diff --git a/cardano-api/internal/Cardano/Api/Governance/Actions/ProposalProcedure.hs b/cardano-api/internal/Cardano/Api/Governance/Actions/ProposalProcedure.hs
index 64920ea57f..c3932fd749 100644
--- a/cardano-api/internal/Cardano/Api/Governance/Actions/ProposalProcedure.hs
+++ b/cardano-api/internal/Cardano/Api/Governance/Actions/ProposalProcedure.hs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE ExistentialQuantification #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE GADTs #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE StandaloneDeriving #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE TypeApplications #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies #-}
@@ -37,16 +38,11 @@ data TxGovernanceActions era where
 
   TxGovernanceActions
     :: TxGovernanceActionSupportedInEra era
-    -- (deposit, return address, governance action)
-    -- TODO: Conway era - This should be [Proposal era]
-    -- however when defining Eq and Show instances for Proposal era
-    -- There is a ledger class constraint that needs to be propagated
-    -- across several types which is unacceptable.
-    -> [(Lovelace, Hash StakeKey, GovernanceAction)]
+    -> [Proposal era]
     -> TxGovernanceActions era
 
-deriving instance Show (TxGovernanceActions era)
-deriving instance Eq (TxGovernanceActions era)
+deriving instance IsShelleyBasedEra era => Show (TxGovernanceActions era)
+deriving instance IsShelleyBasedEra era => Eq (TxGovernanceActions era)
 
 
 -- | A representation of whether the era supports transactions with governance
@@ -100,28 +96,25 @@ fromGovernanceAction _ _ = error "fromGovernanceAction Conway: not implemented y
 
 newtype Proposal era = Proposal { unProposal :: Gov.ProposalProcedure (ShelleyLedgerEra era) }
 
-deriving instance (Shelley.EraPParams (ShelleyLedgerEra era)) => Show (Proposal era)
-deriving instance (Shelley.EraPParams (ShelleyLedgerEra era)) => Eq (Proposal era)
+instance IsShelleyBasedEra era => Show (Proposal era) where
+  show (Proposal gp) = do
+    let ppStr = withShelleyBasedEraConstraintsForLedger (shelleyBasedEra @era) $ show gp
+    "Proposal {unProposal = " <> ppStr <> "}"
 
-instance (IsShelleyBasedEra era, Shelley.EraPParams (ShelleyLedgerEra era)) => ToCBOR (Proposal era) where
-  toCBOR (Proposal vp) = Shelley.toEraCBOR @Conway.Conway vp
+instance IsShelleyBasedEra era => Eq (Proposal era) where
+  (Proposal pp1) == (Proposal pp2) = withShelleyBasedEraConstraintsForLedger (shelleyBasedEra @era) $ pp1 == pp2
 
-instance ( IsShelleyBasedEra era
-         , Shelley.EraPParams (ShelleyLedgerEra era)
-         ) => FromCBOR (Proposal era) where
-  fromCBOR = Proposal <$> Shelley.fromEraCBOR @Conway.Conway
+instance IsShelleyBasedEra era => ToCBOR (Proposal era) where
+  toCBOR (Proposal vp) = withShelleyBasedEraConstraintsForLedger (shelleyBasedEra @era) $ Shelley.toEraCBOR @Conway.Conway vp
 
-instance ( IsShelleyBasedEra era
-         , Shelley.EraPParams (ShelleyLedgerEra era)
-         ) => SerialiseAsCBOR (Proposal era) where
+instance IsShelleyBasedEra era => FromCBOR (Proposal era) where
+  fromCBOR = Proposal <$> withShelleyBasedEraConstraintsForLedger (shelleyBasedEra @era) (Shelley.fromEraCBOR @Conway.Conway)
 
-  serialiseToCBOR = CBOR.serialize'
-  deserialiseFromCBOR _proxy = CBOR.decodeFull'
+instance IsShelleyBasedEra era => SerialiseAsCBOR (Proposal era) where
+  serialiseToCBOR = withShelleyBasedEraConstraintsForLedger (shelleyBasedEra @era) CBOR.serialize'
+  deserialiseFromCBOR _proxy = withShelleyBasedEraConstraintsForLedger (shelleyBasedEra @era) CBOR.decodeFull'
 
-
-instance ( IsShelleyBasedEra era
-         , Shelley.EraPParams (ShelleyLedgerEra era)
-         ) => HasTextEnvelope (Proposal era) where
+instance IsShelleyBasedEra era => HasTextEnvelope (Proposal era) where
   textEnvelopeType _ = "Governance proposal"
 
 instance HasTypeProxy era => HasTypeProxy (Proposal era) where
diff --git a/cardano-api/internal/Cardano/Api/TxBody.hs b/cardano-api/internal/Cardano/Api/TxBody.hs
index e028ce90ea..beaf6d4b9f 100644
--- a/cardano-api/internal/Cardano/Api/TxBody.hs
+++ b/cardano-api/internal/Cardano/Api/TxBody.hs
@@ -3598,13 +3598,21 @@ convReferenceInputs txInsReference =
     TxInsReferenceNone -> mempty
     TxInsReference _ refTxins -> Set.fromList $ map toShelleyTxIn refTxins
 
-convGovActions :: ShelleyBasedEra era -> TxGovernanceActions era -> Seq.StrictSeq (Gov.ProposalProcedure (ShelleyLedgerEra era))
+convGovActions :: forall era. ShelleyBasedEra era -> TxGovernanceActions era -> Seq.StrictSeq (Gov.ProposalProcedure (ShelleyLedgerEra era))
 convGovActions _ TxGovernanceActionsNone = Seq.empty
 convGovActions sbe (TxGovernanceActions _ govActions) =
   Seq.fromList
-    [ unProposal $ createProposalProcedure sbe deposit stakeCred action
-    | (deposit, stakeCred, action) <- govActions
+    [ unProposal $ createProposalProcedure
+      sbe
+      (fromShelleyLovelace pProcDeposit)
+      (convert_ pProcReturnAddr)
+      (fromGovernanceAction sbe pProcGovernanceAction)
+    | Proposal Gov.ProposalProcedure{pProcDeposit, pProcReturnAddr, pProcGovernanceAction} <- govActions
+    -- (deposit, stakeCred, action) <- govActions
     ]
+  where
+    convert_ = undefined :: Ledger.KeyHash 'Ledger.Staking (Ledger.EraCrypto (ShelleyLedgerEra era))
+                         -> Hash StakeKey
 
 convVotes :: ShelleyBasedEra era -> TxVotes era -> Seq.StrictSeq (Gov.VotingProcedure (ShelleyLedgerEra era))
 convVotes _ TxVotesNone = Seq.empty