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No Delay in Representation Act

To 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.

Introduced Jan 15, 2026

Latest action (Jan 15, 2026) Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Referred to
Committee on House Administration
Policy area
Congress
Issues
Voting & Elections

Summary
  • Requires that individuals elected to fill House vacancies in special elections be sworn in and seated within five legislative days after election results are certified.
  • Allows the Speaker to administer the oath of office on an alternative date mutually agreed with the elected individual if the individual declines during the five-day period.
  • Defines "legislative day" to include any day the House is in session, including pro forma sessions.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
37 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. Jan 15, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. · house
  2. Jan 15, 2026 Introduced in House

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Full text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7101 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7101

To 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.

A BILL

To 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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. 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. <all>

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