The House Administration Subcommittee on Elections was a subcommittee within the
House Committee on House Administration, created for the 110th Congress, along with the
Subcommittee on Capitol Security, at the urging of then Chairwoman Rep.
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Juanita Millender-McDonald (September 7, 1938 – April 22, 2007) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1996 until her death in 2007, representing California's 37th congressional distr ...
. While active during the 111th Congress, the subcommittee became moribund in the 112th, holding only four hearings, the last in November 2011. (In contrast Ranking Member
Charlie Gonzalez organized minority party-led congressional fora on campaign finance and voting rights.)
In 2013, the committee, then under
Republican control, abolished the subcommittee.
[Rick Hasen]
House Administration Committee Votes To Eliminate Subcommittee on Elections
''Election Law Blog''[Julie Hirschfeld Davis]
''New York Times'' (November 20, 2018). Following the 2018 elections, in which
Democrats retook control of the House,
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Patricia Pelosi (; ; born March 26, 1940) is an American politician who has served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2019 and previously from 2007 to 2011. She has represented in the United States House of ...
announced plans to restore the subcommittee and appoint Representative
Marcia Fudge
Marcia Louise Fudge (born October 29, 1952) is an American attorney and politician serving as the 18th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, United States secretary of housing and urban development since 2021. A member of the D ...
as chair.
Jurisdiction
From the House Rules:
:The Subcommittee on Elections handles Federal election-related issues. One of the major functions of the subcommittee is its oversight of the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) and the Elections Assistance Commission (EAC). The subcommittee’s jurisdiction also extends to the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), the Federal Election Campaign Act, the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, and the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA).
:In addition to these policy areas the Subcommittee on Elections is also responsible for contested elections under the Federal Contested Elections Act.
Members, 117th Congress
Historical membership rosters
116th Congress
112th Congress
References
External links
Official site
Administration Elections
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