Press Releases

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) today announced a hearing titled “No Flame, More Pain: How State and Local Bans on Natural Gas Increase Costs."  During the hearing, members will highlight the advantage the United States holds over the rest of the world due to our abundance of ...

House Oversight Committee subpoenas witness to appear WASHINGTON—Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses Chairman Brandon Gill (R-Texas) today announced a hearing titled “Protecting American Citizenship: Confronting Birth Tourism.” During the hearing, Task Force members will examine the prevalence of birth tourism schemes in the United States and investigate firms that are exploiting birthright citizenship by explicitly ...

WASHINGTON—Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released the transcript from Jes Staley’s transcribed interview as part of the Committee’s review of the federal investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Staley’s interview occurred on July 24, 2026.

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on the report issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) finding FEMA’s disaster response crew violated law and policy by skipping homes during the response to Hurricane Milton due to the presence of political signage ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today is pressing former Biden Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra on why he withheld Dr. Anthony Fauci’s diary and phone from the Committee’s Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic last Congress, despite the Committee’s requests for records that would have required their production. “The COVID-19 pandemic and decisions made by Dr. ...

WASHINGTON—Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses Chairman Brandon Gill (R-Texas) is investigating prominent consulting group McKinsey & Company for its heavy-handed promotion of discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices in American companies. McKinsey published several pro-DEI reports that proactively influence American companies and fiduciaries to make hiring and investment decisions based on “diversity,” asserting ...

WASHINGTON—Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released the transcript from Kathryn Ruemmler’s transcribed interview as part of the Committee’s review of the federal investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Ruemmler’s interview occurred on July 15, 2026.

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on Dr. Anthony Fauci pleading the Fifth at today’s Senate hearing: “Dr. Fauci is trapped by the many lies he repeatedly told the American public. If former President Biden’s blanket autopen pardon is valid, then Dr. Fauci has no right to refuse to answer questions. The Oversight Committee exposed how the Biden White House abused the autopen and any ...

WASHINGTON—Yesterday, the Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses held a hearing titled “The Future of DEI in Law School Accreditation and the Legal Profession.” During the hearing, members analyzed how the American Bar Association (ABA) has weaponized its accreditation authority to promote DEI policies that are contrary to ...

WASHINGTON—Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) produced its first report to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on fraud risks in federally funded, state-administered programs. In March 2026, Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) requested GAO conduct a systemic ...