In recent years, it was extant for the 110th Congress, along with the Subcommittee on Capitol Security, at the urging of then Chairwoman Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald.
While active during the 111th Congress, the subcommittee became moribund in the 112th, holding only four hearings,[1] the last in November 2011.
[2] (In contrast Ranking Member Charlie Gonzalez organized minority party-led congressional fora on campaign finance[3] and voting rights.
[4]) In 2013, the committee, then under Republican control, abolished the subcommittee.
[5][6] Following the 2018 elections, in which Democrats retook control of the House, Nancy Pelosi announced plans to restore the subcommittee and appoint Representative Marcia Fudge as chair.