Press Releases
House Judiciary & Committee on House Administration Democrats File Amicus Brief Opposing Texas Governor's Order Limiting Ballot Drop-Off Boxes
October 12, 2020
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler and Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren, along with all Democratic Members of both Committees, filed an amicus brief opposing Texas Governor Greg Abbott's executive order limiting the number of mail in voting drop-off boxes to one per county.
Issues:Elections
Chairs Lofgren, Clyburn, and Maloney Challenge Voter Suppression by Texas Governor
October 7, 2020
Today, Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chairman James E. Clyburn, and Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney sent a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott urging him to rescind a proclamation he issued last week requiring counties to close all but one mail-in ballot drop-off location.
Fudge Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on Misinformation in the 2020 Election
October 6, 2020
Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Elections Chairperson Marcia L. Fudge (D-Ohio) made the following opening remarks at today’s hearing, Voting Rights and Election Administration: Combatting Misinformation in the 2020 Election:
Issues:Elections
Lofgren and Johnson Introduce Judicial Ads Act
September 30, 2020
Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Chairman Henry C. “Hank” Johnson (D-Ga.) today introduced the Judicial Ads Act, legislation to combat dark money in judicial nominations by increasing accountability and transparency in advertisements related to Senate confirmation of federal judicial nominations.
Issues:Elections
Lofgren: Heroes Act 2.0 Protects American Voters
September 29, 2020
Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) issued the following statement today as House Democrats introduced legislation to protect our democracy and American voters during the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring voters can cast their ballots without risking their wellbeing.
Issues:Elections
House Democrats Introduce Landmark Reforms Package, the Protecting Our Democracy Act
September 23, 2020
Today, on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, House Democrats introduced the Protecting Our Democracy Act – a landmark reforms package that will prevent future presidential abuses, restore our system of checks and balances, strengthen accountability and transparency, and protect our elections.
Lofgren, Klobuchar Introduce Election Mail Act to Ensure Free Postage and Fast Delivery for Ballots
September 22, 2020
Today, Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and Senate Rules Committee Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced legislation to direct the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to carry all election mail at a First-Class standard, postmark all ballots for federal elections, improve the processing of election mail, and have Congress reimburse USPS for carrying all election mail without postage. The Committee on House Administration and Senate Rules Committee are the primary congressional committees charged with oversight over federal elections.
Issues:Elections
House Chairs Demand Emergency Inspector General Investigation Into AG Barr's Efforts to Improperly Influence November Presidential Election
September 18, 2020
Today, House Administration Committee Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) joined House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) in calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General to open an emergency investigation into whether Attorney General William Barr, U.S. Attorney John Durham, and other political appointees are in violation of longstanding Department policy and federal law to avoid taking any action – including making public comments on ongoing investigations – that could improperly influence the upcoming presidential election.
Issues:Elections
Lofgren and Fudge: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Failure to Release Report on Minority Voters is Shameful and Wrong
September 18, 2020
Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and Subcommittee on Elections Chairperson Marcia L. Fudge (D-Ohio) issued the following statement today following news that Republican Commissioners on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) blocked the release of a report on the Commission’s research and findings related to barriers voters of color, voters with disabilities, and voters at higher risk of COVID-19 face in accessing the ballot box during the pandemic.
Issues:Elections
House and Senate Leaders with Jurisdiction over Federal Elections Call on Director of National Intelligence to Immediately Reschedule In-Person Election Security Briefings
August 31, 2020
Today, Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member on the Senate Rules Committee, Representative Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), Chairman of the House Judiciary, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, on a letter to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), urging Director John Ratcliffe to immediately reschedule critical in-person election security briefings ahead of the November general election. On August 28, 2020, Director Ratcliffe sent a letter notifying Congress that in-person briefings would stop.
Issues:Elections