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Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) issued a statement today congratulating Subcommittee on Elections Chairman G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) on the Subcommittee’s series of five hearings examining the structural and administrative barriers to voting since the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder:

Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) issued the following statement today after Senate Republicans filibustered S.1, the most transformational and comprehensive suite of pro-democracy and anti-corruption reforms in a generation:

Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) made the following remarks at the outset of today’s hearing, Oversight of the January 6th Attack: United States Capitol Police Containment Emergency Response Team and First Responders Unit:

Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) today announced the Committee will hold an additional hearing with U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) Inspector General Michael A. Bolton after he delivered a fourth flash report to USCP oversight committees today. The latest report identified significant deficiencies pertaining to the Department’s Containment and Emergency Response Team and First Responders Unit and made more than 20 recommendations. In addition, the latest flash report notes that some of the Inspector General’s findings raised such significant and troubling concerns that he separately provided an urgent advisory to Department leadership before the full report was complete. The upcoming hearing will be the Committee’s fifth public hearing investigating the January 6 attack, more than any other committee in Congress.

Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) released the following statement today regarding President Joe Biden’s announcement that Vice President Kamala Harris will head the White House’s efforts on voting rights and For The People Act:

Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) issued the following statement today after Senate Majority Leader Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced the Senate will hold a vote in June on S. 1, the For The People Act. This legislation is essential to defending our democracy, reducing the influence of dark money and powerful special interests, and stopping voter suppression around the nation.

Today, Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) issued the following statement marking the 28th anniversary of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). The NVRA made voter registration more accessible for millions of Americans, helped protect voters from improper removals from voter rolls, and established standards for voter roll maintenance.

Today, Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) announced the Committee will hold a hearing with members of the United States Capitol Police Board and law enforcement and protective services experts. Reforms to the United States Capitol Police, as well as improvements to the Capitol Police Board’s decision making processes and accountability measures, will be covered in the hearing.