United States Committee on House Administration

Full Committee Hearing: “Oversight with Secretaries of State: List Maintenance and Eligibility Verification”

Thu, 106 Apr 2026 12:00:01 EST

On Thursday, April 16^th at 10:15 a.m. the Committee on House Administration will hold a full committee hearing titled, “Oversight with Secretaries of State: List Maintenance and Eligibility Verification.” The hearing will be held in room 1310 of the Longworth House Office Building.

If you have any questions, please contact the Clerk of the Committee, Kristen Monterroso, at Kristen.Monterroso@mail.house.gov or (202) 225-8281. For media inquiries, please contact the Communications Director, Walter Smoloski, at Walter.Smoloski@mail.house.gov or (202) 225-8281.

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Chairmen Steil, Jordan, and Comer Issue Statement Following New York Times Reporting that ActBlue May Have Misled Congress

Thu, 92 Apr 2026 12:00:00 EST

WASHINGTON – Today, Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01), Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (OH-04), and Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (KY-01) issued the following statement after reporting from the New York Times alleged ActBlue may have misled Congress on how it vets foreign donations:

“Our investigation found ActBlue’s internal fraud prevention measures were wholly insufficient for preventing illegal foreign campaign donations. Today’s reporting reconfirms that finding and raises serious questions about whether ActBlue’s CEO intentionally misled Congress at the onset of this investigation,” said the Chairmen. “We will continue our investigation and keep all options on the table as we seek the truth.”

The New York Times report is based on internal legal memos authored by the organization’s former outside counsel, Covington and Burling. This firm employs several attorneys that previously held senior roles for Democrat government officials, including for President Biden.

According to the Times, the internal legal memos claimed that ActBlue did not always follow the fraud-prevention mechanisms detailed in ActBlue’s initial response to Chairman Steil in 2023. The memos also allege that ActBlue staff were aware of the potential risks, which could pose additional legal issues given the contradictory statements made in the organization’s 2023 response to Congress.

Background:

On October 31, 2023, following reports that ActBlue, a major Democratic fundraising platform, was accepting political contributions without a card verification value (CVV), Chairman Steil sent a letter demanding answers on ActBlue's practices, questioning if they are complying with federal campaign finance laws and preventing foreign and illegal contributions.

On November 27, 2023, ActBlue responded to Chairman Steil's letter saying it did not require a CVV in order to contribute on their website.

On September 6, 2024, Chairman Steil introduced H.R. 9488, the Secure Handling of Internet Electronic Donations (SHIELD) Act. The legislation prohibits political committees from accepting an online contribution unless the contributor provides the CVV and billing address associated with the card and from accepting online contributions from prepaid cards. It also adopts a top legislative recommendation from the FEC to prohibit individuals from knowingly aiding or abetting a person making a contribution in the name of another person.

On September 11, 2024, the SHIELD Act passed the Committee on House Administration by a voice-vote.

On September 18, 2024, Chairman Steil sent letters to the Attorneys General from Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Florida, and Missouri, updating them on the Committee's investigation into ActBlue. Along with the letter, the Attorneys General received the data and evidence that the Committee has collected over the course of almost a year.

On October 28, 2024, Chairman Steil sent a letter to ActBlue demanding documents and information related to the platform's donor verification policies and potential vulnerabilities that foreign actors may exploit to illegally participate in the U.S. political process.

On October 30, 2024, Chairman Steil issued a subpoena to ActBlue for documents related to ActBlue's donor verification policies and the potential for foreign actors to use the platform to launder illicit money into U.S. political campaigns.

On December 10, 2024, Chairman Steil released findings from his subpoena of ActBlue.

On March 10, 2025, Chairman Steil and Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer and Rep. Langworthy sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent requesting access to suspicious activity reports previously withheld by the Biden Administration.

On April 2, 2025, the Committee on House Administration, the House Judiciary Committee and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a joint interim staff report that revealed ActBlue made its fraud-prevention rules “more lenient” twice in 2024—even though there is extensive fraud on the platform, including from foreign sources.

On April 2, 2025, the Committee on House Administration, the House Judiciary Committee and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sent a letter to ActBlue requesting documents and transcribed interviews.

On June 25, 2025, Chairmen Steil, Comer and Jordan issued two subpoenas, to a current and a former ActBlue employee, after they both failed to comply with the Committees' request for transcribed interviews.

On July 22, 2025, Chairmen Steil, Comer, and Jordan issued a subpoena to ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones for materials related to the Committees' investigation into the fundraising platform.

On September 4, 2025, Chairmen Steil, Comer and Jordan issued subpoenas to one current and two former employees at ActBlue to appear for depositions.

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Full Committee Markup of Various Measures

Wed, 77 Mar 2026 12:00:01 EST

On Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET, the Committee on House Administration will hold a Full Committee markup of the following measures in room 1310 of the Longworth House Office building:

H.R. 6028, the Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act

H.R. 5891, the Withhold Member Pay During Shutdowns Act

H.R. 1329, the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act

Any proposed amendments should be emailed to Kristen Monterroso at Kristen.Monterroso@mail.house.gov no later than 12 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. Note that all amendments filed by this time will be given priority recognition at the meeting. For any amendment filed after the deadline, please deliver twenty-five (25) hard copies to 1309 Longworth House Office Building, in addition to submitting electronically.

If you need further assistance, please contact Kristen Monterroso, Clerk of the Committee, at Kristen.Monterroso@mail.house,gov or 202-225-8281. For media inquiries, please contact Walter Smoloski, Communications Director, at Walter.Smoloski@mail.house.gov or 202-225-8281.

