NEW ORLEANS – The En Banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is set to hear arguments in a case (Texas v. Blanche) challenging the proxy voting procedures Congress used to pass a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill. This particular case challenges one part of that law: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
The U.S. Constitution requires a quorum, or a majority, of House members to be physically present for the U.S. House of Representatives to conduct business. As less than half of the members were present when the legislation was passed, with the rest voting by proxy, this legislation never passed, and President Biden should not have signed it.
Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) attorneys serving as co-counsel for the State of Texas filed their complaint in February 2023.
When: Tuesday, May 12th at 9:00am CT
Where: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 600 Camp St., New Orleans, LA 70130
To listen to the hearing, click here for the livestream or access previous recordings here.
To read more about the case, click here.
Texas Public Policy Foundation is a non-profit free-market research institute based in Austin that aims to foster human flourishing by protecting and promoting liberty, opportunity, and personal responsibility. The Center for the American Future defends the Constitution through legal opposition to government overreach. The Center launches legal challenges at the administrative, district, and appellate court levels on behalf of ordinary people whose lives, liberty, and property are threatened by government action in defiance of the Constitution.
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