(Washington, D.C.) Today, Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) introduced the Congress Commission Act of 2021, which would establish a bipartisan Congressional Commission to Strengthen Representative Democracy. The Commission would be mandated to analyze the current size of the House of Representatives, examine alternatives to the current method by which Members are elected, and study the impacts ... Read more »

(Washington, D.C.) Today, Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) made the following statement on introducing the Congress Commission Act, a bill which would establish the bipartisan Congressional Commission to Strengthen Representative Democracy. The Commission would be mandated to analyze the current size of the House of Representatives, examine alternatives to the current method by which Members a... Read more »

Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) sent House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) a letter advocating for additional funding for the United States Postal Service (USPS) in anticipation of the increased demand on the USPS as more states and jurisdictions allow vote-by-mail ballots in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than a dozen primary elections ... Read more »

Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) joined Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) and the entire Florida Democratic Congressional Delegation in sending a letter to Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee urging her to bolster election security, improve Floridians' access to vote, guard against disinformation, and provide updates about these efforts in advance of the 2020 election cycle. (Please find a copy ... Read more »

Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) and Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) introduced the Protecting American Votes Act to bolster due process protections for voters who vote-by-mail or use provisional ballots. The bill was introduced one day after Hastings and Deutch participated in a Voting Rights and Election Administration field hearing in Broward County, hosted by the Committee on House Administr... Read more »

Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) will participate in a field hearing on Voting Rights and Election Administration, hosted by the Committee on House Administration (CHA) Subcommittee on Elections. The hearing will be held on Monday, May 6th at 10:00 AM in Room 422 of the Broward County Governmental Center, located at 115 South Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301. DETAILS: WHO: Congre... Read more »

Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act: “The For the People Act is one of the most sweeping reform packages to pass the House of Representatives in the past half century. H.R.1 will return the American political system to the people by ensuring that every eligible American can cast a ballot, while pushing back against ... Read more »

Representatives Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) and Ted Deutch (D-FL) released the following joint statement after the House of Representatives adopted their amendment #4 to H.R.1, the For the People Act of 2019 (Please find attached a copy of the amendment): “Access to the ballot box is fundamental to the health of our democracy and must be protected. We were pleased to offer today’s amendment to H.R.1,... Read more »

Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) released the following statement marking the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act: “The Voting Rights Act was enacted on the simple premise that every American should be able to vote, period. For too long, entrenched racist policies prevented African Americans and other racial minorities from casting their ballots across the country. The Voting Rights Act chang... Read more »

Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) made the following statement on President Donald John Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States: “The nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is President Trump’s latest shameful effort to further roll back the progress we have made on voting rights, workers’ rights, women’s rights, civil rights, clea... Read more »