HRES 125 109th Congress House Congress House rules and procedure

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 841) to require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced…

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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 841) to require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives in extraordinary circumstances, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 1, 2005 Introduced by: Cole, Tom Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov

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Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (House)

Mar 3, 2005

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

Mar 3, 2005

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

Mar 3, 2005

Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

Mar 3, 2005

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 125.

Mar 3, 2005

Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H948-953; text of measure as reported in House: CR H948-949)

Mar 1, 2005

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 7.

Mar 1, 2005

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 841 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

Mar 1, 2005

The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 109-10, by Mr. Cole (OK).

Mar 1, 2005

Introduced in House

Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
HAMDT 16	Cole, Tom	Amendment provided for the consideration of two amendments to H.R. 841.	Agreed to	Mar 3, 2005

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Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 841) to require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives not later than 49 days after the vacancy is announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives in extraordinary circumstances.

What's happening now March 3, 2005

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

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 125: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 841) to require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives in extraordinary circumstances, and for other purposes.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-125/

MLA

"H. Res. 125: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 841) to require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives in extraordinary circumstances, and for other purposes.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-125/.

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H. Res. 125, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-125/.

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[H. Res. 125: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 841) to require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives in extraordinary circumstances, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-125/)