Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) speaks as she is surrounded by supporters who have urged that House Speaker Mike Johnson swear her in at the Capitol in Washington on Oct. 15, 2025. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office said Friday that the ongoing government shutdown has prevented him from seating a newly elected member from southern Arizona.
Federal law states the Speaker of the House is in charge of swearing-in House members in the House chamber. If the member’s oath is delayed, he or she can be sworn in elsewhere by someone designated by the House speaker.
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