Press Releases

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY.) and Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas.) are continuing oversight of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council’s proposed rule on Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial risk after the FAR Council failed to provide documents, communications, and a staff briefing as requested by the Committee in an ...

WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation held a hearing titled, “How are Federal Agencies Harnessing Artificial Intelligence?” Members asked witnesses about the federal government’s current and planned use of artificial intelligence (AI), and discussed risks associated with the widespread integration of AI into various ...

Send letter to FEMA Administrator Criswell seeking information on recovery efforts in Hawaii     WASHINGTON – House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas), and several Oversight Committee Republicans are launching an investigation into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) ongoing response to the deadly wildfires that devastated ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) is continuing his investigation into a potential violation of federal record retention laws at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by a close ally of Dr. Anthony Fauci. In June, the Select Subcommittee requested key emails and phone records related to Senior Scientific Advisor Dr. David Morens’s potential illegal destruction of COVID-19 related materials. In response to Chairman ...

WASHINGTON — The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing titled “Oh Doctor, Where Art Thou? Pandemic Erosion of the Doctor-Patient Relationship” to examine the importance of maintaining physician autonomy and preserving the doctor-patient relationship during times of crisis—including future pandemics. Expert witnesses testified to the intense political and professional pressure on physicians during the pandemic to toe the line between personal autonomy and ...

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced a markup for Wednesday, September 20 at 10:00am ET. At the markup, the Oversight Committee will consider bipartisan legislation, the D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act, to transfer the administrative jurisdiction over the RFK stadium site from the Secretary of the ...

WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs held a joint hearing titled, “A Dangerous Strategy: Examining the Biden Administration’s Failures on Iran.” Members discussed with subject matter experts how the Biden Administration has participated without transparency in unlawful negotiations with Iran, facilitated a ransom ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) delivered opening remarks at a hearing titled

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chair Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) opened today’s subcommittee hearing titled “The Inflation Reduction Act: A Year in Review” by noting how one year removed from Democrats’ so-called Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Americans are worse off. Chairwoman McClain outlined how instead of lowering ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) opened today’s hearing titled “Oh Doctor, Where Art Thou? Pandemic Erosion of the Doctor-Patient Relationship” by concentrating on the federal government’s decision to sideline physicians in favor of broad mandates and coercive protocols that eroded trust in the medical community and wreaked havoc on the American healthcare system. Patients who receive individualized treatment from a ...