Press Releases

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) introduced the GSA Technology Accountability Act to ensure GSA is held accountable to Congress and the American people in how it spends taxpayer dollars on technology projects and initiatives. “Almost a year ago, we began an investigation into Login.gov after the GSA Inspector General reported that Login.gov, which falls under Technology Transformation Services (TTS) ...

WASHINGTON— House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) introduced H.R. 7532 the Federal AI Governance and Transparency Act, which focuses government resources on increasing transparency, oversight, and responsible use of federal AI systems while protecting the public’s privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties. The bipartisan bill centrally codifies federal governance of agency AI systems, establishes new ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) opened today’s hearing titled “Examining the White House’s Role in Pandemic Preparedness and Response” by explaining that after the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats Pandemic Act — more commonly referred to as the PREVENT Pandemics Act. This legislation required the White House to establish a permanent Office of ...

Consolidated PBMs Have Added Costs to American Consumers WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today spoke at an event hosted by The Hill which focused on bipartisan efforts at reforming certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) practices. In his remarks, Chairman Comer highlighted the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability’s work to bring accountability for harmful PBM practices which raise costs on American ...

Following interviews with key witnesses, Chairman Comer invites Hunter Biden and his business associates to testify at a public hearing   WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today invited Hunter Biden and his business associates to testify at an upcoming hearing titled, “Influence Peddling: Examining Joe Biden’s Abuse of Public Office.” Following interviews with key witnesses, this hearing ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) will hold a hearing titled “Addressing Real Harm Caused by Deepfakes.” In November, the Subcommittee held a hearing focused on advances in deepfake technology enabled by artificial intelligence. The new hearing will examine how the increasing proliferation of deepfakes of ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today issued a statement after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a new climate disclosure rule. “Nearly two years ago, at the urging of leftist activists and the self-appointed policy makers of big finance, the SEC wildly stepped outside its mandate and proposed a climate rule. The proposed rule was a disaster which would have added cascading layers of recordkeeping ...

WASHINGTON— House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement after the Department of Defense (DoD) announced it is removing the grounding order on the V-22 Osprey aircraft on March 7, 2024: “DoD is lifting the Osprey grounding order despite not providing the Oversight Committee and the American people answers about the safety of this aircraft. The House Oversight Committee has yet to receive adequate information ...

WASHINGTON — The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing titled “Examining the White House’s Role in Pandemic Preparedness and Response” to discuss the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy’s (OPPR) role in responding to and preventing future pandemics. The newly appointed Director of OPPR, Major General Paul Fredrichs, explained that the office’s main purpose is to convene pandemic preparedness and response groups from across the federal ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) will speak at an event hosted by The Hill on Wednesday, March 6 to discuss bipartisan efforts aimed at reforming Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability had held multiple hearings during the 118th Congress to examine how Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) have monopolized the pharmaceutical marketplace and pushed ...