In light of the process questions that the gentleman asked about hearings, I am proud of our Democratic majority's record when it comes to regular order. At the beginning of this Congress, we instituted a rule to require hearings and markups for bills that come through the Rules Committee, and we have followed that rule. In fact, the House Administration Committee, the primary committee of jurisdiction for this bill, held three hearings to develop the SHIELD Act. Those three hearings took place on February 14, May 8, and May 21, and they are clearly listed in the House Administration Committee's report. Mr. Speaker, with that in mind, I include in the Record the House Administration Committee's report. Hearings For the purposes of section 103(i) of H. Res. 6 of the 116th Congress the following hearings were used to develop or consider H.R. 2722: (1) On Wednesday, May 8, 2019 the Committee held a hearing titled ``Election Security.'' The following witnesses testified: Mr. Larry Norden, Brennan Center for Justice; Ms. Marian Schneider, Verified Voting; Mr. Joseph Lorenzo Hall, Center for Democracy and Technology; The Honorable Jocelyn Benson, Secretary of State, State of Michigan; and The Honorable John Merrill, Secretary of State, State of Alabama.…
On the recordOctober 23, 2019
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