Press Releases

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) will hold a hearing titled “Accountable Assistance: Reviewing Controls to Prevent Mismanagement of Foreign Aid.” The subcommittee hearing will examine how the federal government, specifically USAID and the State Department, attempts to prevent ...

Congress must ensure federal agencies are effectively utilizing resources to combat the CCP’s political warfare   WASHINGTON –House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is launching a government-wide investigation into the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ongoing efforts to target, influence, and infiltrate every sector and community in the United States, including but not limited to America’s education, agriculture, critical ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) will hold a hearing titled “Assessing America’s Vaccine Safety Systems, Part 2” to further examine vaccine safety reporting and injury compensation systems. During the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns arose regarding the ability of physicians to identify and report vaccine injuries to a safety surveillance system that was not structured to handle such a massive influx of injury claims. The ...

WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation held a hearing titled, “Addressing Real Harm Done by Deepfakes.” Subcommittee members discussed how the nonconsensual distribution of AI-enhanced intimate images and child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is proliferating on the internet and social media sites, overwhelmingly victimizing women and ...

The Biden Administration appears to be engaged in an intentional effort to evade law requiring a special envoy to be Senate confirmed WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is continuing to push the Biden Administration for information related to the activities of the office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC) and is expressing new concerns over John Podesta’s elevation to Envoy John Kerry’s role ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on Hunter Biden’s refusal to appear at a hearing alongside his business associates: “The House Oversight Committee has called Hunter Biden’s bluff. Hunter Biden for months stated he wanted a public hearing, but now that one has been offered alongside his business associates that he worked with for years, he is refusing to come. During our deposition ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is today conducting oversight of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s (PCAOB) inspections and investigations of accounting firms conducting audits for companies based in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). In a letter to PCAOB Chair Erica Williams, Chairman Comer requests documents and information to assist the Committee’s inquiry into how PCAOB applies federal law with respect to ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today delivered remarks at the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing with Special Counsel Robert Hur about President Biden’s willful retention of classified materials. During his remarks, Chairman Comer highlighted how the Oversight Committee’s investigation has exposed the White ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas.) today opened a hearing titled “The Power Struggle: Examining the Reliability and Security of America’s Electrical Grid” by discussing the threats facing America’s power grid security and reliability. Subcommittee Chairman Fallon warned that the power grid is unprepared to handle new regulations proposed under the Biden Administration.

WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs today held a hearing titled “The Power Struggle: Examining the Reliability and Security of America’s Electrical Grid” to examine ongoing threats and challenges to affordable, reliable power to the United States. At the hearing, lawmakers discussed how Biden Administration actions to ...