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Chairman Steil Delivers Opening Remarks at Full Committee Markup

Wed, 77 Mar 2026 12:00:00 EST

WASHINGTON - Chairman Steil (WI-01) delivered remarks at today's Full Committee Markup on Various Measures.

Chairman Steil's full opening statement:

Today, the Committee on House Administration will consider two separate pieces of legislation.

These bills will increase transparency with the American people, establish a location for a new Smithsonian museum, and, in consultation with my colleague the Ranking Member, we'll be pulling off the Legislative Branch Agency reform, but we're working to remedy that and come back with, what I think will be a great piece of legislation that will address some of those concerns.

First, we will consider H.R. 5891, the Withhold Member Pay During Shutdowns Act.

This legislation prohibits Members from collecting pay during a lapse in appropriations.

Last fall, I think as everybody here recalls, we had the longest government shutdown in history.

We’re now in a partial shutdown.

The Department of Homeland Security hasn’t been funded since February 14th.

It’s been 32 days since TSA agents have been fully and properly compensated.

This is a time during which we should be securing and protecting the Homeland.

Schumer and Democrats in the Senate are playing politics with DHS funding.

We all know the spending process in Washington is broken.

The Withhold Member Pay During Shutdowns Act starts to fix the broken system.

This bill ensures no Members collect a paycheck while hardworking federal employees are being forced to work without pay.

I am thankful to my colleagues for their feedback on this commonsense legislation and look forward to discussing it further today.

Next, we’ll consider H.R. 1329, the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act.

This legislation allows the Smithsonian to move forward with construction of the future museum to recognize and honor the contributions of American women.

It’s all the more exciting that we’re considering this legislation during our nation’s 250th anniversary.

Finally, we were going to be considering H.R. 6028, the Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act, which was introduced by my colleague Morgan Griffith.

That process, in consultation with my friend, the Ranking Member Mr. Morelle, we're going to pull that legislation, work towards some amendments and adjustments, and then come back to this Committee with a final product that I think has a real opportunity to pass in a bipartisan way.

These are the types of reforms, I think, that this Committee, historically, has done a great job of - finding ways where all of us across the aisle can look and determine how we can make improvements in the operation of Legislative Branch agencies, from GPO, to the Library of Congress, including the Copyright Office.

I thank my colleagues for being here today, appreciate their engagement in all of these important pieces of legislation on both sides of the aisle and I look forward to discussing the legislation further.

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Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation Receives Funding for FlagTrack 2.0 Program

Wed, 63 Mar 2026 12:00:00 EST

WASHINGTON: Today, Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation Chairwoman Stephanie Bice (OK-05) and Ranking Member Norma Torres (CA-35) announced that Modernization Initiatives Account (MIA) funding for FlagTrack 2.0, a modernization project to enhance the portal that streamlines the process of ordering and tracking flags for constituents, has been approved.

FlagTrack 2.0 improves and simplifies the user experience and offers faster turnaround times for constituent flag requests. A new, public-facing portal will allow constituents to easily track the status of their flag requests, from order date, to fly date, to shipping and delivery dates. FlagTrack 2.0 also digitizes check and refund forms for quicker processing and offers a new, direct shipping option in addition to the standard process of shipping flags through Member offices. Together, these upgrades will significantly improve an important constituent service by delivering better and faster results.

"FlagTrack 2.0 will make this process more seamless and transparent for all constituents," said Chairwoman Bice. "We are grateful to the Appropriations Committee for approving funding for this project."

“I’m thrilled that we will be able to provide constituents and House staff with a simplified process to track flag requests, a process often connected to celebrations and meaningful ceremonies,” said Ranking Member Torres. "I look forward to making the transition in my office and bringing another House process into the 21st century.”

Background:
The MIA was established in the FY 2021 Appropriations Act to fund initiatives to modernize House operations. The Subcommittee requested MIA funding for this project on November 20, 2025.

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Chairman Steil Hosts Roundtable on The Make Elections Great Again Act

Wed, 56 Feb 2026 12:00:00 EST

WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) hosted a roundtable discussion with leading election integrity experts to discuss the Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act.

"The MEGA Act is the most comprehensive package of election reforms in a generation," said Chairman Steil. "I'm thankful to our guests for their valuable feedback on the legislation as we continue our work to make American elections great again."

"Elections will be great again when they are boring and reliable. MEGA is the culmination of decades of study and best practices development to modernize the NVRA's pre-Internet text," said Logan Churchwell, Public Interest Legal Foundation Research Director. "The bill provides precision tools for states to maintain voter rolls and secures the public's right to see these processes from end to end."

"This bill is needed to correct and fix longstanding problems in election administration, some caused by prior federal statutes that restrict the ability of state election officials to maintain accurate voter registration lists," said Hans Von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow at The Edwin Meese III Institute for the Rule of Law. "It will benefit all voters by helping ensure the security and integrity of their most precious right - the right to vote."

“The SAVE Act and the MEGA Act fix structural weaknesses in federal election law. Proof of citizenship and a clear prohibition on federal agency involvement in elections are common-sense standards," said Ken Cuccinelli, National Chairman of ETI and previous Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security and Attorney General of Virginia. "These are not issues the states can solve — they require federal action.”

"WILL has done extensive work to improve transparency and security in our elections," said Lucas Vebber, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Deputy Counsel. "We applaud Congressmen Steil’s leadership on these issues, and support these efforts to protect the vote nationwide."

