Zoe Lofgren

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Chair, nothing in H.R. 1 impacts any State law that requires an individual who has been convicted of an offense against a child staying away from a school. Luckily, we have vote-by-mail and early…

This is a splendid amendment. It will do a lot to allow young people to channel their excitement and to understand they are important and they are going to be participating as voters when they turn 18. It works well with the amendment that…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR (Ms. Haaland). The gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.

I would remind the gentleman of the recycled ballot amendment that had passed earlier today relative to the issue of cutting down trees.

I want to say what a smart amendment this is, and I am so grateful that the gentlewoman from Massachusetts has taken the time to put this together. We all care about our men and women in the armed services, to make sure they are treated…

This just goes to show how lucky we are that someone with the background of Congresswoman Spanberger has been elected to the House. With her background in the CIA, we gain a special expertise on issues of national security. You know…

It is a good amendment because it allows the FEC to be represented in an effective way. As to the underlying bill, I can't think of another agency of the Federal Government, commission, where you have an even number. Most have an uneven…

I would like to commend the gentleman for this amendment. When you make a phone call in to complain about harassment or intimidation, that information may or may not ever become known, so this is really a pro-transparency measure. The…

I just want to say how much I appreciate the amendment offered by Mr. Brown. It improves the bill by making sure that voters are notified, not just 7 days before the poll is moved, but before early voting begins, maximizing the opportunity…

First, I would like to thank Congressmen Brown and Crist for an excellent amendment that improves the bill considerably. On the point just raised by the ranking member, the report given by the Joint Committee on Taxation was put into the…

I commend Mr. Beyer and Mr. Butterfield for this amendment providing grants. Over the period of time that the bill covers, this is actually a pretty small amount of money, and it is subject to appropriations. I do think it is difficult to…

Woman, I support this amendment, given the level of foreign interference in the elections in 2016 and 2018 and efforts to penetrate our voting systems. I think it makes sense that we use American-manufactured systems as well as software…

Woman, I appreciate the thoughtful comments made by the ranking member, but I do think this is a special situation, and it is why the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund is in support of this amendment. As the NAACP Legal Defense and…

I think this amendment improves the bill. It revises the election infrastructure grant program and includes an emphasis on increasing voter participation, in addition to the emphasis on improving election infrastructure that is currently…

Just to note, Congress never intended for 501(c), for social welfare organizations to just be conduits for dark campaign spending. In exchange for nonprofit status and tax exempt status, the law requires them to engage exclusively in the…

I appreciate the spirit with which this amendment is offered, but I disagree. This is about Federal elections. The Constitution says that the Congress has the ability to promulgate laws about Federal elections. The reason why we are…

Governor Brown notes that Oregon was the first State to have automatic voter registration. It went into effect in 2015 and has added nearly 400,000 voters to the State rolls. Nearly 90 percent of eligible voters are, in fact, registered to…

This amendment aims to exempt States that have taken measures to increase voter turnout that are not subject to additional Federal voter registration mandates, and I think what it really does is undermine the progress that would be made…

I would note, also, that we have just received a letter from The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights expressing their strong support for H.R. 1. This is an organization that no one can fault for their firm leadership on human…

Woman, I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.

I must oppose the gentleman's amendment. It strips the subpoena power from the Director of the Office of Government Ethics. Recent years have made it clear that the OGE needs to be strengthened. The subpoena power is a key enforcement…

A few of the Members who have offered amendments would like to speak briefly on them. Madam Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Harder).

This package of 17 important amendments was made in order by the rule. The substance of these amendments ranges from commonsense information-gathering to protecting our Nation from foreign influence. For instance, one amendment expands an…

I join in the celebration of the new Members of this House of Representatives. The gentlewoman from Michigan has experience in preserving our national security. Not everyone who is here serving has done what she has done, and the…

I congratulate the gentlewoman from Massachusetts for simply an excellent amendment. This strengthens the provisions in the underlying bill to make sure that agents of foreign principals would have no role in these commissions. I think it…