House Rules Committee Hearing: Legislation on Proxy Voting, Overdrafts, and Tariffs

House Rules Committee Convening

• 📌 The committee convened to consider four separate measures: HR22, HR1526, SJRES 18, and HJ SJRES 28.
• ⏱️ The goal was to move straight to reporting a rule after opening statements, focusing on issues from the previous meeting.

Proxy Voting and Discharge Petition Debate

• ⚠️ A key issue was the discharge petition from Representative Luna regarding proxy voting, which failed in the previous meeting.
• 🏛️ The committee discussed efforts to protect the body from a "take it or leave it" proposal on proxy voting, citing concerns about a return to rampant abuse.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Ranking Member McGovern criticized Republican leadership as an "authoritarian regime" for blocking a bipartisan discharge petition that would allow new parents to vote remotely.
• ⚖️ McGovern argued that the Republican leadership's proposed "paired voting" is a "glorified permission slip" and not a true solution for new parents.

Legislative Measures and Amendments

• 💸 SJRES 18 and SJRES 28 concern disapproving rules submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection regarding overdraft lending and digital payment applications.
• 📜 HR1526, the "No Rogue Rulings Act of 2025," was also discussed.
• 🗳️ HR22, the SAVE Act, was addressed, with amendments proposed to address concerns about its impact on voter registration, particularly for married women.
• 🚫 McGovern's amendments to strike sections of the rule related to tabling Luna's resolution and deeming Luna's resolution on paired voting as adopted were both rejected.

Tariffs and Economic Concerns

• 📉 An amendment was proposed to strike a rule that effectively stopped time, preventing a vote on Trump's tariffs on Mexico and Canada.
• 📈 Concerns were raised about the negative economic impact of these tariffs, including rising car prices and a plummeting stock market.
• 🏛️ The amendment aimed to acknowledge that time has not stopped and allow for votes on resolutions related to the tariffs.
• 📉 The amendment to strike the rule preventing votes on tariffs was also rejected.

Final Vote and Adjournment

• ✅ The motion to report the rule was agreed to with a vote of nine yeas to two nays.
• 🤝 The committee agreed to adjourn.