Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Today, House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) are continuing to investigate the funding sources for the illegal, antisemitic encampments on college campuses. In a letter to Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, the lawmakers are requesting all suspicious activity reports (SARs) connected to 20 organizations that are reported to be leading, financing, and ...

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer announced a markup to consider a resolution and accompanying report to recommend to the House of Representatives that U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland be found in contempt of Congress for defying a lawful subpoena. The House Committees on Oversight and Accountability and Judiciary

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Committee Republicans are today conducting oversight of the Biden Administration’s lack of constitutional and statutory authority to enact the Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting, E.O. 14019. In a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young, the lawmakers are requesting documents and communications related to the creation and implementation of Executive ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) will hold a classified hearing titled “Intruder Alert: Assessing the CCP’s Ongoing Infiltration of U.S. Military Installations.” The subcommittee hearing will explore the Biden Administration’s policy failures that have enabled the CCP ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) will hold a hearing titled “Red Alert: Countering the Cyberthreat from China.” The hearing will examine the CCP’s growth as a cyber threat and assess the current threat landscape in the U.S.  Recent federal intelligence agency warnings describe China’s ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Committee Republicans are probing the Biden Administration over its political games and manipulative timing surrounding the decision to withhold critical military assistance to Israel. In a letter to Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Jake Sullivan, the lawmakers are requesting a briefing and information on President Biden’s decision to withhold military aid from ...

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced a markup will take place on Wednesday, May 15th at 10:00 am ET to consider a series of legislation. WHAT: Full Committee Markup H.R. 8333, the BIOSECURE Act (Wenstrup-Krishnamoorthi): Prohibits a federal agency from procuring any ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) will hold a hearing titled “Overseeing the Overseers: A Hearing with NIH Deputy Director Lawrence Tabak.” This hearing will examine the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) process for funding and overseeing scientific research as well as delve into the NIH’s relationship with EcoHealth Alliance (EcoHealth). Information uncovered during the Select Subcommittee’s extensive investigation ...

WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement after the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) cleared out the antisemitic and unlawful protestors occupying George Washington University (GWU) and surrounding public lands: “Following the Metropolitan Police Department finally clearing out the unlawful encampment on GW’s campus, I am very pleased to announce that the hearing with Mayor Bowser has been ...

“Each day of delay helps,” EcoHealth Alliance President Dr. Peter Daszak writes. WASHINGTON — Today, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) announced a subpoena to compel Dr. David Morens — a top advisor to Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — to appear for a public hearing on May 22, 2024. Dr. Morens will be asked to address new evidence suggesting he deliberately obstructed ...