Press Releases
Lofgren & Butterfield Statement on The Electoral Count Act and Voting Rights
January 5, 2022
Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren and Subcommittee on Elections Chairman G. K. Butterfield issued the following statement today
Issues:Elections
Lofgren Statement Regarding Capitol Police Board Report on Security Improvements to the Capitol Complex Post-January 6
January 4, 2022
Lofgren issued a statement following a briefing by the Capitol Police Board on security improvements to the Capitol Complex in the year since the January 6, 2021 attack.
Issues:United States Capitol Police
Lofgren Statement Regarding Ranking Member Davis' Letter to Speaker Pelosi
January 3, 2022
Lofgren issued a statement after Ranking Member Rodney Davis sent a letter falsely accusing the Speaker of the House of preventing the House Sergeant at Arms and Chief Administrative Officer from complying with preservation requests related to the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol.
Issues:CAOSergeant at Arms
Lofgren & Butterfield Statement on Republican Filibuster of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
November 3, 2021
Lofgren and Subcommittee on Elections Chairman G. K. Butterfield issued a statement after Senate Republicans blocked consideration of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Issues:Elections
Lofgren Statement on Republican Filibuster of the Freedom to Vote Act
October 20, 2021
Lofgren issued a statement after Senate Republicans filibustered legislation to protect our freedom to vote by making sure voting options are equally accessible across all 50 states, reducing the scourge of dark money in our politics, and prohibiting partisan gerrymandering.
Issues:Elections
Lofgren Statement on Senate Introduction of Freedom to Vote Act
September 14, 2021
Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) issued the following statement today regarding the Senate introduction of the Freedom to Vote Act:
Issues:Elections
Lofgren Statement on Latest U.S. Capitol Police Flash Reports
September 1, 2021
Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) issued the following statement today upon receiving and reviewing U.S. Capitol Police Inspector General Michael A. Bolton’s sixth flash report with preliminary findings and recommendations related to the January 6 violent attack on the United States Capitol.
Butterfield on House Passage of Historic Voting Rights Legislation
August 24, 2021
Today, Subcommittee on Elections Chairman G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, legislation to restore the full strength of the Voting Rights Act.
Lofgren Applauds House Passage of Landmark Voting Rights Legislation
August 24, 2021
Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. This landmark legislation to restore the full strength and protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 has been a top priority for the Committee on House Administration in the 117th Congress.
Lofgren Statement on Smithsonian’s 175th Anniversary
August 10, 2021
Today, Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) issued the following statement on the 175th anniversary of the Smithsonian Institution. On August 10, 1846, the Smithsonian Institution was formally established by Congress.
