Bill · H.Res. 311· House(119-HRES-311)
Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the Thirtieth Congressional District of Texas.
- 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
- Introduced
- 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 regarding the office of Representative from the Thirtieth Congressional District of Texas. The House of Representatives has resolved to dismiss this specific contest. The dismissal is based on the grounds that the filing was not submitted in a timely manner.
Yes
No question was scored yes.
The opposite
Does this protect the right to vote?-3
The dismissal of an election contest due to a filing deadline prevents the legal review of potential voting irregularities or contestable results.
Does this make elections run better?-2
Dismissing a contest based on procedural timeliness rather than merit limits the oversight of the electoral process.
Would people in cities be better off under this?-1
The resolution concludes a local representative election contest without addressing any underlying claims brought by constituents.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Finality of Election Results: By dismissing the contest due to untimely filing, the resolution settles the matter of who holds the office for the Thirtieth Congressional District of Texas.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Lack of Adjudication: Because the contest is dismissed solely on the grounds of an untimely filing, the actual merits or claims of the election contest are not addressed.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Voting Rights-3
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Electoral Process-2
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Urban Residents-1
- 12/9/2025
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H5102)
- On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H5102)
- Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H5102)
- Mr. Steil asked unanimous consent to consider as introduced.
- 4/9/2025
- The House Committee on House Administration reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-54, by Mr. Steil.
- Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 19.
- Bill introduced.