Press Releases

Requests documents and information from Polymarket and Kalshi to better understand how the platforms detect anomalous trading activity to prevent insider trading WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today opened an investigation into how users of prediction market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi potentially are using nonpublic information to engage in insider trading. In letters to Polymarket Chief Executive Officer ...

WASHINGTON— House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) applauded the Trump Administration for holding fraudsters accountable for stealing from taxpayer-funded programs in Minnesota. Today, the Trump Administration announced criminal charges against 15 defendants involved in Minnesota fraud schemes that targeted more than $90 million in taxpayer funds. “The Trump Administration is taking action to hold accountable criminals who are ...

WASHINGTON—Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a markup and advanced legislation that supports the Committee’s mission to strengthen oversight and ensure federal agencies deliver results for the American people. “Working alongside President Trump, the House Oversight Committee is successfully rooting out fraud and ensuring federal agencies are delivering for hardworking American taxpayers. The bills passed today demonstrate that ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency Chairman Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) and Representative Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) are investigating Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. and its affiliates’ provision of abortion services and “gender affirming care” for minors. In a series of letters to Planned Parenthood and its affiliate branches, Subcommittee Chairman Burchett and Rep. Biggs seek documents and information on Planned Parenthood’s delivery of these ...

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced a markup will take place on Wednesday, May 20 at 10:00am ET to consider a series of bills aimed at strengthening oversight.“The House Oversight Committee remains committed to protecting hardworking taxpayers and ensuring the federal government operates efficiently, effectively, and ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Representative Brandon Gill (R-Texas), the Chairman of the Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses, today sent four letters to U.S. entities and businesses that are engaged in and profit from birth tourism. These firms are exploiting birthright citizenship by explicitly marketing their maternity services to foreign expectant mothers who take advantage of ...

WASHINGTON—Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing on “DOW Financial Management: Examining Progress and New Audit Approaches.” This hearing was part of the Subcommittee’s larger investigation into the Department of War’s (DOW) ineffective financial management that has been preventing them from achieving a clean audit. During the ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement Chairman Clay Higgins (R-La.) delivered opening remarks at today’s hearing on “Privacy Protections & the Second Amendment: Examining ATF’s Relationship to the Tiahrt Amendment.” In his opening statement, Subcommittee Chairman Higgins highlighted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’s (ATF) history of abusing the Tiahrt Amendment and disregarding the Second Amendment under the Biden Administration. He also ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) delivered his opening statement at today’s roundtable on “Reducing America’s National Debt: Rooting Out Federal Waste, Fraud and Overregulation.” In his remarks, Subcommittee Chairman Burlison acknowledged that the U.S. national debt is well over $65 trillion and how that harms affordability and Americans’ daily lives. He also highlighted the House Oversight ...

WASHINGTON—Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement held a hearing on “Privacy Protections & the Second Amendment: Examining ATF’s Relationship to the Tiahrt Amendment” During the hearing, members discussed the history and purpose of the Tiahrt Amendment and the consequences of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ...