119 HR 7101 IH: No Delay in Representation Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-01-15 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7101IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 15, 2026Mrs. Grijalva (for herself, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Balint, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Elfreth, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Levin, Mr. Liccardo, Mr. Mannion, Mr. Olszewski, Ms. Pou, Ms. Randall, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Rivas, Ms. Ross, Ms. Simon, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Williams of Georgia, and Mr. Frost) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House AdministrationA BILLTo require that an individual elected to fill a vacancy in the House of Representatives pursuant to a special election shall be provided an opportunity to have the oath of office administered and seated as a member of that body not later than five legislative days after the day that the results of the special election are certified, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Delay in Representation Act.

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Requirements with respect to oath of office for individuals elected to the House of Representatives pursuant to special elections

(a)

In general

Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule of the House of Representatives, an individual elected to fill a vacancy in the House of Representatives pursuant to a special election shall be provided an opportunity to have the oath of office administered and be seated as a sworn Member of the House not later than five legislative days after the day that the results of such special election are certified.(b)

Administration of oath of office pursuant to joint agreement

In the case that an individual described in subsection (a) declines to have the oath of office administered during the period described in such subsection, the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall administer the oath of office to such individual on such date as the individual and the Speaker jointly agree.(c)

Legislative day defined

For purposes of this section, the term legislative day means any day on which the House of Representatives is in session, including any day during which the House convenes in a pro forma session.(d)

Effective date

This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.