Press Releases
December 10, 2013 (Washington, D.C.) Today, the Committee on House Administration held a hearing entitled “Establishing a Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum”.
December 10, 2013 (Washington, D.C.) Today, Committee on House Administration Ranking Member, Robert Brady (D-PA), commended the Senate Rules and Administration Committee for scheduling confirmation hearings on the nominations of two new Commissioners to the Elections Assistance Commission (EAC).
December 4, 2013 (Washington, D.C.) Today the Committee on House Administration held a hearing entitled “GPO in 2023: Keeping America Informed in a Post-Print World”. Committee Members heard testimony from Davita Vance-Cooks, who became the 27th Public Printer earlier this year.
December 3, 2013 (Washington, D.C.) Committee on House Administration Ranking Member, Robert Brady (D-PA) issued the following statement regarding Speaker John Boehner’s selection of Ed Cassidy to replace outgoing Chief Administrative Officer, Dan Strodel.
November 25, 2013 (Washington, D.C.) Today, Committee on House Administration Ranking Member, Robert Brady (D-PA), issued the following statement on the retirement of the House Chief Administrative Officer, Dan Strodel.
November 20, 2013 (Washington, D.C.) Today, the Committee on House Administration held a hearing on Military and Overseas Voting. It was the Committee’s first hearing in this Congress to address any of the problems encountered in the 2012 elections.
November 18, 2013 (Washington, D.C.) Today, the House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 3487, a bill to reauthorize the Federal Election Commission’s Administrative Fines Program (AFP) through 2018. This program allows the FEC to streamline “straightforward disclosure violations” and enact a penalty.
November 7, 2013 (Washington, D.C.) Committee on House Administration Democrats applaud today’s proposal by District of Columbia Mayor, Vincent Gray, to prohibit the use of Styrofoam containers in D.C. eateries. The proposal is designed to cut down on waste and keep polystyrene from contaminating area waterways. If passed, D.C.
October 23, 2013 (Washington, D.C.) The Architect of the Capitol recently announced that the first full renovation of the U.S. Capitol Dome in over 50 years will begin this November. The multi-year project will restore the Dome to its original splendor by repairing sections worn by time and the elements.
October 8, 2013 (Washington, D.C.) Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in McCutcheon v. FEC. The case challenges the constitutionality of aggregate contribution limits in federal elections.