Press Releases

May 15, 2012 (Washington, D.C.) As of today, any entity creating electioneering communications will have to disclose the identity of their top donors.

House Administration Committee Ranking Member Robert Brady released the following statement on the Schweikert Amendment, which would amend the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Act of 2013 to prohibit funds for the Department of Justice to bring any action against any State for how it implements a Voter I.D. law:

House Administration Democrats were pleased to hear today that the Federal Communications Commission ruled to bring some much needed transparency to our elections. This ruling, requiring broadcasters to post political advertisement information online, helps restore some integrity to our elections after the Supreme Court's disastrous Citizen's United decision.

April 17, 2012 (Washington, D.C.) The 9^th Circuit today decided a case that has far reaching implications for the right to vote. The decision, which requires Arizona to accept the federal voter registration form promulgated by the Election Assistance Commission, which does not require an applicant to show proof of citizenship.

February 15, 2012 (Washington, DC) Democratic Members of the House Administration Committee Robert Brady (PA), Zoe Lofgren (CA), and Charles Gonzalez (TX) sent a letter to Chairman Lungren (R-CA), requesting an oversight hearing on "the incre

February 9, 2012 (Washington, DC) House Administration Committee Ranking Democrat Robert Brady (PA) joined Representative Chris Van Hollen (MD) in introducing the DISCLOSE 2012 Act today.

December 15, 2011 (Washington, DC) The Democratic Members of the Committee on House Administration are disappointed to learn that the Federal Election Commission has again deadlocked on an important issue: Amending contradictory rules that govern the disclosure of independent expenditures.

December 12, 2011 (Washington, DC) – Today, Committee on House Administration Chairman Dan Lungren, R-Calif., and Ranking Member Robert Brady, D-Pa., issued the following statement on the Speaker's decision to nominate Paul D.