"Chairman Steil’s bill builds on the hard work that many states have done to strengthen election integrity and protect the vote and reinforces that bad actors will not be allowed to game the system," said Maggie Harrell, Foundation for Government Accountability Federal Affairs Director. "Free and fair elections are foundational to the greatness of this country, and all efforts must be made to protect them."

"RITE thanks Chairman Steil for the opportunity to discuss needed federal reforms to improve election security," said Justin Riemer, Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (RITE) President & CEO*. "Congress must act to address current challenges in ensuring the integrity of America’s elections and voter confidence."

*name and title for ID purposes only

Read the full bill text here.

Background:

The Committee on House Administration has oversight authority of federal elections.

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ICYMI: Chairman Steil Leads House Effort to Pass SAVE America Act

Fri, 44 Feb 2026 12:00:00 EST

WASHINGTON - This week, Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) led the effort to enhance election integrity and pass the SAVE America Act.

The legislation requires photo ID when casting a ballot and requires individuals to prove U.S. citizenship when registering to vote.

See some of this week's highlights below.

Chairman Steil joins House Republican Leadership for a press conference after the passage of the SAVE America Act

"The legislation today is a meaningful and real step forward in election integrity - to make sure that it is only American citizens who are voting, and to make sure that the people are who they say they are when they come to the polls."

Click the image or here to watch the Chairman's remarks

Chairman Steil manages floor debate on the SAVE America Act

"We should be checking and cleaning up the voter rolls and removing individuals who are not eligible to vote. Because every citizen deserves the right to vote. One individual who is ineligible to vote is one too many because it casts out the vote of a legal United States citizen."

Click the image or here to watch the Chairman's remarks

Chairman Steil joins Maria Bartiromo on Mornings with Maria to discuss election integrity legislation

Click the image or here to watch the Chairman's interview

"I often reflect back on a debate I had here in the House of Representatives about photo identification. I flew home to my home state of Wisconsin, went to buy a six-pack of beer, the clerk recognized me, asked for my ID, confirmed it, and then I was allowed to buy the beer. I just think it's nuts that we protect our beer more than our ballots in jurisdictions across this country."

Background:
The House of Representatives passed S.1383, the SAVE America Act, by a vote of 218-213 on February 11, 2026.

The Committee on House Administration has oversight of federal election policy.

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Chairman Steil Delivers Floor Remarks on SAVE America Act

Wed, 42 Feb 2026 12:00:00 EST

WASHINGTON - Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) led today's debate on S.1383, the SAVE America Act.

Chairman Steil's full floor remarks:

Mr. Speaker,

I rise in support of S.1383, the SAVE America Act.

I thank my colleague Chip Roy for his work on this bill, as well as my colleagues on the Committee on House Administration.

Today, Mr. Speaker, we have an opportunity to move forward with election integrity, to regain the trust of the American people and the way that we operate our elections.

The SAVE America Act has two key principles, both of which are commonsense:

Individuals that want to vote in U.S. elections should be U.S. citizens, and we should have a proof of citizenship when individuals register to vote.

The second principle is that individuals, when they vote, should show voter ID.

Both of these are commonsense principles.

Now, we know there's some on the other side of the aisle that want noncitizens to vote in our elections.

In fact, we could just look at our nation's capital, which allows noncitizens to vote under current law in municipal elections.

I'm of the view that U.S. elections should be for U.S. citizens only, and that we should be proving that citizenship at the point in time that an individual registers to vote.

We should also be showing voter ID when we go and vote.

This is a commonsense principle.

The American people know that you need to show a photo identification when you board an airplane, you open a bank account, or you buy a six pack of beer.

I'm often reminded we had a debate at Committee and I flew home to my home state of Wisconsin.

I went to go buy a six pack of beer. The clerk recognized me and said, "Hi Bryan said, how are you doing?"

He said, "I need to see your ID." I handed over my ID, he confirmed it allowed me to buy the beer.

I think it's nuts that we protect our beer in this country more than our ballots in jurisdictions.

This is our opportunity, Mr. Speaker, to change that, to instill significant election integrity.

But before I close, let me tell you today, during this debate, we're likely to hear all sorts of comments from my colleagues on the left.

They'll make arguments about disenfranchisement.

They'll use terms like "Jim Crow 2.0."

I'll remind everyone watching to reflect back on the same language that was used when Georgia instituted election integrity provisions in 2021.

And we can actually look, because the state of Georgia operated two significant elections since then and voter participation remained high.

The University of Georgia conducted a significant survey to determine how did people experience the election in the state of Georgia.

And what they found was people had a positive experience of how that election was conducted across all key demographic groups.

And the survey found statistically, 0% of blacks had a "poor" or "negative" voting experience in the state of Georgia.

Making sure that it's easy to vote and hard to cheat is a core principle.

As we instill election integrity in our system, we will see more people participating because they will have faith in our elections.

I encourage my colleagues to vote in favor of S.1383, the SAVE America Act.

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Chairman Steil Releases Statement on Passage of the SAVE America Act

Wed, 42 Feb 2026 12:00:00 EST

WASHINGTON - Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed S.1383, the SAVE America Act.

“American elections should be for American citizens only. Voter ID and proof of citizenship are commonsense principles. That’s why they’re popular with the American people,” said Chairman Bryan Steil. “These reforms will restore Americans’ faith in our elections and ensure it remains easy to vote, but hard to cheat.”

Background:
The Committee on House Administration has oversight authority of federal election policy.

