House Speaker Johnson to block bipartisan petition led by GOP Rep Luna to let new moms proxy vote

House Speaker Mike Johnson is set Monday to reject a bipartisan petition led by GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna to allow new moms in Congress to vote by proxy.

The petition asks that such members be allowed to delegate their voting authority to a fellow member who would vote for them on Capitol Hill.

The petition reportedly has 218 signatures, including 11 Republicans, which represents more than half of the House's 432 members now.

The number of signatures will allow Luna, who gave birth two years ago while serving in the House, to force a full House vote on the measure.

However, Johnson opposes the proxy process on the argument that it's unconstitutional. 

“What does it tell other younger women who are wanting to run for office? You can’t vote because you have a baby?" Luna recently said. "That’s so backwards and archaic."

The Florida Republican is working on the effort with Colorado Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen, who also had a baby while serving in office.

Luna claimed last week that House Republicans were bribed, without offering any specific proof, by members of their conference to block the petition.