Press Releases

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued two subpoenas to Leon Black during his voluntary transcribed interview. The first subpoena compels Mr. Black to appear for a deposition on July 16, 2026, and the second subpoena requires him to produce nondisclosure agreements to the Committee.   “During today’s voluntary transcribed interview, Mr. Black stated he wouldn’t answer questions about NDAs. Answers about the ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today launched an investigation into the growing rate of tax delinquency among current and retired federal employees and is seeking information on the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) efforts to improve compliance with federal tax laws. In a letter to IRS Chief Executive Officer Frank Bisignano, Chairman Comer stressed that failure to file a tax return is a federal crime and requested information ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency Chairman Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) is investigating several states’ refusal to provide Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP) data to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that the Administration requested to help USDA identify and eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in the program. In letters to the governors of California, New York, Illinois, Michigan, and Pennsylvania – the states with the largest SNAP ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency Chairman Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) delivered opening remarks at today’s hearing on “Combating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in SNAP.” In his opening statement, Subcommittee Chairman Burchett underscored how Americans have lost millions in taxes to fraud within the program and that roughly $10 billion in SNAP benefits were improperly paid ...

WASHINGTON—Today, the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency held a hearing on “Combating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in SNAP.” During the hearing, members examined the root causes of waste, fraud, and abuse within Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The hearing also explored reforms and oversight measures that would strengthen SNAP program integrity, safeguard taxpayer ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs Chairman William Timmons (R-S.C.) kicked off today’s roundtable titled “Roundtable: Two Sides of a Digital Coin: Protecting U.S. Security by Challenging the Power of Repressive Foreign Regimes.” In his remarks, Subcommittee Chairman Timmons highlighted that ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is continuing the investigation into the potential collusion between Biden Administration staff and the anti-Second Amendment group Everytown for Gun Safety. After sending requests and subpoena to the Biden White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention and a subsequent request to the National Archives and Records Administration, the House Oversight Committee now ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement Chairman Clay Higgins (R-La.) today announced a roundtable titled “Catch and Release, Lose and Forget: Addressing the Crisis of Unaccompanied Alien Children—Part II.” This roundtable follows a 

WASHINGTON—Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets Chairwoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) today announced a hearing on “Mind Control and Accountability: Uncovering the Truth of the CIA’s MKULTRA Experiments.” During the hearing, members will examine the history and timeline of the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) MKULTRA project and ...

WASHINGTON— Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released the transcript from Bill Gates’s transcribed interview as part of the Committee’s review of the federal investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Gates’s interview occurred on June 10, 2026. The Committee also released the