> In the first weeks of the 97th Congress, the House passed a resolution providing for Spellman's pay as if she had been seated, and for her Congressional office to be supported as if a member of Congress had died or resigned.[5] When it became clear she was permanently incapacitated and unlikely to recover, the House passed an act declaring the 5th District seat vacant.

I can't help but feel like that Congress would fuck around for an entire election cycle if this happened today instead of making the seat vacant. Like whichever party would benefit from a comatose congressman would stonewall any resolution on the matter.