House GOP Chairman Steil subpoenas five Biden admin officials over 'Bidenbucks'

"Americans deserve transparency and trust in their elections," Rep. Bryan Steil said.

Published: August 29, 2024 1:19pm

House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil on Thursday announced that subpoenas were issued for five Biden administration officials over “Bidenbucks,” President Biden’s executive order to turn as many federal agencies as possible into get-out-the-vote centers across all states.

The subpoenas sent Wednesday by the Wisconsin Republican are for sworn depositions of the administration officials, after their agencies didn't comply with subpoenas sent in June demanding documents regarding the strategic plans to implement Biden’s Executive Order 14019, which critics call “Bidenbucks.”

In July, Steil sent letters to the Departments of Labor, Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human Services, Justice, and Agriculture, requesting they provide the information he subpoenaed in June.

"Americans deserve transparency and trust in their elections. However, the Biden Administration has refused to comply with a lawfully issued congressional subpoena and cooperate with our investigation into their plan to use federal agencies to 'get out the vote,'" Steil said in a statement.

"These Biden administration agencies failed to produce their strategic plans to implement Executive Order 14019 on multiple occasions. It's time that these officials explain to the Committee what is in these plans, and how their agencies are implementing their plans."

“Bidenbucks” alludes to "Zuckerbucks," the roughly $400 million from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg widely alleged to have been funneled through left-leaning nonprofits to turn out the Democratic vote in the 2020 presidential election.

According to Biden's executive order, “The head of each agency shall evaluate ways in which the agency can, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, promote voter registration and voter participation,” including "soliciting and facilitating approved, nonpartisan third-party organizations and State officials to provide voter registration services on agency premises.”