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ICYMI: Top Takeaways from Full Committee Hearing on Restoring Integrity in Federal Elections

Wed, 42 Feb 2026 12:00:00 EST

WASHINGTON - Yesterday, the Committee on House Administration held a Full Committee Hearing titled, "Make Elections Great Again: How to Restore Trust and Integrity in Federal Elections."

Witnesses:

The Honorable Chuck Gray, Wyoming Secretary of State

The Honorable Ann Bollin, Michigan State Representative

Mr. T. Russ Nobile, Senior Attorney, Judicial Watch

Ms. Karen Brinson Bell, Principal and Co-Founder of Advance Elections

In case you missed it, here are the top takeaways:

1. Implementing Citizenship Verification

Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01): What was the experience in the state of Wyoming after you had your election - after you’ve implemented citizenship verification?

The Honorable Chuck Gray: Well thank you, Chairman Steil, for that question. And we had a very clean bond election last year under the documentary proof of citizenship requirement. It was very clean, no issues, no complaints. It was just very well run and people were excited that we implemented this commonsense measure.

Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01): So the fearmongering that we’re hearing today didn’t materialize in the state of Wyoming from a cost standpoint, from a disenfranchisement standpoint, what you ended up with was a good, solid, clean election.

Click the image or here to view Chairman Steil's Q&A.

2. Timely Election Reporting

Vice Chair Laurel Lee (FL-15): We heard testimony earlier, the Chairman had great questions about the connection between timely election results reporting and voter confidence. I'd like to hear your perspective on that. But also in your written testimony, you go a step further and note that election ballot deadlines past election day, in your view, even violate federal law. Tell us about that.

Mr. T. Russ Nobile: Yeah, it's not just us. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit said that. So, we've been litigating this for five years. When Congress enacted the first election integrity provision in the history of Article II, it enacted election day. And in all times, election day ended on election day. But in the last 15 years, there's been this activist effort to get state legislators to extend ballot receipt deadlines in a way that, frankly, makes elections disorderly and unreliable and suspicious. And it's radically reduced public trust in elections. And for the last 15 years, we've been suffering through two weeks of post-election uncertainty because people aren't just getting their ballots returned in time. And frankly, the denominator of ballots outstanding continues to increase, which when people go to bed at night, they need to know how many ballots are outstanding. They need to know how many ballots are left to be counted, and they don't need to wake up three days later and find out there's an additional 150,000 ballots coming in. So, it's just, frankly, radically undermining elections.

Click the image or here to view Vice Chair Lee's Q&A.

3. Debunking “Jim Crow 2.0”

Rep. Morgan Griffith (VA-09): I agree with my colleagues. All American citizens should have the right to vote. I do, however, disagree that the desire to have all Americans being able to vote has been bipartisan in the past. Having been a child during the Jim Crow era, I can assure you that the Make Elections Great Again bill is not Jim Crow. But let's talk about Jim Crow in Virginia. In 1902, the Virginia Constitution was rewritten by Democrats. They didn't take it to the people to vote on it. They just did. It assembled in Richmond. And the concept was, everybody will recall, to disenfranchise African Americans. But what people don't recall is it was also to disenfranchise poor white Republican voters in the western part of the state, the very part of the state that I now have the great pleasure and am proud to represent. It was done to take them out of the voting rolls, too, because the Republican populist coalition was challenging the dominant Democrats in the state, and the Democrat party did that, led by E. Carter Glass of Lynchburg, Virginia. And it would take some time to break that coalition up. And you know what it was, Mr. Chairman? It was the federal government interfering, according to all the Democrat politicians of the time, interfering in the states and telling them you can't continue to run your elections with poll taxes, with complex, subjective registration processes and having quote unquote, an understanding clause, making sure that people understood what was going on in the election that broke that up in the mid 60s. And guess what followed that? The election of the first Republican governor since Reconstruction in 1969. I participated in that election not as a voter, but as somebody working out there in the hustings. Yeah, I was a weird kid. And I remember the debate between the mountain valley Republicans and the Democrats who controlled everything and who didn't want blacks and poor whites from the western part of the state actively participating. So I assure you, Mr. Chairman, your bill is not Jim Crow. I've got to tell you, it was an interesting time to live in, and I'm glad it's passed. And what we want to do is to make sure American citizens can vote.

Click the image or here to view Rep. Griffith's Q&A.

4. Maintaining Clean Voter Rolls

Rep. Mary Miller (IL-15): Representative Bollin, what steps would you like Congress to take to ensure that states like Michigan and Illinois are fulfilling their responsibilities under federal law to maintain clean and accurate voter rolls?

The Honorable Ann Bollin: One is I do think we need to establish, kind of reset these universal base standards. Number one. Number two is I do think that the post-election audits would help in this regard, the list maintenance. And I think that we should be working in concert with the Michigan legislature, at the federal level as well, to make sure that these records are turned over. And the responsibility, you know, in Michigan, we have very decentralized elections. And while the Secretary of State wants to take over much of this, we do need partners in this. And I do think that that's what this Act can do is, again, relegate the authority back to our locals and have the assurance. And if there is funding, I think the funding should be tied to compliance. And unfortunately, I mean, I know we don't want to tie fundings, but as the chair of appropriations especially in split government, these are common sense reforms. These are not partisan reforms. We should all be on board trying to allow people to vote. And how has that happened? That's accurate voter rolls and verification.

Click the image or here to view Rep. Miller's Q&A.

Full Committee Hearing: “Make Elections Great Again: How to Restore Trust and Integrity in Federal Elections”

Tue, 41 Feb 2026 12:00:01 EST

On Tuesday, February 10^th at 10:15 a.m. the Committee on House Administration will hold a full committee hearing titled, “Make Elections Great Again: How to Restore Trust and Integrity in Federal Elections.” The hearing will be held in room 1310 of the Longworth House Office Building.

