Press Releases

Today, U.S. Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and House Administration Committee Ranking Member Joe Morelle (NY-25) introduced a bill to prevent January 6 rioters from receiving payouts from the federal government.

Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued this statement following President Trump’s State of the Union address filled with lies about our elections:

Morelle and Padilla urge GAO to address the White House’s apparently illegal website dedicated to pressuring Americans to lobby their Senators to pass voter suppression bill.

Today, Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued the following statement after Republicans’ election takeover bill passed the House, forcing states to turn over voters’ personal private data to the Department of Homeland Security and creating numerous unnecessary barriers to the ballot box for millions of Americans:

Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, led Committee Democrats in the fight against Republicans’ election takeover attempts as House Republicans held hearings on legislation that would suppress and silence voters with the Committees on House Administration and Rules.

Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, celebrated the passage of S. 3705, the companion to H.R. 469, bipartisan legislation that would authorize the Architect of the Capitol to bury a time capsule commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Joe Morelle, Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, joined by 68 other lawmakers, demanded answers from Postmaster General David Steiner on the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) preparedness for the 2026 elections amid concerns that new transportation policies could delay the delivery of mail-in ballots, particularly in rural and hard-to-reach communities. USPS’ new Regional Transportation Optimization (RTO) initiative is set to reduce trips within certain zip codes, which may slow down mail delivery times.

Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued this statement following the release of the Republicans’ extreme voter suppression bill.