La., said he will administer the oath of office to Grijalva, who was elected to the House in September, as soon as Democrats vote to reopen the government.

Speaker Mike Johnon hasn't brought the House back into session to swear in the Arizona Democrat during a government shutdown.

Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva's constituents have been without representation in the House for more than seven months.

Adelita Grijalva and Arizona asked a federal court on Tuesday to allow someone else to administer her oath to be a member of Congress.

Democrats are escalating their pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to seat Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.), with one group demanding he at least provide a timeline on when she will be sworn in, Axios has learned.