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Chairman Steil Delivers Opening Remarks at Rules Committee Hearing on SAVE America Act

Tue, 41 Feb 2026 12:00:00 EST

WASHINGTON - Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) delivered remarks today at the House Rules Committee hearing on the SAVE America Act.

Chairman Steil's full opening statement as prepared for delivery:

Chairwoman Foxx, Ranking Member McGovern, Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today in support of S.1383, the SAVE America Act.

I would like to thank my colleague, Chip Roy, for his work on this important legislation, and his collaboration as we worked to get this bill to its final form.

I would also like to thank Speaker Johnson, Majority Leader Scalise, Whip Emmer, their teams, and our Committee staff for all the time and resources dedicated to preparing this bill for the floor.

In front of the Committee today is a Rules Committee print, or RCP, which is still the SAVE America Act.

We are still implementing a documentary proof of citizenship and voter ID requirement.

The RCP clarified the voter ID language from the original text.

Now, I have also submitted a manager’s amendment with a few additional changes:

First, deployed service members, or absent uniformed voters, their spouses and their dependents under UOCAVA, are exempt from the SAVE America Act.

And second, the Manager’s amendment makes the SAVE America Act effective upon enactment.

This legislation is an enhanced version of previous legislation, the SAVE Act, which passed the House on a bipartisan basis last April, but to date, has not been taken up by our colleagues in the Senate.

Now, thanks to the collaboration of Senator Mike Lee and Representative Chip Roy, the bill is even stronger.

The SAVE America Act is commonsense, and it does two main things:

One – it requires photo ID to vote.

And two – it requires states to confirm U.S. citizenship when someone first registers to vote.

Let’s address the need for citizenship verification first.

Under President Biden, over ten million illegal aliens poured into our country.

We know it’s illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal elections in the United States.

The bill in front of us today is about enforcing the law.

Under current law, citizenship verification is just checking a box.

What’s to stop a noncitizen from claiming they’re a citizen and registering to vote?

The current law is not strong enough.

The lack of safeguards under current law and reports of noncitizens casting ballots undermines Americans’ confidence in our elections.

Under the SAVE America Act, states will need to obtain documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering new individuals to vote in a federal election.

Now let’s touch on voter ID.

Currently, only 36 states require a form of ID when someone casts a ballot.

Requiring photo identification is commonsense.

That’s why it’s popular!

It’s time we make this standard.

Now, some of our colleagues may say this is “voter suppression” or “Jim Crow 2.0.”

It's not the first time we’ve heard this argument.

In 2021, when the state of Georgia passed their comprehensive election integrity law, Democrats and the mainstream media decried the bill.

Former President Joe Biden called it, you guessed it, “Jim Crow 2.0.”

The allegations were false.

Georgia has now held two statewide elections since passage of their election integrity law.

Turnout has actually been incredibly high.

A University of Georgia survey found 95% of voters reported an “excellent” or “good” experience voting in the 2022 midterm.

The statements by my colleagues across the aisle are misguided.

It’s an insult to the intelligence of the American people.

The SAVE America Act has safeguards to make sure every eligible U.S. citizen can cast a ballot.

If a voter forgets their necessary ID on Election Day, they can still cast a provisional ballot.

The bill also has a specific section addressing “name discrepancies” so that no eligible voter is disqualified due to a name change.

This bill takes a strong piece of legislation, the SAVE Act, and makes it even stronger in the SAVE America Act.

It’s time that Congress ensures the integrity of our elections.

It’s commonsense legislation.

I thank you all, and I look forward to your questions.

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Chairman Steil Delivers Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on Restoring Integrity in Federal Elections

Tue, 41 Feb 2026 12:00:00 EST

WASHINGTON - Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) opened today's Full Committee Hearing titled, "Make Elections Great Again: How to Restore Trust and Integrity in Federal Elections."

Chairman Steil's full opening statement as prepared for delivery:

Article 1, Section 4 of the Constitution grants states the power to regulate the “time, place, and manner” of federal elections.

However, the Constitution also gives Congress the power to make or alter those regulations at any time.

Federal election law was last updated in 2009.

In the years since, voter confidence has dropped.

The Biden Administration’s failed immigration policies resulted in over ten million illegal aliens pouring into our country during that time period.

Some states send every registered voter a ballot.

Fourteen don’t require a photo ID to vote.

This is why Congress must implement commonsense election integrity reforms.

That’s why I introduced the Make Elections Great Again, or MEGA, Act.

Here’s the topline:

Elections should end on Election Day.

You should need a photo identification to cast a ballot.

You must be a citizen of the United States of America to vote in a federal election.

We need auditable paper ballots.

And we shouldn't be sending ballots to people that don't request them.

These reforms alone will improve voter confidence, strengthen election integrity, and continue to make it easy to vote, and hard to cheat.

This is a product of years of work and collaboration.

We’ve sought feedback from state and local election officials.

We continue that dialogue here today.

Delays in election results weaken voter confidence.

Thousands of ballots can’t arrive days after Election Day, which is exactly what I witnessed when I was at Los Angeles County Central Count days after the November 2024 election.

Noncitizens on voter rolls weakens voter confidence.

We cannot allow someone to say they are a citizen simply by registering to vote by simply checking a box – without any verification.

For example, that’s exactly what Ian Roberts, an illegal alien, did when he registered to vote in Maryland.

Stories like this undermine Americans’ trust in our elections.

