US HCR5

Members of Congress may designate another Member to cast proxy votes or record their presence when absent due to qualifying circumstances including FMLA-covered conditions, minor illness (up to 7 days/year), jury duty, death of a family member (up to 4 consecutive days), or military service (up to 15-22 days/year depending on service type)

Members may also participate remotely in committee proceedings under the same qualifying grounds, with remote participation counting toward quorum and not being treated as an absence

Qualifying emergencies include acts of God, terrorist attacks, or other conditions preventing safe travel to proceedings

Family member definition includes spouses, domestic partners, children, parents, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, and their spouses, plus others with equivalent family relationships

The Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate must maintain publicly available electronic lists of all proxy designations and remote participation, including the number of days used and grounds cited