WASHINGTON - Today, Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) sent letters to fourteen Trump Administration agencies asking for information related to the Committees' investigation into former President Biden's Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting. The letters were sent in coordination with House Committee on Small Business Chairman Roger Williams (TX-25), who sent a letter to the Small Business Administration requesting details of the agencies' electioneering efforts under the Biden Administration.

"Federal funds should not have been used to influence our elections," said Chairman Steil. "We had hoped the Biden Administration would be transparent and cooperate with our investigation by turning over their strategic plans, but that was not the case. I'm looking forward to working with the Trump Administration on finally getting answers to our questions."

“The Small Business Administration was created for the sole purpose of helping small businesses succeed. However, during the Biden-Harris Administration, the SBA took a dark turn and involved itself in political weaponization and electioneering,” said Chairman Williams. “Former SBA Administrator Guzman and the Biden Administration were unwilling to acknowledge, investigate, or comply with the Congressional investigation into this clear violation of SBA resources. With Administrator Loeffler now leading the SBA, I have full confidence that the Committee will finally be given the answers needed to uncover what the SBA was doing in Michigan, so that this investigation can finally reach its conclusion.”

Read the full letter here.

Read more in The Federalist.

Background:

Chairman Steil initially requested documents related to the agencies' work on E.O. 14019 on May 15, 2024, but did not receive any agency's strategic plan.

On June 13, 2024, Chairman Steil issued subpoenas to 15 Biden Administration agencies requesting their strategic plans and third-party communications related to President Biden's Executive Order 14019.

On July 30, 2024, Chairman Steil sent letters to the Department of Labor, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, and Department of Agriculture demanding the agencies share the Executive Order strategic plans after failing to comply with a lawfully issued congressional subpoena.

On August 28, 2024, Chairman Steil subpoenaed five Biden Administration agency officials to sit for sworn depositions after their agencies failed to comply with a lawfully issued congressional subpoena to turn over their strategic plans.

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