Press Releases
Schumer, Padilla, Morelle, Voting Rights Advocates Reject Republicans’ SAVE America Act, Trump’s Attempted Elections Takeover
March 17, 2026
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, U.S.
Issues:Elections/Voting Rights
Pappas, Whitehouse Reintroduce Updated DISCLOSE Act to End Corrupting Influence of Dark Money in American Elections
March 4, 2026
Updated bill would require disclosure of payments made to digital influencers who promote a candidate and allow flexibility for disclosure on short digital content
Issues:Campaign Finance
Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation Receives Funding for FlagTrack 2.0 Program
March 4, 2026
WASHINGTON — Today, Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation Chairwoman Stephanie Bice (OK-05) and Ranking Member Norma Torres (CA-35) announced that Modernization Initiatives Account (MIA) funding for FlagTrack 2.0, a modernization project to enhance the portal that streamlines the process of ordering and trackin
Issues:Modernization
Leader Jeffries, Morelle Statement on Latest Trump Attempt to Take Over Elections
February 26, 2026
Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Joe Morelle released the following statement:
Issues:Elections/Voting Rights
Ross, Raskin, and Morelle Introduce Bill to Ban Taxpayer Payouts for January 6 Rioters
February 25, 2026
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.
Morelle Statement Against President Trump’s State of the Union Election Lies
February 24, 2026
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:
Issues:Elections/Voting Rights
Ranking Members Morelle, Padilla Demand Accountability for White House Misusing Taxpayer Funds to Lobby Congress for Anti-Voter SAVE Act
February 24, 2026
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.
Issues:Elections/Voting Rights
Ranking Member Morelle’s Statement on Passage of Republicans’ Election Takeover Bill
February 11, 2026
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:
Issues:Elections/Voting Rights