We’re here to fix that.

Today you may hear Democrats make outlandish claims about these commonsense policies.

Former Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer recently called these proposals "Jim Crow 2.0."

Leader Jeffries has repeatedly referred to these policies as “voter suppression.”

Those statements are false.

And the insult the intelligence of the American people.

They're also the exact same arguments were made when Georgia passed their election integrity law in 2021.

As you may recall, major corporations took out full page ads in national newspapers decrying the bill.

Major League Baseball moved the All Star game out of Atlanta.

President Biden called the Georgia law, you guessed it, "Jim Crow 2.0."

Stacey Abrams, the twice failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate, never hesitated to call it voter "suppression."

They were wrong then, as Democrats are wrong now.

But in Georgia, the law passed.

Georgia has held two statewide elections since.

What does this tell us? We can look at the empirical data and the data tells a far different story than the Democrats would like us to do.

Let’s take a minute and review what's taken place in Georgia.

Without objection, I’d like to insert three news articles into the record:

“Voting is surging in Georgia despite controversial new election law,” from the Washington Post - yes, the Washington Post.

Axios: “Record breaking early voting in Georgia Senate runoff.”

And Valdosta Today: “University of Georgia post-election poll dispels voter suppression myth.”

All entered into the record - I encourage you to read them.

The independent Georgia survey referenced in the last article I think is really important to explore further.

The University of Georgia did a large and substantive review of the Georgia 2022 general election after the election integrity legislation was passed.

95% of voters reported an “excellent” or “good” in their experience in the election.

And that positive impression was across all key demographic groups - and that's important because, notably, 0% of Black voters reported a “poor” or negative experience in the state of Georgia statistically.

Additionally, 75% of voters waited less than 10 minutes in line to cast a ballot.

What does all of this mean?

The commonsense reforms House Republicans are proposing today will ensure it remains easy to vote, but hard to cheat.

Elections should end on Election Day.

You need a photo ID to cast a ballot.

You must be a citizen to vote.

You need an auditable paper trail.

And you shouldn't mail a ballot to people that don't request them.

These are commonsense, that’s why they’re popular.

It’s time we made them the standard in American elections.

Today, we have an opportunity to have this conversation and move forward on real and substantive election integrity in the United States.

I thank our witnesses for being here today and I look forward to our discussion.

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Subcommittee Chair Bice Delivers Floor Remarks on America 250 Time Capsule Legislation

Mon, 40 Feb 2026 12:00:00 EST

WASHINGTON - Subcommittee on Modernization & Innovation Chair Bice (OK-05) led today's debate on S.3705, the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act. The bill passed under suspension and is headed to the President's desk to be signed into law.

Chair Bice's full floor remarks as prepared for delivery:

Madam Speaker,

Today, I urge my colleagues to support S.3705, the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act.

This is the Senate companion to H.R. 6243, introduced by my colleagues Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman, Robert Aderholt, Maria Salazar, and Dwight Evans.

This nonpartisan legislation would authorize the burial of a time capsule in the Capitol Visitor Center to mark the 250th anniversary of our nation’s independence.

This time capsule is one way that Congress will participate in the nation’s year-long celebration of liberty and independence.

Amidst our toughest challenges of the day, this legislation reminds us that we can all work together.

Under this bill, leaders from both parties will work alongside the Architect of the Capitol to compile the capsule’s contents.

This will include a letter from Congressional Leadership, books, manuscripts, relics, memorabilia, and more.

I’m optimistic that the contents of this capsule will reflect what makes this country great, as well as the challenges we faced during this time.

The capsule will remain sealed until July 4, 2276, and the burial site will be marked by a plaque approved by the Committee on House Administration and the Senate Rules & Administration Committee.

I thank the Ranking Member, Mr. Morelle, for working with me on this effort.

I urge my colleagues to support the bill, and I yield back.

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Chairman Steil Unveils The Make Elections Great Again Act

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:00:00 EST

WASHINGTON - Today, Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) unveiled the Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act. This comprehensive package of election reforms puts baseline requirements in place for state election administration.

"Americans should be confident their elections are being run with integrity – including commonsense voter ID requirements, clean voter rolls, and citizenship verification," said Chairman Steil. "These reforms will improve voter confidence, bolster election integrity, and make it easy to vote, but hard to cheat."

The legislation, which will be introduced during the House’s Friday pro-forma session, will:

Require photo identification to vote

Require states to verify citizenship of individuals when registering to vote

Implement stronger routine voter list maintenance requirements in states

Require mail-in ballots to be received by the close of polls on election day
Require states to use auditable paper ballots
Ban ballot harvesting

Ban ranked choice voting

Ban universal vote by mail

Here’s what others are saying about the MEGA Act:

"I’ve spent the last decade registering voters across the country and empowering Americans to vote. Without fair elections, we aren’t a free nation," said Scott Presler, Founder of Early Vote Action. "Thank you to Chairman Steil for his leadership on comprehensive election reform. Let’s make elections great again!"

"MEGA is a fantastic comprehensive bill that restores integrity to our elections," said Cleta Mitchell, Election Integrity Network Founder.

"Noncitizen voting in American elections is unacceptable. As an American citizen, casting a ballot is a civic duty, a unique privilege, and a fundamental right to help determine who represents you in government and who will stand for your ideas, values, and freedom. And that right, which men and women have died on foreign battlefields to protect, is discarded when noncitizens are allowed to vote," said the Honorable Kenneth Blackwell, America First Policy Institute's Chair of Election Integrity. "Requiring photo voter ID, prohibiting ranked-choice voting in federal elections, preserving election records, and more as included in the Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act, are strong reforms that restore voter confidence and implement clear baseline standards for election administration."

