Press Releases

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced an upcoming hearing titled, “Oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau.” The hearing will examine the Census Bureau’s activities, including preparations for the 2030 decennial census, and review the Census Bureau’s 2020 Post-Enumeration Survey (PES), which revealed statistically significant miscounts ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) will hold a second hearing on the Biden-Harris Administration’s pause on liquified natural gas (LNG) exports. The hearing, titled “Exposing the Truth on LNG: How the Administration Played Politics with America’s Energy ...

WASHINGTON — Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) will hold a markup of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic’s final report on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. As mandated by the rules of the 118th Congress, the Select Subcommittee was “authorized and directed to conduct a full and complete investigation” into the policies, decisions, and events surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Select Subcommittee staff and Members have sent more than 100 investigative letters, ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Republican lawmakers of the panel are calling on Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell to provide documents and information following whistleblower allegations that the agency is discriminating against individuals displaying Trump campaign signs on their property and withholding relief. “The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is conducting ...

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 continuing their investigation into the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) development of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. In a letter to HHS Assistant Secretary for Legislation Melanie Egorin, the lawmakers request a transcribed interview following HHS’s failure to fully cooperate ...

WASHINGTON—The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing on “Oversight of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” During the hearing, members emphasized FEMA’s responsibility to use taxpayer dollars efficiently and effectively. They questioned FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell about the agency’s ongoing efforts to deliver assistance to Americans impacted ...

WASHINGTON—The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a markup and passed a series of bills to make the federal government more efficient, effective, transparent, and accountable to the American people. “Today, the Oversight Committee put forward practical solutions aimed at enhancing services for American taxpayers, tightening stock disclosure requirements, streamlining data ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered remarks today at a hearing on “Oversight of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Following reports that at least one FEMA official engaged in political discrimination against supporters of President Donald Trump, Chairman Comer expressed concerns that this might not be an isolated ...

WASHINGTON— House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today issued a subpoena to a key official at U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to further investigate the USDA’s arbitrary enforcement of the Horse Protection Act (HPA) and the final rule titled Horse Protection Amendments. Information obtained by the Oversight Committee, along with recent actions at Tennessee Walking Horse shows, reveals USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is continuing the Committee’s investigation into how consolidation in vision care markets is affecting consumers by driving up costs and limiting choices. In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Chairman Comer requests a briefing and documents to evaluate the impact of the consolidation of vision insurance plans and their vertical integration with manufacturers and retailers on ...