An intraparty dispute came to a head Tuesday as House Rules Committee Republicans worked to kill an effort to allow proxy voting for new parents.

The House Rules Committee went into recess on Monday night without taking action that would tee up a way for House Republican leaders to block Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) from forcing a vote

A procedural vote on a package of bills failed on the House floor when a handful of Republicans teamed up to sink the measure on Tuesday because it killed efforts to allow new parents to vote remotely.