德克萨斯州联邦法官宣布 1.7 万亿美元的拨款法案违宪。 Texas federal judge declares $1.7 trillion funding bill unconstitutional.

德克萨斯州联邦法官裁定，国会于 2022 年通过的 1.7 万亿美元政府拨款法案违宪，因为该法案是根据大流行时代的规则通过的，该规则允许立法者通过代理而不是亲自投票。 A Texas federal judge ruled that the $1.7 trillion government funding bill passed by Congress in 2022 was unconstitutional as it was passed under a pandemic-era rule allowing lawmakers to vote by proxy instead of in person. 美国地区法官詹姆斯·韦斯利·亨德里克斯审查了德克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿的请求，要求阻止一项为怀孕工人提供更有力法律保护的条款。 U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix reviewed the request of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to block a provision that provided pregnant workers stronger legal protections. 法官认定众议院的代理投票规则违反了宪法的法定人数条款。 The judge determined that the House's proxy voting rule violated the Quorum Clause of the Constitution.