H.Res. 309 · Where this bill is now
Adopted
House: Adopted Dec 9, 2025, by without objection
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryEnds Texas House election dispute
This resolution concludes a formal election contest for Texas's 28th Congressional District seat in the House of Representatives. Under federal law, the House can examine contested elections after a state certifies its results to determine if the certified outcome should stand.
How it affects you
This is a procedural matter involving the House settling an election dispute. It doesn't directly affect most people's daily lives unless you live in that district and were following the election challenge.
Read the official summary (Reported to House, Apr 9, 2025)
This resolution dismisses (i.e., concludes) the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the 28th Congressional District of Texas.
As background, the Federal Contested Election Act provides for the House of Representatives to resolve contested general elections. Generally, a contested election entails reexamining election conduct following the jurisdiction's certification of election results.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH.Res. 309
RESOLUTION
Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the Twenty-eighth Congressional District of Texas.
Sponsor: Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI-1) · Introduced Apr 9, 2025 · Congress · 2 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Dec 9, 2025: “Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 2 official versions.