Press Releases

Emphasizes Need to Continue Strengthening Protections Against Cyberattacks WASHINGTON – Today, the Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing on the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA). In his opening statement, Subcommittee Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) commended the progress made in updating the FITARA scorecard since last August, but voiced concerns about existing digital infrastructure and its shortfalls, including the ...

WASHINGTON—Today,  Rep. Jody Hice, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, introduced The Performance Enhancement Reform Act to ensure key stakeholders and resources are not left out of the creation of federal agencies’ performance plans.  The bill introduction was announced ...

"You won't see this on TV" WASHINGTON—This week, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-K.Y.) and Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) led a delegation of seven Committee Republicans to El Paso, Texas and New Mexico to witness firsthand the humanitarian and national security crisis unfolding at the U.S.-Mexico border as a result of President Biden’s open borders policies. The lawmakers took the opportunity to examine the extent ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican Whip and Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Steve Scalise's (R-La.) opening statement at the Select Subcommittee's hearing on transitioning to a post-COVID landscape asks Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to address why vaccinated American people can’t return to normal ...

WASHINGTON – The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis today held a hearing to examine the Biden Administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci, and Chief Science Officer for COVID Response David Kessler. At the hearing, Republican lawmakers pointed out the Biden Administration’s hypocrisy on enforcing CDC ...

Calls out Democrats for Attempting to Utilize Statehood to Force Radical Agenda and Pack the Court WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s markup of H.R. 51 by calling out Democrats for pushing D.C. statehood to consolidate their power in Washington in order to advance their radical agenda and pack the Supreme Court. In his remarks, Comer outlined the constitutional issues facing H.R. 51 and the ...

Democrats Reject Republican Attempts to Make H.R. 51 Constitutional, Practical WASHINGTON—Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform held a markup of H.R. 51, an unconstitutional bill to grant D.C. statehood aimed at consolidating Democrats’ power in Washington. Republicans offered a dozen amendments to address major flaws within the bill, but Democrats rejected every amendment. After passage of H.R. 51, Ranking Member James Comer ...

WASHINGTON–Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Congressman Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) re-introduced the bipartisan and bicameral Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (ACMRA) to create a single website on which Congress and the public can easily search, sort, and download all agency congressional reports. This bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives in the 116th Congress unanimously.  “Good governance ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), and Government Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) released the following statement regarding the “retirement” of U.S. Election Assistance Commission Inspector General Patricia Layfield: “Inspector General Layfield’s departure is long overdue. Since October, she ignored multiple calls to ...

WASHINGTON– House Committee on Oversight and Reform Republican Leader James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Gene Sperling – who was recently appointed by President Biden to provide oversight of the $1.9 trillion spending bill enacted last month – regarding concerns that the State of New York may be funneling billions of federal dollars to illegal immigrants. The letter notes that the reportedly $2.1 billion sum ...