The House Administration Subcommittee on Elections is the senior subcommittee of the House Committee on House Administration.
The subcommittee itself represents the Committee on House Administration’s status as the longest-standing committee of the House, tracing its history to the Committee on Elections in the first Congress under the Constitution. In recent years, it was extant for the 110th Congress, along with the Subcommittee on Capitol Security, at the urging of then Chairwoman Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald. While active during the 111th Congress, the subcommittee became moribund in the 112th, holding only four hearings,Q.v., Monthly Reports of Activity at the Committee's website the last in November 2011.November 2011 Monthly Report of Committee on House Administration (In contrast Ranking Member Charlie Gonzalez organized minority party-led congressional fora on campaign finance"House Democrats Urge GOP to hold DISCLOSE Act Hearing: Post Video of Campaign Finance Forum" and voting rights."Subcommittee on Elections Ranking Member Gonzalez Applauds Federal Court Decision on Texas Voter ID")
In 2013, the committee, then under Republican control, abolished the subcommittee.Rick Hasen, House Administration Committee Votes To Eliminate Subcommittee on Elections, Election Law BlogJulie Hirschfeld Davis, Pelosi's One Potential Rival Cuts Deal and Drops Speaker Challenge, New York Times (November 20, 2018). Following the 2018 elections, in which Democrats retook control of the House, Nancy Pelosi announced plans to restore the subcommittee and appoint Representative Marcia Fudge as chair.
Jurisdiction Matters relating to federal elections and such other matters as may be referred to the subcommittee.
Members, 119th Congress MajorityMinority Laurel Lee, Florida, Chair Barry Loudermilk, Georgia Greg Murphy, North Carolina Mary Miller, Illinois Terri Sewell, Alabama, Ranking Member Julie Johnson, Texas Ex officio Bryan Steil, Wisconsin Joseph Morelle, New York
Historical membership rosters 118th Congress MajorityMinority Laurel Lee, Florida, Chair Barry Loudermilk, Georgia Stephanie Bice, Oklahoma Anthony D'Esposito, New York Terri Sewell, Alabama, Ranking Member Norma Torres, California Ex officio Bryan Steil, Wisconsin Joseph Morelle, New York
117th Congress MajorityMinority G. K. Butterfield, North Carolina, Chair Pete Aguilar, California Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico Bryan Steil, Wisconsin, Ranking Member
116th Congress MajorityMinority Marcia Fudge, Ohio, Chair G. K. Butterfield, North Carolina Pete Aguilar, California Rodney Davis, Illinois, Ranking Member
112th Congress MajorityMinority Gregg Harper, Mississippi, Chair Aaron Schock, Illinois Rich Nugent, Florida Todd Rokita, Indiana Charlie Gonzalez, Texas, Ranking Member Bob Brady, Pennsylvania
References
External links Official site