Overview

• During Tuesday’s pro forma session, Rep. Morgan Griffith presided and adjourned without swearing in Adelita Grijalva despite Democrats calling for immediate action.
• Grijalva won last week’s special election and has vowed to sign the discharge petition, which is currently at 217 signatures and would force a House vote on releasing Epstein-related Justice Department records.
• The Speaker’s Office says the House has received Arizona paperwork and will schedule Grijalva’s oath when members return to regular session on Oct. 7.
• Democratic leaders urged an immediate oath and cited past pro forma swearing-ins, noting Arizona’s secretary of state already notified the House clerk of Grijalva’s unofficial victory.
• Republican leaders say swearing-ins occur during regular sessions and argue the bill lacks adequate victim protections, while canceled voting days tied to funding talks kept the chamber out and President Trump opposes the disclosure push.