1. Permitting proxy voting and remote attendance at committee proceedings for Members in certain cases (a) Proxy voting Clause 2 of rule III of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended— (1) in paragraph (a), by striking A Member may not and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (c), a Member may not ; (2) in paragraph (b), by striking No other person may and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (c), no other person may ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (c) In the case of a Member with a serious medical condition, including any pregnancy-related condition, or a Member who is the primary caretaker of a spouse or dependent with a serious medical condition (including any pregnancy-related condition), such Member may designate another Member as a proxy who may cast the vote of such Member or record the presence of such Member in the House if such Member submits to the Clerk a signed letter, which the Clerk shall preserve the confidentiality of and which may be in electronic form— (1) certifying that such Member has received a recommendation from a doctor that the Member or the spouse or dependent of the Member, as the case may be, should not travel or attend House proceedings in person as a result of a serious medical condition