H.Res. 311 · 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 summaryHouse ends contested Texas House election
This resolution concludes an election contest involving the race for Representative in Texas's 30th Congressional District. Under federal law, the House of Representatives can review contested general elections to examine how the election was conducted after results are officially certified.
How it affects you
This resolution doesn't directly affect most people. It concludes a specific election dispute in one congressional district, which means the House is officially closing its review of that race and the contested election process ends.
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 30th 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. 311
RESOLUTION
Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the Thirtieth 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.