112th Congress
May 23, 2012 (San Antonio) Today, under pressure from House Republicans, a collection of internal documents from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) was released that explain how the Commission is supposed to determine whether to prosecute a campaign or individual for violating our campaign finance laws and regulations. Representative Charles A. Gonzalez (TX-20), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Elections, released the following statement:
Representatives Brady, Van Hollen, Gonzalez, and Lofgren File Brief in Support of Montana Supreme Court Decision Against Corporate Contributions
May 18, 2012 (Washington, D.C.) Representatives Robert Brady (D-PA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the Montana State Supreme Court's decision to uphold a century of precedent and keep unlimited corporate contributions out of their elections.
Voter Empowerment Act will modernize voter registration & ensure equal access to ballot box |
May 15, 2012 (Washington, D.C.) As of today, any entity creating electioneering communications will have to disclose the identity of their top donors.
House Administration Committee Ranking Member Robert Brady released the following statement on the Schweikert Amendment, which would amend the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Act of 2013 to prohibit funds for the Department of Justice to bring any action against any State for how it implements a Voter I.D. law:
“Not satisfied with merely infringing upon the right to vote, some Republicans are now trying to prevent the Justice Department from investigating and prosecuting potentially serious civil rights violations.
House Administration Democrats were pleased to hear today that the Federal Communications Commission ruled to bring some much needed transparency to our elections. This ruling, requiring broadcasters to post political advertisement information online, helps restore some integrity to our elections after the Supreme Court's disastrous Citizen's United decision.
April 17, 2012 (Washington, D.C.) The 9th Circuit today decided a case that has far reaching implications for the right to vote. The decision, which requires Arizona to accept the federal voter registration form promulgated by the Election Assistance Commission, which does not require an applicant to show proof of citizenship.
February 15, 2012 (Washington, DC) Democratic Members of the House Administration Committee Robert Brady (PA), Zoe Lofgren (CA), and Charles Gonzalez (TX) sent a letter to Chairman Lungren (R-CA), requesting an oversight hearing on "the increasing role and influence of undisclosed money in our electoral system."
February 9, 2012 (Washington, DC) House Administration Committee Ranking Democrat Robert Brady (PA) joined Representative Chris Van Hollen (MD) in introducing the DISCLOSE 2012 Act today.
Under the Democratic Majority in 2010, the first DISCLOSE Act was passed in the House of Representatives, but died in the Senate, falling one vote short to end a filibuster. The bill seeks to restore the American people’s trust in our elections process in the aftermath of the US Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision.