WASHINGTON - Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01), House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (OH-04), and Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (KY-01) issued a subpoena to ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones for materials related to the Committees' investigation into the fundraising platform.

Excerpts from the letter read:

"In light of allegations that online fundraising platforms that serve as conduits for political donations have accepted fraudulent donations from domestic and foreign sources,  the Committees are conducting oversight to inform potential legislative reforms."

To further our oversight and legislative reform efforts, on April 2, 2025, the Committees requested documents and communications related to internal misconduct and whistleblower retaliation at ActBlue."

"Although ActBlue initially provided documents voluntarily, it has since suspended its cooperation with the Committees."

"Therefore, the Committee on House Administration must resort to compulsory process to obtain the requested materials."

Read the full subpoena cover letter here.

Background:

On October 31, 2023, following reports that ActBlue, a major democratic fundraising platform, was accepting political contributions without a card verification value (CVV), Chairman Steil sent a letter demanding answers on ActBlue's practices, questioning if they are complying with federal campaign finance laws and preventing foreign and illegal contributions.

On November 27, 2023, ActBlue responded to Chairman Steil's letter saying it did not require a CVV in order to contribute on their website.

On September 6, 2024, Chairman Steil introduced H.R. 9488, the Secure Handling of Internet Electronic Donations (SHIELD) Act. The legislation prohibits political committees from accepting an online contribution unless the contributor provides the CVV and billing address associated with the card and from accepting online contributions from prepaid cards. It also adopts a top legislative recommendation from the FEC to prohibit individuals from knowingly aiding or abetting a person making a contribution in the name of another person.

On September 11, 2024, the SHIELD Act passed the Committee on House Administration by a voice-vote.

On September 18, 2024, Chairman Steil sent letters to the Attorneys General from Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Florida, and Missouri, updating them on the Committee's investigation into ActBlue. Along with the letter, the Attorneys General received the data and evidence that the Committee has collected over the course of almost a year. 

On October 28, 2024, Chairman Steil sent a letter to ActBlue demanding documents and information related to the platform's donor verification policies and potential vulnerabilities that foreign actors may exploit to illegally participate in the U.S. political process.

On October 30, 2024, Chairman Steil issued a subpoena to ActBlue for documents related to ActBlue's donor verification policies and the potential for foreign actors to use the platform to launder illicit money into U.S. political campaigns.

On December 10, 2024, Chairman Steil released findings from his subpoena of ActBlue.

On March 10, Chairman Steil and Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer and Rep. Langworthy sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent requesting access to suspicious activity reports previously withheld by the Biden Administration.

On April 2, 2025, the Committee on House Administration, the House Judiciary Committee and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a joint interim staff report that revealed ActBlue made its fraud-prevention rules “more lenient” twice in 2024—even though there is extensive fraud on the platform, including from foreign sources.

On April 2, 2025, the Committee on House Administration, the House Judiciary Committee and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sent a letter to ActBlue requesting documents and transcribed interviews.

On June 25, 2025, Chairmen Steil, Comer and Jordan issued two subpoenas, to a current and a former ActBlue employee, after they both failed to comply with the Committees' request for transcribed interviews.

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