Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the at-large Congressional District of Alaska.

Bill: 119-hres-310
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1]
Introduced: 2025-04-09
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Alaska

Congressional elections

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Latest action: action_date: 2025-04-09
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 18.

Summaries:

tv_txt: IV House Calendar No. 18 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 310 [Report No. 119–53] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 9, 2025 Mr. Steil , from the Committee on House Administration , reported the following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed RESOLUTION Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the at-large Congressional District of Alaska.

That the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the at-large Congressional District of Alaska is dismissed on the grounds that, under section 2(1) of the Federal Contested Election Act ( 2 U.S.C. 381(1) ), the House of Representatives has jurisdiction over official general and special elections to choose a Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, but does not have jurisdiction over a primary election, or a caucus or convention of a political party.

April 9, 2025 Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed