U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 7101
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.
- Sponsor
- Adelita S. GrijalvaD-AZ-7
- Introduced
- January 15, 2026, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Congress (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (37)
37 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Yassamin AnsariD-AZ-3
- Becca BalintD-VT-AL
- Salud O. CarbajalD-CA-24
- Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.D-CA-31
- Rosa L. DeLauroD-CT-3
- Madeleine DeanD-PA-4
- Debbie DingellD-MI-6
- Lloyd DoggettD-TX-37
- Sarah ElfrethD-MD-3
- Valerie P. FousheeD-NC-4
- Maxwell FrostD-FL-10
- Robert GarciaD-CA-42
- Sylvia R. GarciaD-TX-29
- Daniel S. GoldmanD-NY-10
- Jahana HayesD-CT-5
- Timothy M. KennedyD-NY-26
- Teresa Leger FernandezD-NM-3
- Mike LevinD-CA-49
- Sam T. LiccardoD-CA-16
- John W. MannionD-NY-22
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Johnny Olszewski, Jr.D-MD-2
- Nellie PouD-NJ-9
- Delia C. RamirezD-IL-3
- Emily RandallD-WA-6
- Luz M. RivasD-CA-29
- Deborah K. RossD-NC-2
- Lateefah SimonD-CA-12
- Greg StantonD-AZ-4
- Shri ThanedarD-MI-13
- Rashida TlaibD-MI-12
- Paul TonkoD-NY-20
- Nikema WilliamsD-GA-5
Signed on later
- Jim CostaD-CA-21January 23, 2026
- Janice D. SchakowskyD-IL-9February 3, 2026
- Eugene Simon VindmanD-VA-7February 3, 2026
- Maggie GoodlanderD-NH-2February 10, 2026