Press Releases

The irresponsible D.C. law would subvert the voices of American citizens and open the door for foreign influence in the nation’s capital WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) introduced H. J. Res. 17 to disapprove and challenge the D.C. Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act (D.C. Act 26-640), a new law advanced by the D.C. Council allowing non-citizens, including illegal aliens, the right to vote in the ...

Requests Treasury provide the Biden network’s suspicious activity reports and calls on former Twitter execs who censored laptop story to testify in February WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is pressing Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for information about the Biden family and their associates’ suspicious business transactions flagged by U.S. banks. Chairman Comer is also requesting ...

WASHINGTON–House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) joined Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Oh.) on “Hannity” with host Sean Hannity on Fox News to discuss his efforts to investigate President Biden and the Biden family’s foreign business schemes. Chairman Comer emphasized that President Biden is potentially compromised by his family’s shady business dealings in Russia, China, Ukraine, and other foreign ...

Introduces the SHOW UP Act to prevent the Biden Administration from unilaterally cementing pandemic-era telework policies; probes report of GSA Administrator’s remote work  WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) introduced H.R. 139, the Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems (SHOW UP) Act, to prevent the Biden Administration from cementing pandemic-era telework policies for the ...

WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is requesting information from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the White House Counsel’s Office about President Biden’s failure to return highly classified records from his time as vice president. The documents were discovered in an unsecure closet at the Biden Penn Center. Chairman Comer is concerned that NARA’s inconsistent application of the Presidential ...

WASHINGTON–House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman-elect James Comer (R-Ky.) joined “Meet the Press” on NBC News to discuss how a Republican majority will conduct rigorous oversight over President Biden and end the Biden Administration’s unchecked one-party rule. Chairman-elect Comer also warned that to address the national debt, Congress must rein in spending and pass a balanced budget amendment. 

WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Representative Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), and Representative Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) sent a letter to New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli expressing concerns over the decision to delay key findings related to the audit of the New York State Unemployment Insurance system. The audit report 2021-S-3 titled, “Department of Labor: ...

Washington, D.C.—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman-Elect James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on Ranking Member-Elect Jamie Raskin’s (D-Md.) cancer diagnosis: “Cancer doesn’t stand a chance against a fighter like Ranking Member Raskin. We are all rooting for him as he and his team of doctors fight this disease. My prayers are with Ranking Member Raskin and his family as he goes through treatment and beats cancer.”

Send letters to Facebook and Twitter requesting information as part of investigation into First Amendment violations WASHINGTON — Today, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Ranking Member Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), and Oversight Republicans sent letters to the Chief Executive Officer of Meta Platforms, Inc., Mark Zuckerberg, and Twitter Owner, Elon Musk, requesting documents and ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s hearing by condemning violence in all forms and warned against ignoring facts about the increase in crime in the United States. He emphasized that crime and violence has increased across the United States because of the defund the police movement and soft-on-crime policies. Ranking Member Comer concluded his remarks by calling to reverse these dangerous policies in order to make the ...