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RepublicanBill · H.Res. 308· House(119-HRES-308)

Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the Fourteenth Congressional District of Florida.

Rep. Steil
Age: 45 years
Wisconsin
Introduced
4/9/2025
Last activity
12/9/2025 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sponsored by
Bryan Steil
Cosponsors
None
Congress
  1. Introduced
  2. Adopted by the House

A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This resolution addresses an election contest filed on November 17, 2024. The contest relates to the office of Representative from the Fourteenth Congressional District of Florida. The House of Representatives has resolved to dismiss the contest. This decision is based on the grounds that the House lacks jurisdiction over a primary election, caucus, or political party convention. Under the Federal Contested Election Act, jurisdiction is limited to official general and special elections.

Yes

  • Does this leave more decisions to the states?+2

    The dismissal of the contest leaves the control of the primary election process to the state and the political party.

The opposite

  • Does this give the federal government more power?-2

    The resolution asserts that the House lacks jurisdiction over primary elections, effectively limiting federal intervention in state-level party processes.

  • Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?-2

    The dismissal denies a legal review of the specific allegations presented in the election contest.

  • Does this make elections run better?-1

    While providing jurisdictional clarity, the dismissal prevents the House from reviewing the specific claims of the election contest.