117th Congress
Republican Claudia Tenney was officially sworn in Thursday morning to the U.S. House of Representatives by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to serve New York’s 22nd congressional district, ending the seat’s nearly three months-long vacancy and epic court battle over mail-in ballot disputes.
Washington – Claudia Tenney took the oath of office in the House chamber this morning, officially ending an epic election battle against Anthony Brindisi that lasted for three months after the Nov. 3 election.
Tenney, R-New Hartford, stood on the House floor just after 9 a.m. and raised her right hand as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi administered the oath.
The U.S. Department of Justice has reached an agreement with the Oneida County Board of Elections over a voting rights lawsuit that included issues with registrations and provisional ballots in the tightly contested 2020 race for New York's 22nd Congressional District.
According to the terms of the agreement announced Monday by the department, the county BOE will develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that election officials review and process all timely submitted voter registration applications in accordance with the National Voter Registration Act.
First votes conducted by the 117th Congress. The Speaker is elected, members are sworn in, Officers of the House are elected and the House Rules are adopted.
As of 12:01 a.m. on October 1, funding for many federal government operations has lapsed. I voted in favor of a clean, responsible measure in the House to keep the government open, but Senate Democrats chose to block it, forcing a shutdown.
The freshman class will be sworn in on January 3rd, 2021 when the First Session of the 117th United States Congress convenes.