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House Committee on House Administration

The Committee on House Administration has legislative jurisdiction over the federal elections and the day-to-day operations of the House. The Committee's jurisdiction over federal elections requires it to consider proposals to amend federal election law and to monitor congressional elections across the United States. The Committee also sets budget authorizations for expenses of other House committees and members of Congress. It also oversees several federal organizations such as the Library of Congress and Smithsonian Institution. (source)

Chair:
Rep. Bryan Steil [R-WI1]
Ranking Member:
Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY25]
Republicans:
8
Democrats:
4

The chair is always selected from the majority party and the ranking member is the most senior member of the minority party. The majority party ensures it has a majority on every committee.

Members

Portrait of Bryan Steil
Chair
Republican
WI-1
Portrait of Joseph Morelle
Ranking Member
Democrat
NY-25
Portrait of Stephanie Bice
Subcommittee Chair
Republican
OK-5
chair, Subcommittee on Modernization
Portrait of Laurel Lee
Subcommittee Chair
Republican
FL-15
chair, Subcommittee on Elections
Portrait of Barry Loudermilk
Subcommittee Chair
Republican
GA-11
chair, Subcommittee on Oversight
Portrait of Derek Kilmer
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Democrat
WA-6
ranking member, Subcommittee on Modernization
Portrait of Terri Sewell
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Democrat
AL-7
ranking member, Subcommittee on Elections
Portrait of Norma Torres
Subcommittee Ranking Member
Democrat
CA-35
ranking member, Subcommittee on Oversight
Portrait of Mike Carey
Republican
OH-15
Portrait of Anthony D'Esposito
Republican
NY-4
Portrait of Morgan Griffith
Republican
VA-9
Portrait of Gregory Murphy
Republican
NC-3

Members are listed in order of their rank on the committee and its subcommittees. Committee membership information is from the unitedstates project on github.

Bills

There are 315 bills referred to this committee. Below find the top 100:

Reports

Date PDF Bill
Mar 8, 2023 PDF H.Res. 197: Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress.
Apr 21, 2022 PDF H.Res. 1035 (117th): Adjusting the amount provided for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress.
May 11, 2021 PDF H.Res. 379 (117th): Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the Fourteenth Congressional District of Illinois.
Apr 16, 2021 PDF H.Res. 316 (117th): Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress.
Nov 13, 2019 PDF H.R. 1980 (116th): Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
Oct 21, 2019 PDF H.R. 4617 (116th): Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy Act
Jun 26, 2019 PDF H.R. 2722 (116th): SAFE Act
Mar 26, 2019 PDF H.Res. 245 (116th): Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress.
Mar 4, 2019 PDF H.R. 1 (116th): For the People Act of 2019
Mar 15, 2017 PDF H.Res. 173 (115th): Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.
Nov 29, 2016 PDF H.Res. 933 (114th): Providing amounts for further expenses of the Committee on Energy and Commerce in the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress.
Jul 25, 2016 PDF H.R. 4092 (114th): To reauthorize the sound recording and film preservation programs of the Library of Congress, and for other purposes.
Jul 25, 2016 PDF H.R. 5227 (114th): Library of Congress Modernization Act of 2016
Jul 5, 2016 PDF H.R. 4511 (114th): Gold Star Families Voices Act
Jul 5, 2016 PDF H.R. 4733 (114th): To permit the United States Capitol Police to accept certain property from other Federal agencies and to dispose of certain property in its possession.
Jul 5, 2016 PDF H.R. 4734 (114th): To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates for election for Federal office to designate an individual who will be authorized to disburse funds of the authorized campaign committees of the candidate in the e
Jun 16, 2016 PDF H.R. 5160 (114th): To amend title 40, United States Code, to include as part of the buildings and grounds of the National Gallery of Art any buildings and other areas within the boundaries of any real estate or other property interests acquired by the Na
Feb 1, 2016 PDF H.R. 1670 (114th): National POW/MIA Remembrance Act of 2015
Dec 3, 2015 PDF H.R. 195 (114th): Election Assistance Commission Termination Act
Dec 3, 2015 PDF H.R. 412 (114th): To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns.
Mar 16, 2015 PDF H.Res. 132 (114th): Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress.