The House Committee on Administration is asking Regina Wallace-Jones, the CEO of ActBlue, to appear at a public hearing regarding suspicious donations linked to the organization.
In a letter from Chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI), Wallace-Jones has been invited to provide testimony on May 19. This inquiry, in cooperation with the House Judiciary and Oversight committees, is focused on ActBlue’s donor verification processes and its approach to fraud prevention.
As a key online fundraising platform for Democrats, ActBlue handles small donations from a nationwide base of supporters. The investigation, which commenced in October 2023, aims to determine if their practices align with federal laws prohibiting foreign contributions and the use of straw donors—people making donations on behalf of others.
The committees emphasize that gathering this testimony is essential for evaluating potential legislative reforms to better protect online political donation protocols.
This initiative follows the recent release of a joint interim report titled “Fraud on ActBlue, Part II,” which highlights significant internal changes within ActBlue post-2024 elections, including the resignation of top legal and compliance officials.
Additionally, it was noted that various ActBlue personnel exercised their Fifth Amendment rights during depositions held between July and December 2025.
These issues, coupled with previous congressional responses, have raised alarms about the reliability of the information provided to Congress and the efficiency of fraud prevention methods being employed.
The first interim report, published in April 2025, investigated ActBlue’s fraud prevention standards and found modifications made during the 2024 election. It noted cases where contributions were traced back to foreign IP addresses utilizing prepaid cards.
A follow-up report earlier this month referenced communication from ActBlue’s external legal advisors, suggesting that the organization might not have been completely transparent about its verification practices for donations via third-party applications like Apple Pay and Venmo. Consequently, additional document requests were made, with compliance due by April 28, 2026.
The investigation has also involved subpoenas issued since July in conjunction with a separate review by the Justice Department that was initiated following a presidential memorandum in April 2025.
