WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Artur Davis (D-Birmingham) today received an appointment to the Committee on House Administration.  Congressman Davis fills the seat once held by Birmingham-native U.S. Representative Juanita Millender-McDonald of California who passed away suddenly two weeks ago.

“I was asked by the Speaker to fill the vacancy left by Congresswoman Millender-McDonald’s passing.  While I certainly wish that I had come on the committee under different circumstances, I am honored to serve on a panel which regulates federal election law and has significant responsibility for Congressional operations,” Davis said.

The House Administration Committee is charged with oversight of the nation’s federal election law as well as the day-to-day operations of the House.  The committee, which has one of the most exclusive memberships in the House with only nine members from both sides of the aisle, is responsible for, among other things, the overall security of the Capitol complex as well as the operation of the Library of Congress.

Congressman Davis has not received a placement on either of the committee’s subcommittees at this time.  With a waiver granted from Speaker Pelosi, he retains his positions on two exclusive bodies -- the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Judiciary – as well as his post on the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.