Press Releases

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is continuing to investigate the Biden-Harris Administration’s potential collusion with anti-Second Amendment plaintiffs. In the latest letter to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Director Steven Dettelbach, Chairman Comer is requesting phone records from the ATF Director after the Committee learned Director Dettelbach used text messages and/or encrypted apps to communicate ...

Requests additional USDA documents and communications to better understand how the department has enforced the HPA WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is conducting oversight of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) enforcement of the Horse Protection Act (HPA) and its promulgation of a final rule titled Horse Protection Amendments. Considering information obtained by the Oversight Committee and recent ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is today continuing the committee’s investigation into the office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC). After the Biden-Harris Administration has repeatedly suppressed records requests by the Oversight Committee regarding the SPEC office and its activities, the Oversight Committee is requesting transcribed interviews to assist in its investigation. In a letter to White House Senior ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is investigating Vice President Kamala Harris’s role in creating the worst border crisis in American history as President Biden’s “border czar.” In a letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner Troy Miller, Chairman Comer is requesting documents and communications between CBP and the Executive Office of the Vice President related ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today is opening an investigation into the Biden-Harris Administration’s role in the recently announced plea deal for three terrorists who plotted the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. In a letter to President Joe Biden, Chairman Comer requests documents and communications about the plea deal for the three terrorists who have been charged with murdering nearly 3,000 people. “The ...

WASHINGTON—As part of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability’s investigation of Chinese espionage efforts targeting U.S. military bases, Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) are calling on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to examine the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) methods used to investigate and prosecute foreign nationals sent to the United States to collect ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on National Security, the Border and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) are continuing the Committee’s investigation into the U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG) mishandling of serious misconduct, including racism, hazing, discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and the failure to disclose internal investigations into those issues to Congress. The lawmakers are ...

WASHINGTON – Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled “Enhancing Cybersecurity by Eliminating Inconsistent Regulations.”In her opening statement, Subcommittee Chairwoman Mace highlighted how federal regulations intended to mitigate ...

WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation held a hearing titled, “Enhancing Cybersecurity by Eliminating Inconsistent Regulations.” Members discussed how companies operating in critical areas like energy, financial services, transportation and the defense industrial base are subject to conflicting or inconsistent ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled “Wasteful Spending and Inefficiencies: Examining DoD Platform Performance and Costs.” In his opening statement, Subcommittee Chairman Grothman highlighted how numerous Department of ...