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Connecting Veterans with PTSD with Service Dogs

PURPOSE: To examine the benefits service dogs can provide to veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). To question the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on its existing policy and issues related to its problematic study. BACKGROUND: The FY2010 National Defense Authorization Act authorized the VA to conduct a three-year study on the costs and benefits of providing service dogs to veterans ...

Markup
Full Committee Business Meeting

Press Release
Committee Approves SOAR Act and Other Legislation

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a markup to consider multiple pieces of legislation, including the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Reauthorization Act. The following actions were taken by the Committee. The Committee approved the following legislation:

Press Release
New Fast and Furious Documents Reveal DOJ’s Efforts to Obstruct Congressional Investigation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) sent a memo to Republican Committee members detailing new documents related to Operation Fast and Furious. These documents reveal efforts by senior officials at the Department of Justice to withhold key materials related to the botched gunwalking operation. Chairman Jason ...

Hearing
Examining the Safety and Service of D.C. Metro

PURPOSE: To examine Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority’s (WMATA) most significant challenges and the issues that led to a complete shutdown of the system. BACKGROUND: ...

The Overview
BY THE NUMBERS: 2016 GAO Duplication Report

“Waste and Inefficiency in the Federal Government: GAO’s 2016 Duplication Report”  (click to view the ...

Hearing
Waste and Inefficiency in the Federal Government: GAO’s 2016 Duplication Report

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Letter
Letter to Comptroller General of the United States Gene L. Dodaro regarding the Governement performance and results act

Letter
Letter to National Endowment of the Arts Chairman Jane Chu regarding the Acting Inspector General Termination

Letter
Letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy regarding the Science Advisory Board