Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna of Florida announced Monday that she has resigned from the House Freedom Caucus after the group moved to block a vote on her proposal that would allow new parents in Congress to vote by proxy instead of traveling with newborns.

The Washington Examiner asked several members of the caucus about Luna’s decision to leave, but they declined to comment.

Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna accused members of the Freedom Caucus of backroom dealings after her legislation was blocked.

The Florida congresswoman announced Monday that she would be leaving the House Freedom Caucus over a disagreement on proxy voting.

Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna resigned from the House Freedom Caucus on Monday night after the group moved to prevent a vote on her plan to allow new fathers and mothers to vote in the House by proxy rather than having to travel with their infants.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., is forcing a vote on legislation to enable new parents serving in Congress to vote remotely in the weeks surrounding the birth of their child. Luna introduced the measure as a "privileged resolution" on Tuesday, which gives House leaders two legislative days to take up the measure.

U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is resigning from the House Freedom Caucus, citing betrayal from some of its members over her efforts to pass legislation allowing proxy voting for new parents.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) announced her departure Monday from the conservative House Freedom Caucus after disagreements within the group over her proxy voting bill. After a contentious few weeks in the Freedom Caucus,