ActBlue CEO to Face House Panel on Donor Fraud Claims

House Republicans have scheduled ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones to appear before the House Administration Committee on June 10, 2026, to answer questions about the platform’s handling of overseas donations and its statements to Congress on fraud screening. The hearing follows a multi-year probe into whether foreign nationals, barred from contributing to U.S. elections, used the platform to route money to candidates and committees.

Wallace-Jones initially agreed to testify voluntarily in May but later asked for a subpoena. Committee Chairman Bryan Steil issued one after the request. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan and Oversight Chairman James Comer are also expected to question her. Five current and former ActBlue employees have already invoked the Fifth Amendment a total of 146 times during earlier subpoenaed testimony.

Steil has stated the investigation seeks to determine whether federal law adequately blocks foreign money from entering campaigns through online processors. A New York Times report earlier this year said ActBlue’s former outside counsel warned Wallace-Jones that some descriptions of fraud controls given to the committee were not consistently followed in practice. ActBlue later told the committee it had strengthened those controls.

ActBlue has denied misleading Congress and described the inquiry as politically motivated. The committee has also sought transcribed interviews from five board members and additional documents by June 16. Two unions linked to the organization separately raised concerns about internal volatility and alleged retaliation against a whistleblower.

Nonresident foreign nationals are prohibited from donating to federal candidates and most political committees. The panel’s work began in 2023 and has examined both ActBlue’s vetting procedures and its responses to congressional requests.