I 
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 oppor-
tunity 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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2026 
Mrs. 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. STAN-
TON, 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 Administration 
A BILL 
To require that an individual elected to fill a vacancy in 
the House of Representatives pursuant to a special elec-
tion 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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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Delay in Represen-
tation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO OATH OF OF-
FICE FOR INDIVIDUALS ELECTED TO THE 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PURSUANT TO 
SPECIAL ELECTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law or rule of the House of Representatives, an 
individual elected to fill a vacancy in the House of Rep-
resentatives pursuant to a special election shall be pro-
vided an opportunity to have the oath of office adminis-
tered and be seated as a sworn Member of the House not 
later than five legislative days after the day that the re-
sults of such special election are certified. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF OFFICE PURSU-
ANT TO JOINT AGREEMENT.—In the case that an indi-
vidual 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. 
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(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. 
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