Press Releases

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) Chairman Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) today announced a roundtable titled “The IRS Under Audit: A Review of Operations at the Nation’s Tax Collector.” During the roundtable, members will examine the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) long-standing struggles to timely perform fundamental operations, such as processing returns, issuing refunds, and responding to inquiries. These problems plaguing the agency create costs ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) and Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs Chairman William Timmons (R-S.C.) today announced a roundtable on “Artificial Intelligence and American Power: Leadership, Security, and Prosperity.” During the roundtable, members will examine the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) in determining the future of American economic growth, labor productivity, and ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) today announced a hearing on “Fraud Prevention: Understanding Fraud in Federally Funded Programs Run by the States” as part of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s larger investigation into curbing federal and state fraud. During the hearing, members ...

WASHINGTON—The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets is continuing its investigation into Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) and the federal government’s continued lack of transparency surrounding the nature of these anomalies and potential security threats they pose. In a letter to U.S. Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth, Task Force Chairwoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) requests a series of video files ...

WASHINGTON––Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a staff memorandum that analyzes how policies that shield criminal illegal aliens from federal immigration enforcement threaten public safety, drain resources paid for by American taxpayers, and encourage illegal immigration. It builds on a year-long Committee investigation into the open-border policies of the Biden-Harris Administration and key left-wing sanctuary jurisdictions’ refusal to allow state ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) delivered opening remarks at today’s roundtable on “Examining Mental Health in the MAHA Age.” In his opening statement, Subcommittee Chairman Grothman highlighted that more Americans are seeking treatment for mental health issues than ever before, but that the outcomes of such treatment and the state of mental health today are significantly worse. He also pointed out that worsening mental ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency Chairman Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) delivered his opening statement at today’s roundtable titled “Doing More With Less: Deleting Duplicative Programs.” In his remarks, Subcommittee Chairman Burchett highlighted that the federal government spends around $7 trillion dollars annually on more than 2,400 federal assistance programs, which is more than twice the number of programs that existed in the 1970s. He also that a vast and ...

WASHINGTON––Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation tackling soft-on-crime policies in the District of Columbia that have created an environment for truancy, violent crime, and rampant vandalism to flourish. H.R. 5103, the Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025, introduced by Representative John McGuire (R-Va.), codifies President Trump’s “Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful” Executive Order and establishes the D.C. ...

WASHINGTON––House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is continuing oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau (Bureau) to ensure that future censuses are conducted to the highest standards. The Bureau’s Post-Enumeration Survey (PES) following the 2020 Census revealed significant errors in undercounting and overcounting of states’ populations. In a letter to Acting Director of the Bureau, George Cook, Chairman Comer highlights the Committee’s ...

WASHINGTON—Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released videos of the depositions of Richard Kahn and Darren Indyke. The depositions took place on March 11 and March 19, 2026, respectively.