Boozman voted yes for McConnell by proxy, which is not allowed on the Senate floor, but can be permitted in committees. But due to rules specific to the Senate Agriculture Committee, his proxy vote didn't count. With 10 votes for and 11 against, the bill did not pass out of committee.

Senator Mitch McConnell revealed on Sunday that he was taken to hospital last month for a fall that knocked him unconscious, in his first remarks in weeks amid mounting speculation about his health.

Sen. Mitch McConnell is revealing for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of speculation about the Kentucky Republican's health.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Sunday in his first public statement since being hospitalized nearly a month ago that he was “briefly unconscious” after suffering a fall.

Sen. Mitch McConnell broke his silence on his health in a July 12 statement, revealing that he was hospitalized after a fall.