[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 28, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E464-E465]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




LETTER FROM CHAIRPERSON LOFGREN TO SPEAKER PELOSI ON THE DISPOSITION OF 
      THE ELECTION CONTEST IN IOWA'S SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

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                            HON. ZOE LOFGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 28, 2021

  Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I include the following letter in the 
Record:

                                         House of Representatives,


                            Committee on House Administration,

                                   Washington, DC, April 28, 2021.
     Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
     Speaker of the House,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Pelosi: I hereby report to the House the 
     disposition of the election contest in Iowa's Second 
     Congressional District. Contestant Rita Hart properly filed a 
     notice of contest under the Federal Contested Election Act 
     (FCEA) on December 22, 2020. Contestee Mariannette Miller-
     Meeks filed a motion to dismiss on January 21, 2021. On 
     February 19, 2021, the Committee adopted a resolution to 
     establish procedures in contested election cases properly 
     filed under the FCEA in the 117th Congress. After reviewing 
     additional filings from the parties, including a response to 
     the Contestee's motion filed by the Contestant and a reply 
     filed by the Contestee, the Committee on House Administration 
     voted on March 10, 2021, to postpone

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     disposition of the motion to dismiss. On March 31, 2021, 
     Contestant Hart announced she would withdraw her contest. A 
     letter of withdrawal from Contestant Rita Hart, mailed on 
     March 31, 2021, was transmitted to the Committee on House 
     Administration by the Clerk of the House on April 8, 2021.
       After a review of House and Committee precedent in 
     contested elections cases in which the contestant withdraws, 
     I have determined no further House or Committee action is 
     required to dismiss the contest. The contestant's letter of 
     withdrawal was entered into the record of the Committee on 
     House Administration's Markup on April 28, 2021, and the 
     Committee will take no further action on this contest.


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  April 28, 2021 on Page E464, third column, and E465, first 
column, the following appeared: DEAR SPEAKER PELOSI: I hereby 
report to the House the disposition of the election contest in 
Iowa's Second Congressional District. Contestant Rita Hart 
properly filled a notice of contest under the Federal Contested 
Election Act (FCEA) on December 22, 2020. Contestee Mariannette 
Miller-Meeks filed a motion to dismiss on January 21, 2021. On 
February 19, 2021, the Committee adopted a resolution to establish 
procedures in contested election cases properly filed under the 
FCEA in the 117th Congress. After reviewing additional fillings 
from the parties, including a response to the Contestee's motion 
filed the Contestant and a reply filed by the Contestee, the 
Committee on House Administration voted on March 10, 2021, 
postpone disposition of the motion to dismiss. On March 31, 2021, 
Contestant Hart announced she would withdraw her contest. A letter 
of withdrawal from Contestant Rita Hart, mailed on March 31, 2021, 
was transmitted to the Committee on House Administration by the 
Clerk of the House on April 8, 2021. Ater a review of House and 
Committee precedent in contested elections cases in which the 
contestant withdraws, I have determined further House or Committee 
action is required to dismiss the contest. The contestant's letter 
of withdrawal was entered into the record of the Committee on 
House Administration's Markup on April 28, 2021, and the Committee 
will take no further action on this contest.
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: DEAR SPEAKER 
PELOSI: I hereby report to the House the disposition of the 
election contest in Iowa's Second Congressional District. 
Contestant Rita Hart properly filed a notice of contest under the 
Federal Contested Election Act (FCEA) on December 22, 2020. 
Contestee Mariannette Miller-Meeks filed a motion to dismiss on 
January 21, 2021. On February 19, 2021, the Committee adopted a 
resolution to establish procedures in contested election cases 
properly filed under the FCEA in the 117th Congress. After 
reviewing additional filings from the parties, including a 
response to the Contestee's motion filed by the Contestant and a 
reply filed by the Contestee, the Committee on House 
Administration voted on March 10, 2021, to postpone disposition of 
the motion to dismiss. On March 31, 2021, Contestant Hart 
announced she would withdraw her contest. A letter of withdrawal 
from Contestant Rita Hart, mailed on March 31, 2021, was 
transmitted to the Committee on House Administration by the Clerk 
of the House on April 8, 2021. After a review of House and 
Committee precedent in contested elections cases in which the 
contestant withdraws, I have determined no further House or 
Committee action is required to dismiss the contest. The 
contestant's letter of withdrawal was entered into the record of 
the Committee on House Administration's Markup on April 28, 2021, 
and the Committee will take no further action on this contest.


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           Sincerely,
                                                      Zoe Lofgren,
     Chairperson.

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