing,' which allows absent members to coordinate with present members to record their intended votes.
• New family-friendly accommodations will be implemented, including a nursing room near the House floor and improved daycare access for lawmakers.
• The agreement follows a legislative standoff, where nine Republicans joined Democrats to block a procedural effort to kill the proxy voting proposal.
• House Republicans emphasized the need to move past the proxy voting debate and focus on advancing legislative priorities.