Press Releases

WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Republicans today are calling on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to provide documents and information to help inform Congress and the American people what the Biden Administration’s position is on utilizing border barriers to secure the border amidst historic levels of illegal crossings. On President Biden’s first day in office, he issued a proclamation ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) opened today’s hearing titled “Strengthening Biosafety and Biosecurity Standards: Protecting Against Future Pandemics” by discussing whether current oversight of high-risk laboratories in the United States and abroad are effective, sufficient, and capable of protecting Americans from current and future biological threats. Chairman Wenstrup emphasized the need for global biosecurity and ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) will hold a hearing titled “Advances in Deepfake Technology.” The subcommittee hearing will leverage expert witnesses to examine recent advances in the creation and distribution of falsified image, video, and speech, commonly known as deepfakes. The hearing will explore how this ...

WASHINGTON — The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing titled “Strengthening Biosafety and Biosecurity Standards: Protecting Against Future Pandemics” to evaluate the effectiveness of existing biosafety and biosecurity practices in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and to discuss future policy improvements. Leading experts in biosafety and biosecurity testified to the disjointed domestic and foreign oversight mechanisms that create increased opportunity ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) today announced a hearing titled “The Power of Apprenticeships: Faster, Better Paths to Prosperous Jobs and Less Waste in Higher Education.” The hearing will examine the value of apprenticeships and career and technical education programs as cost-effective solutions to prepare students for the workforce needs of the present and future. “With college tuition ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) will hold a hearing titled “Faith Under Fire: An Examination of Global Religious Persecution.” The subcommittee hearing will explore the Biden Administration’s silence regarding religious persecution globally and scrutinize the persecution of religious minority ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) today sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan reinforcing the Committee’s expectation that the EPA will quickly and thoroughly respond to all Committee requests. Given the EPA’s newfound cooperation with the Committee’s inquiries after previous ...

Raises concerns that Biden may have stashed classified documents for specific countries involving his family’s influence business schemes WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today is seeking information from the Office of Special Counsel Robert Hur related to President Biden’s mishandling of classified documents and the Bidens’ influence peddling schemes. In the letter to Special Counsel Robert Hur, Chairman ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) will hold a hearing titled “Oversight of the U.S. General Services Administration.” This full committee hearing will examine the operations of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and how their activities influence billions of dollars in annual discretionary spending across federal ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) today sent a letter seeking more information related to the Biden Administration’s recently announced American Climate Corps (ACC). In a letter to the CEO of AmeriCorps, a federal agency for national service and volunteerism, the lawmakers request documents and information to better understand ...