The Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil sent a letter on Apr. 23 to ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones, requesting her testimony in a public hearing regarding fraud concerns related to the Democrat fundraising platform.
The request follows a joint report by the House Administration Committee, the House Judiciary Committee, and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The report described a significant departure of compliance and legal staff at ActBlue after the 2024 election. It also noted that all current or former ActBlue employees who participated in joint committee depositions invoked their Fifth Amendment right during questioning.
A recent New York Times report alleged that Wallace-Jones may have intentionally misled the committee shortly after Steil began this investigation in 2023. The scheduled hearing with Wallace-Jones is set for Tuesday, May 19, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
“As you are aware, the Committee (in conjunction with the Committees on the Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform) has been investigating ActBlue’s donor verification policies and procedures, including the platform’s fraud prevention services since October 2023,” Steil wrote in his letter. He continued: “The Committee is considering potential legislative reforms to address fraudulent and illegal political donations made using online fundraising platforms such as ActBlue.”
Steil added: “As Chief Executive Officer of ActBlue, the Committee believes you may have information pertinent to its investigation. Based upon recent reporting, it appears that ActBlue’s production to the Committee’s July 2025 subpoena was deliberately incomplete.” He concluded: “There are outstanding questions about whether and how ActBlue has remedied its ‘fundamentally unserious approach to fraud prevention.’ Accordingly, the Committee requests your prompt assistance in providing information vital to its oversight and investigatory duties.”
According to the official website, the House Administration Committee serves as a standing committee of the U.S. House of Representatives focused on administrative and operational matters. The committee handles oversight of House operations, federal elections, Capitol security measures—including those enhanced after events like September 11, 2001 attacks and January 6, 2021 incident—and forms part of joint committees on Library and Printing according to official sources. It exercises jurisdiction over federal elections nationwide as reported by its official website.
Additionally, according to its official website, it played an important role in passing the Help America Vote Act in 2002 which allocated more than $3 billion for improvements aimed at increasing accessibility for voters while curbing fraud.
Observers will be watching closely as Wallace-Jones prepares for her upcoming testimony amid ongoing scrutiny over online political donations.
