Press Releases

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today released an email from a bank money laundering investigator who flagged serious concerns about money from China that ultimately funded the $40,000 check to Joe Biden. “Long before our investigation into President Biden’s corruption, a bank money laundering investigator raised the exact concerns that we raised publicly about the Biden family business: ‘payments appear erratic,’ ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) today announced a hearing titled “The Importance of Protecting Female Athletics and Title IX” to examine the Biden Administration’s Title IX proposed rules which redefine sex discrimination on the basis of “gender identity,” likely harming the women that Title IX was designed to protect. “Congress must do everything it can to protect women’s sports. The Biden ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today is requesting information related to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s recent decision to cease issuing new export licenses related to certain firearms, firearm components, and ammunition for approximately 90 days to certain countries. In a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Chairman Comer warns Commerce’s recent decision is at odds with the agency’s mission and is inconsistently ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) announced a hearing titled “Oversight of Federal Agencies’ Post-Pandemic Telework Policies: Part II” to continue the subcommittee’s review of telework policies at federal agencies, including how agencies intend to comply with the Biden Administration and ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) today announced a hearing titled “Digging Deeper: Ensuring Safety and Security in the Critical Mineral Supply Chain” to review the importance of critical minerals for the U.S. economy, examine the national security implications of overreliance ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) will hold a hearing titled “Securing the Federal Software Supply Chain.” The hearing will examine vulnerabilities in the government’s processes for procuring IT (information technology) and OT (operational technology) goods and services. In recent years, a series of ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) and Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) are today opening an investigation into recent reports about toxic workplace culture at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). In a letter to FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg, the lawmakers warn that allegations of a culture of harassment and discrimination weakens the credibility of an agency established to maintain confidence in financial institutions in ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today opened a probe into the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) failures to safeguard confidential corporate information in the premerger process of Amgen Inc.’s (Amgen) merger with Horizon Therapeutics (Horizon) and improper litigation practices. In a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan, Chairman Comer is requesting documents and communications to better understand FTC’s apparent misuse of confidential ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is today opening a probe into the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule. The proposed rule would prohibit or burden automobile dealer practices in the sale, leasing, and financing of new vehicles and add-on products. In a letter to FTC Chair Lina M. Khan, Chairman Comer requests documents and communications to assist in conducting oversight of the proposed ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) and Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.). are today launching an investigation into the Department of Education’s decision to alter its Title IX regulations. The lawmakers are seeking information to determine whether any external organizations played an outsized role in the development of the proposed regulations. In a letter to U.S. Department of ...