Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy and Subcommittee Chairman Mark Meadows released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 5925, the Coordinated Response through Interagency Strategy and Information Sharing (CRISIS) Act, to reauthorize and revamp the Office of National Drug Control Policy ...

WASHINGTON, DC - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy released the following statement after the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report on FBI and DOJ actions in advance of the 2016 election. "I am alarmed, angered, and deeply disappointed by the Inspector General's finding of numerous failures by DOJ and FBI in investigating potential Espionage Act violations by former Secretary of State Hillary ...

Washington, DC - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) sent a letter to Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray requesting documents and communications referring or relating to newly revealed text messages and DOJ and FBI communications about withholding the text messages from ...

Washington, DC - On Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., the House Committees on the Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform will hold a joint hearing on "Oversight of the FBI and DOJ Actions in Advance of the 2016 Election." At the hearing, Inspector General Michael Horowitz will testify before the Committees on the findings of the forthcoming report on Justice Department and FBI actions in advance of the 2016 presidential election. In October 2017, the House ...

WASHINGTON - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee Chairman Mark Meadows released a memo detailing agency responses to the Committee's request for information on the use of federal labor union "official time." The memo compiles data received from 23 agencies and shows nearly one thousand federal employees are spending at least half of their official time working as union representatives.

WASHINGTON, DC - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy, Ranking Member Elijah Cummings, Subcommittee Chairman Mark Meadows and Subcommittee Ranking Member Gerry Connolly released the following statement after the Committee passed bipartisan legislation, 

Washington, DC - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy and National Security Subcommittee Vice Chairman Steve Russell released the following statement after the Committee held a classified briefing on the October 2017 ambush of U.S. and Nigerien soldiers near Tongo Tongo, Niger.  "We appreciate the Department's willingness to brief Members of the Committee on the findings ...

WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Mitchell released the following statement after hosting a roundtable discussion with the Departments of State, Labor and Homeland Security to examine fraud and misuse of B-1 visas in lieu of H-1B visas. "It's important that we identify, examine, and fight the fraudulent use of visas by employers. Specific visas are designed for specific purposes, and when companies abuse or deceive the visa system, they hurt American workers ...

WASHINGTON, DC - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy released the following statement after the Committee held a roundtable discussion to consider policy proposals pertaining to the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) reauthorization.   "The opioid epidemic is growing rapidly and lives are at stake. It is imperative our nation maintain a strong, coordinated effort across the federal government to combat drug abuse. Today the ...

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy announced Rep. Greg Gianforte will serve as the Committee's Interior, Energy, and Environment (IEE) Subcommittee Chairman. "I am pleased to announce Rep. Gianforte will serve as the Committee's IEE Subcommittee Chairman. Representing the great state of Montana, Rep. Gianforte understands firsthand the importance of our Interior Subcommittee. I look forward to working with him as we continue to carry out ...