Congress·Passed House·H.Res. 312

Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the Fourteenth Congressional District of Florida.

Florida Election Contest Dismissal

Dec 9, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: The SenateNo action in 7 months

The House passed this resolution in December 2025, but it has not moved since then. The bill now needs to be considered by the Senate to become law. Nothing has happened with this bill for six months.

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Very likely to pass

The House has already voted and passed this resolution to resolve the election dispute.

Key Points

This resolution officially ends a legal challenge against the election results for Florida's 14th Congressional District. The House decided to drop the case because the person who filed it missed the deadline for submitting their paperwork.
By dismissing this contest, the House ensures that the current representative for that area will stay in office. There will be no further investigation or hearings regarding the claims made in the original challenge.
This is a standard procedural move that the House uses when election challenges do not follow the required legal rules. It allows the House to focus on other business instead of spending time on a case that did not meet filing requirements.

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Milestones

1 milestone7 actions

Dec 9, 2025House

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Dec 9, 2025House

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H5102)

Dec 9, 2025

Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H5102)

The House of Representatives voted to approve this bill. It now goes to the Senate.

Dec 9, 2025House

Mr. Steil asked unanimous consent to consider as introduced.

Dec 9, 2025House

Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H5102)

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the Fourteenth Congressional District of Florida.

Bill NumberHRES 312

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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