United States House Administration Subcommittee on Elections

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The House Administration Subcommittee on Elections is the senior subcommittee of the House Committee on House Administration.

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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, [1] the last in November 2011. [2] (In contrast Ranking Member Charlie Gonzalez organized minority party-led congressional fora on campaign finance [3] and voting rights. [4] )

In 2013, the committee, then under Republican control, abolished the subcommittee. [5] [6] 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. [6]

Jurisdiction

Matters relating to federal elections and such other matters as may be referred to the subcommittee.

Members, 118th Congress

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Ex officio

Historical membership rosters

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