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Special Counsel Mueller has repeatedly warned that Russia interfered in our elections in a "sweeping and systematic fashion" and continues to do so.
On July 24th, 2019 Chairperson Zoe Lofgren questioned Special Counsel Mueller during the House Judiciary Committee's hearing examining Russian interference in U.S. elections.
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House Democrats have introduced H.R. 1, the For the People Act in the 117th Congress!
- H.R. 1 is a sweeping package of pro-democracy and anticorruption reforms to put power back in the hands of the American people by ending the dominance of big money in politics; making it easier, not harder, to vote; and ensuring that politicians actually serve the public interest.
- H.R.
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The Securing America's Federal Elections (SAFE) Act takes real, concrete steps to
June 28, 2019
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren of California delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. In this week’s address, the Congresswoman highlighted House Democrats’ passage of the Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act to address the urgent need to strengthen election security and prevent foreign interference in the 2020 election.
Issues:Elections
June 27, 2019
A critical election security bill to harden our nation’s elections infrastructure passed the House today with bipartisan support. H.R. 2722, the Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act, authored by Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren makes meaningful investments to upgrade the security of voting systems across the country to guard against foreign interference in our democracy. The bill passed the House by a 225-184 vote.
Issues:Elections
Passed by House
This bill addresses election security through grant programs and requirements for voting systems and paper ballots.
Issues:Elections
Subcommittees
June 21, 2019
Today, the Committee on House Administration Chairperson favorably reported H.R. 2722, the Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act of 2019, an election security bill to provide funding for states to replace outdated and vulnerable voting equipment, mandate paper ballot voting systems and risk-limiting post-election audits, and contains strict cybersecurity requirements for election technology vendors and voting systems, among other provisions. The bill passed the Committee and will be considered on the House floor next week.
Issues:Elections
June 21, 2019
Chairperson Zoe Lofgren issued the following statement at today’s markup of H.R. 2722, the SAFE Act, an election security bill to provide funding for states to replace outdated and vulnerable voting equipment, mandate paper ballot voting systems and risk-limiting post-election audits, and contains strict cybersecurity requirements for election technology vendors and voting systems, among other provisions.
Issues:Elections
May 22, 2019
Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren questioned the White House and Trump campaign over how, and to what extent, the Trump campaign reimburses the public for campaign-related activities that utilize official government resources.
Issues:Elections