"Americans deserve elections that they can trust, which is why advancing election integrity policies is so important for our politics. House Republicans have proven that they are not shying away from the fight to make it easy to vote and hard to cheat. Honest Elections Project Action commends Chairman Steil, the House Administration Committee, and Speaker Johnson for their commitment to enhancing election integrity," said Jason Snead, Honest Elections Project Action Director.

"This omnibus sets the minimum national standards voters expect: photo ID, citizenship verification, accurate voter rolls, and ballots counted only if received by the close of polls on Election Day. Most Americans thought these were already the basic responsibilities of election officials — and many have been shocked to learn that in too many places, they are not," said Ken Cuccinelli, National Chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative. "This package makes voting accessible for eligible citizens while closing loopholes that invite abuse, by banning ballot harvesting, stopping taxpayer-funded partisan registration schemes, and requiring auditable paper ballots. This is how we restore trust and integrity in federal elections and make it easy to vote and hard to cheat."

“The bill gives clear guidance where the original law in 1993 failed – states have an obligation to have clean voter rolls. 25,000 dead registrants in Michigan or voters supposedly living in Vegas casinos will no longer be acceptable. This bill will bring clarity to voter roll maintenance obligations under the NVRA,” said J. Christian Adams, President of the Public Interest Legal Foundation and Commissioner on the Unites States Commission of Civil Rights.

"I applaud Chairman Steil for leading efforts to reform and modernize our elections system. For too long, federal laws — especially those governing voter list maintenance — have hampered states that are serious about improving election security and enabled those that are not. Reform is long overdue," said Justin Riemer, President & CEO, Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (RITE).*

*title for ID purposes only

Read the full bill text here.

Background:

The Committee on House Administration has oversight authority of federal elections.

Chairman Steil previously introduced the American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act during the 118th Congress.

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Top Takeaways from Full Committee GPO Oversight Hearing

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:00:00 EST

WASHINGTON - Yesterday, the Committee on House Administration held a Full Committee Hearing titled, "Oversight of the Government Publishing Office in a Digital-First Era."

Witness:

The Honorable Hugh Halpern, Government Publishing Office Director

In case you missed it, here are the top takeaways:

1. The GPO and Passport Creation

Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01): I want to start off with GPO's role for 100 years in the passport operation. As we look back to a handful of years ago, there were significant delays as it relates to passports. Obviously, there's a role of the State Department and GPO - was part of that delay the result of GPO technology? Could you provide a little bit of color as to what that delay was and how some of that has already been solved in ways that GPO is analyzing a potential future increase in the demand for passports?

The Honorable Hugh Halpern: Absolutely. So it's important to remember GPO produces the blank passports that State Department then adjudicates and personalizes. During my tenure, supply has never been a real issue in backlogs. That said, the State Department keeps increasing their orders. This year it's a record 27 million. We are on track to provide that number of passports this year to the State Department. We have boosted our capabilities to deliver passports to the processing centers in a timely fashion. So, for instance, we just opened up a new distribution facility adjacent to our Pueblo distribution facility, where we can ensure that West Coast processing facilities will be within one day's delivery time for passports, much like East Coast and Southern processing centers. So we continue to work with our State Department customer to make sure that we deliver the supplies they need.

Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01): So I'm going to bring you all the way down. You think, from the supply side of GPO, you think you can meet the demand?

The Honorable Hugh Halpern: We believe we can, we're continuing to hire folks.

Click the image or here to view Chairman Steil's Q&A.

2. How the GPO Utilizes AI

Rep. Stephanie Bice (OK-05): Your website talks about ten different use cases for AI that are being utilized, piloted or currently under review. As the Subcommittee on Modernization Chair, that's something that we are looking at. How do we, you know, properly and responsibly bring AI into the legislative discussion here and be able to utilize it? Our offices are actually adopting Microsoft Copilot to allow for speedy access to information through email or calendar review and utilizing AI. Talk a little bit about what you are doing on the AI front.

The Honorable Hugh Halpern: It's probably not a lot different than what the House is doing, on the administrative side. So for instance, we are using Copilot to help draft contract terms for our acquisitions professionals. Again, need a human being on the other side of that to make sure you're doing it right. I got a lot of lawyers who also need to make sure we're getting this right because the cost on the other side, if we don't get it right, can be big. Things like that. Using it for internal administrative stuff. I will fully tell you when it comes time for annual reviews, and I get pages and pages and pages of stuff. I'm like, 'hey, Copilot, can you can you put this into a couple of paragraphs for me to stick in the form so that we capture this?' and it does a pretty good job of that. We are also looking to use AI tools to help with our cataloging activities with the Federal Depository Library Program. We still need good, experienced librarians and catalogers to get that work done. But if we can, just like I was talking about with bills, if we can get the machine to do the more rudimentary, the sort of initial tasks and then free up our people to do the work that they need to do, that's really the best use of this technology.

Click the image or here to view Rep. Bice's Q&A.

3. GPO's Model Context Protocol

Rep. Mike Carey (OH-15): Chairwoman Bice and I are constantly looking to understand how other government offices are incorporating AI and machine learning systems into their daily operations. Which brings me to the GPO's Model Context Protocol or the MCP. The Model Context Protocol is an open source standard that allows connecting artificial intelligence applications to external systems. So in short, the public can use this protocol to examine the troves of data and better understand government information. Can you share a little bit more about this development and as you share that, maybe explain in layman's terms so people can understand exactly what that what as you're describing, what you're doing, what it means.

