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WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today spoke in support of H.R. 5214, the District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act, a bill introduced by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), to amend the D.C. criminal code to require the posting of cash bail and ensure anyone charged with a violent crime is detained while awaiting trial.

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today spoke in support of H.R. 5107, the Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC (CLEAN DC) Act, a bill introduced by Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) to overturn the D.C. Council’s Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 and restore the power of law enforcement to execute their duties reasonably without the fear of retribution.

WASHINGTON—Today, the House of Representatives passed two bills combating crime in D.C. and empowering local law enforcement. These bills amend the D.C. criminal code to require the posting of cash bail and restore the power of law enforcement to execute their duties reasonably without the fear of retribution. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), and Republican Members of ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today destroyed Democrats’ latest anti-Trump narrative during House consideration of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. In his remarks, Chairman Comer outlined the Oversight Committee’s thorough review of the federal government’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and criticized Democrats for misrepresenting witness testimony, selectively leaking and altering documents, and ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today issued subpoenas to J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank for Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. Chairman Comer is also requesting U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General Gordon Rhea provide documents to further the Committee’s review of the federal government’s investigation of Epstein.  J.P. Morgan

WASHINGTON—The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released an additional 20,000 pages of documents received from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein. The documents can be found here. A backup of the documents can be found 

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) released the following statement after the House of Representatives advanced a continuing resolution to reopen the federal government and end the Democrat-led shutdown:“After 43 long days of Democrats holding federal funding hostage, the Schumer Shutdown, a national nightmare, is finally coming to an end. This Democrat-led government shutdown inflicted real harm on the American ...

The report exposes Biden’s decline, the White House cover-up, and invalid executive actions signed by autopen; Chairman Comer sends referrals to the DOJ and D.C. Board of Medicine WASHINGTON—Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a staff report titled “The Biden Autopen Presidency: Decline, Delusion, and ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is investigating the actions of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in response to credible reports that UNRWA staff members participated in the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks Hamas carried out against Israel. In a letter to United Nations Secretary General António Guterres, Chairman Comer requests all documents and communication relating to ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced that the committee will hold transcribed interviews with the general counsels of Discord, Reddit, Steam, and Twitch to examine the radicalization of online forum users, including instances of open incitement to commit politically motivated acts. Chairman Comer previously