Press Releases
House Administration Democrats Urge Oversight on the Role of Money in Elections and the DISCLOSE 2012 Act
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
House Democrats Introduce DISCLOSE Act 2012
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.
CHA Democrats Respond to Latest FEC Gridlock
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.
Brady and Lungren on Speaker's Selection of Paul D. Irving as 37th House Sergeant at Arms
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.
Lungren and Brady on Retirement of House Sergeant at Arms Bill Livingood
Lungren and Brady on Retirement of House Sergeant at Arms Bill Livingood
WASHINGTON – Today, Committee on House Administration Chairman Dan Lungren, R-Calif., and Ranking Member Robert Brady, D-Pa., issued the following joint statement on the retirement of House Sergeant at Arms William "Bill" Livingood:
Gonzalez Testifies Against Voter Suppression
November 14, 2011 (Washington, DC) Elections Subcommittee Ranking Member, Charles Gonzalez (D-TX) submitted testimony to a Congressional forum entitled, “Excluded from Democracy: The Impact of Recent State Voting Law Changes.” The forum is the first pro
House Admin Democrats Raise Questions About Operations of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
October 19, 2011 (Washington, DC) Committee on House Administration (CHA) Democrats were alarmed to learn that Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (OGR) Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) had disapproved travel for OGR Democratic staff to attend a forum related to the Committee's oversight of federal drug policy.
House Administration Democrats Denounce Republican Plan to Eliminate the EAC
October 14, 2011 (Washington, DC) The Democratic Members of the House Administration Committee unanimously denounced the Republican Members' recommendation that the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction eliminate the Election Assistance Commission.
CHA Dems Send Cost Saving Recommendations to Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction
October 13, 2011 (Washington D.C.) Democratic Members of the Committee on House Administration wrote a letter to the Co-Chairs of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction with four cost saving initiatives within the Legislative
House Administration Democrats Condemn Spending Increase for DOMA Defense
House Republicans Modify Contract to Waste $1.5 Million Defending Unconstitutional Law
When the Department of Justice decided not to defend the unconstitutional Defense of Marriage Act, House Republican Leadership contracted legal serv