Press Releases

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Representative Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), the Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership, today announced an investigation into Harvard University’s lack of compliance with civil rights laws it is required to comply with as a result of receiving federal funds. In a letter to Harvard University President Alan Garber, the lawmakers request documents and communications to aid the investigation and ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) are examining the Biden Administration’s abuse of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and its impact on energy costs. In a letter to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) Acting Assistant Administrator Emily Menashes, the lawmakers request a briefing on the agency’s compliance ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is launching an investigation into the national security and data privacy concerns resulting from the bankruptcy filing of 23andMe, Inc., a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company in possession of millions of Americans’ personal DNA data. 23andMe’s bankruptcy proceedings potentially allows for the transfer of customers’ and family members’ personal data, including to malign foreign ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) today invited Stephanie Turner, the fencer who refused to compete against a biological male, and Board Chair of USA Fencing, Damien Lehfeldt, to testify at a hearing scheduled for May 7, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. ET.  Recently, Turner was scheduled to compete against a biological male at a USA Fencing tournament in Maryland but took a knee in protest. She was subsequently ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement Chairman Clay Higgins (R-La.) today announced the Subcommittee’s investigation of the weaponization of overly burdensome regulations on the American people by the Biden Administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, Chairman Higgins requested information on actions taken by the DOJ and EPA to reexamine these overbearing ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today expanded the committee’s investigation of sanctuary jurisdictions that provide sanctuaries for criminal, illegal aliens by defying federal immigration laws. In letters to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, and New York Governor Kathy Hochul, Chairman Comer requested documents and communications related to their states’ sanctuary policies. He also called on the ...

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered opening remarks at “Restoring Trust in FDA: Rooting Out Illicit Products.” In his opening statement, Chairman Comer emphasized that major reforms are needed at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to Make America Healthy Again after the Biden Administration’s FDA ...

WASHINGTON—Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing on “Restoring Trust in FDA: Rooting Out Illicit Products.” During the hearing, members exposed how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stumbled from crisis to crisis during the Biden Administration, failing in its core mission. Bureaucratic red tape, inefficiencies, and weak oversight have ...

WASHINGTON— Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) today delivered opening remarks at the panel’s hearing on “Federal Foreclosure: Reducing the Federal Real Estate Portfolio.” In her remarks, Chairwoman Greene highlighted that the U.S. federal government spends billions of dollars annually to maintain outdated ...

WASHINGTON—Today, the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) held a field hearing on “Federal Foreclosure: Reducing the Federal Real Estate Portfolio.” During the hearing, which took place at an underutilized federal building in Washington, D.C., subcommittee members exposed how the federal government is spending billions annually to furnish, operate, ...