The Honorable Hugh Halpern: Sure. So the Model Context Protocol, and I will preface this with I am not an expert in constructing APIs and these similar kinds of things, but I'll do my best. The Model Context Protocol is an avenue in for these other kinds of LLMs and other kinds of AI models so that they can utilize our repository of data and use it without having to constantly train on it ahead of time. So it's a lot more efficient, particularly for a data set that changes literally every day, multiple times a day. Every time we upload a new edition of the congressional record or a new group of bills that had been introduced the day before, that data set changes. But this enables us, this enables your AI tool, whether it's Claude or Gemini or ChatGPT or whatever, it gives those tools a route into our data set so that it can effectively query that data set, find the answers it's looking for, and then present that back. Everybody was talking about, at the beginning of sort of this AI revolution, what chatbot are we going to adopt for GovInfo? And that's not the best use of our resources, because folks on the outside are going to be a lot smarter about this than we can be.

Click the image or here to view Rep. Carey's Q&A.

Full Committee Hearing: “Oversight of the Government Publishing Office in a Digital-First Era”

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:00:01 EST

On Thursday, January 22, at 2:00pm ET, the Committee on House Administration will hold a hearing titled, “Oversight of the Government Publishing Office in a Digital-First Era.” The hearing will be held in room 1310 of the Longworth House Office Building.

Watch live here

Chairman Steil Delivers Opening Remarks at Full Committee GPO Oversight Hearing

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:00:00 EST

WASHINGTON - Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) opened today's Full Committee Hearing titled, "Oversight of the Government Publishing Office in the Digital-First Era."

Chairman Steil's full opening statement as prepared for delivery:

Thank you, Ranking Member Morelle, Members of the Committee, and our witness for participating in today’s hearing.

This is the first full committee oversight hearing for GPO since 2020.

Our purpose here today is twofold.

First, to examine the current work of GPO, including successful initiatives and ongoing challenges.

Second, to discuss how the agency is adapting to the “digital-first era,” and evaluate what statutory reforms may be necessary.

Over its 165 years, the Government Publishing Office has effectively delivered on its mission to provide trusted information from the federal government to the American people.

Its vision is “America informed.”

When it first opened its doors, coincidentally the same day President Lincoln was inaugurated in 1861, GPO was directed to carry out printing authorized by Congress, federal agencies, and the courts.

Today, their role is broader.

Today, the 1,600 employees at GPO operate distribution centers nationwide to fulfill the publishing needs of every branch of government.

One great example is the passport book, which GPO has produced for the State Department for 100 years.

It also produces credentials for agencies and products used for presidential inaugurations and the State of the Union address.

As the agency plans to use the latest technologies, we’ll explore how GPO is adapting its business operations to meet customer needs.

Another example of GPO’s expanded mission is the Federal Depository Library Program.

Formally established by Congress in 1962, this program provides nationwide public access to government information by sharing published resources with a web of libraries across the country.

On top of that, in recent decades GPO has transformed its digital operations to continue meeting the people where they are.

One notable example is the website GovInfo, which GPO maintains to provide permanent public access to government information online.

At the start of this year, GPO announced they’d surpassed 15 billion retrievals of government information through GovInfo.gov.

Finally, as a Legislative Branch agency, GPO also ensures lawmakers can effectively do their job of representing the American people.

Some of their services to Congress include printing and publishing committee reports, reviewing and editing legislative text prior to online publication, and daily publication of the Congressional Record, which documents the proceedings and debates of this body for history.

While GPO has effectively performed and adapted to needs over its 165-year history, changes are undoubtedly necessary to keep pace with the private sector, to ensure we meet the evolving needs of our government, and to continue serving the American people.

In today’s digital-first era, the work of the GPO has become more critical than ever - both for the institution, and for government as a whole.

Thank you for being here today and I look forward to hearing your testimony, Director Halpern.

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Chairman Steil Expands Investigation into Noncitizens Registering to Vote

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:00:00 EST

WASHINGTON - Today, Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) expanded his investigation into noncitizens registering to vote.

This morning, letters were sent to ten Secretaries of State seeking answers on how each state conducts voter list maintenance and whether they have policies in place to verify citizenship. This follows Chairman Steil and Elections Subcommittee Chair Laurel Lee’s December letter to the Maryland State Board of Elections after news reports revealed an illegal alien was registered to vote in the state for over a decade.

“When illegal aliens are found on state voter rolls, it significantly undermines Americans’ confidence in our elections,” said Chairman Steil. “I will continue to seek answers on how frequently this happens and what states are doing to address the issue. American elections are for American citizens only.”

The ten states that were sent letters this morning are: California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Tennessee.

Read the letters here.

Fox News Digital broke the news on the expanded investigation - read more here.

Background:

The Committee on House Administration has broad oversight of federal elections.

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Full Committee Markup of Various Measures

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:00:01 EST

On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET, the Committee on House Administration will hold a full committee markup of the following measures in room 1310 of the Longworth House Office building:

H.R. ____, the Stop Insider Trading Act

H.R. 5891, the Withhold Member Pay During Shutdowns Act

Any proposed amendments should be emailed to Kristen Monterroso at Kristen.Monterroso@mail.house.gov no later than 12 p.m. on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. Note that all amendments filed by this time will be given priority recognition at the meeting. For any amendment filed after the deadline, please deliver twenty-five (25) hard copies to 1309 Longworth House Office Building, in addition to submitting electronically.

Watch live here