Bill · H.Res. 312· House(119-HRES-312)
Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the Fourteenth Congressional District of Florida.
- 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 filed on January 9, 2025. The contest specifically relates to the office of Representative from the Fourteenth Congressional District of Florida. The House has resolved to dismiss this contest. The dismissal is based on the grounds that the filing was untimely.
Yes
Does this make elections run better?+2
The resolution provides certainty to the electoral process by resolving the status of the congressional seat.
The opposite
Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?-2
The contest was dismissed on procedural grounds without addressing the underlying claims.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Finality of Election Results: By dismissing the contest, the resolution concludes the legal challenge regarding the Fourteenth Congressional District of Florida. This provides certainty regarding who holds the office of Representative.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Lack of Resolution on Contest Claims: The contest was dismissed due to an untimely filing rather than a review of the actual claims. This means the specific issues raised in the January 9, 2025, filing were not addressed by the House.
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Electoral Process+2Improves Due Process-2
- 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. 119-55, by Mr. Steil.
- Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 20.
- Bill introduced.