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WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today opened a hearing titled “Oversight of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration” to bring transparency to a pattern of issues within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ensure the FDA is prioritizing safety and effectiveness and incentivizing innovation.

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) revealed today during a full House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing titled “Oversight of the Food and Drug Administration” that documents obtained by the Committee confirm the Biden Administration knew about the infant formula crisis months before they took ...

WASHINGTON – The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a markup yesterday to consider a series of bills that require the Census Bureau to include a citizenship question on the decennial census questionnaire, minimize the risk of waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars, and instruct the Office of Management and Budget to set an annual, government-wide regulatory budget. The following bills were reported favorably to the House by the ...

WASHINGTON — Today, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) revealed new information from a whistleblower that appears to provide additional evidence of Dr. David Morens — a top advisor to Dr. Anthony Fauci — intentionally subverting federal transparency laws to shield discussions related to the origins of COVID-19. During his transcribed interview with the Select Subcommittee in January, Dr. Morens denied deleting any federal COVID-19 ...

WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced a hearing titled “Defending America from the Chinese Communist Party’s Political Warfare, Part I.” This first hearing will examine how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is waging war against the U.S. by targeting, infiltrating, and influencing every sector and community in America. At the hearing, members will hear from leading experts familiar with the methods and tactics deployed by ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) announced a hearing titled “How the Border Crisis Impacts Public Safety.” The subcommittee hearing will examine how the Biden Administration’s policy changes have benefitted criminal illegal aliens to the detriment of the safety and security of American citizens and legal ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today is threatening the compulsory process if the Department of Justice (DOJ) fails to produce documents relating to its enforcement of Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) requirements with certain entities, including Al Jazeera and TikTok. In a second letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Chairman Comer is renewing his request for documents and information regarding DOJ’s FARA ...

WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced a markup will take place on Wednesday, April 10 at 10:00 am ET to consider a series of legislation. WHAT: Full Committee Markup H.R. 7109, the Equal Representation Act: The bill amends title 13 to add a citizenship inquiry to the decennial census and exclude noncitizens from the apportionment base for the 2030 census and any ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) are conducting oversight of the development of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, specifically related to alcohol consumption. In letters to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on the Office of Personnel Management’s final rule, “Civil Service Protections and Merit System Principles,” which insulates federal workers from accountability: “OPM’s final rule is yet ...