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WASHINGTON— This week, the House of Representatives passed four Oversight and Government Reform Committee bills aimed at codifying President Trump’s agenda to make Washington, D.C. safe again. These bills address the juvenile crime crisis in the District, provide local law enforcement with stronger tools to apprehend criminals and protect the public, and ensure offenders are brought to justice more swiftly. Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Committee Members ...

WASHINGTON—Today, the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing on “Opening Doors to Opportunity: The Promise of Expanded School Choice and Alternatives to Four-Year College Degrees.” During the hearing, members examined the benefits of expanded school choice programs and ...

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) commended the D.C. Council for completing all necessary legislative action to advance the redevelopment of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus in the District of Columbia.“The redevelopment plan for the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus is a bipartisan success story, and I commend the D.C. Council for taking the final step today to turn this long-awaited vision ...

WASHINGTON— Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement Chairman Clay Higgins (R-La.) delivered opening remarks today at a hearing titled “From Protection to Persecution: EPA Enforcement Gone Rogue Under the Biden Administration.” In his statement, Subcommittee Chairman Higgins highlighted the Biden Administration’s use of overly aggressive ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) delivered opening remarks at today’s hearing titled “Playing God with the Weather — a Disastrous Forecast.” In her opening statement, Subcommittee Chairwoman Greene noted that the history of the federal government’s involvement of weather control and geoengineering activities ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today made several announcements pertaining to the review of the federal government’s investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell: The Oversight Committee released the transcript of former U.S. Attorney General William Barr’s deposition.

WASHINGTON—Today, the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency held a hearing titled “Playing God with the Weather — a Disastrous Forecast.” During the hearing, members analyzed the federal government’s role in weather control and geoengineering activities and any potential underlying consequences of such involvement. Members also examined the ethical and legal issues ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today spoke in support of H.R. 4922, the D.C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safer (D.C. CRIMES) Act, a bill introduced by Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) to address the juvenile crime crisis in our nation’s capital.  

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today spoke in support of H.R. 5140, the District of Columbia Juvenile Sentencing Reform Act, a bill introduced by Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) to address the juvenile crime crisis in our nation’s capital.  

WASHINGTON—Today, the Federal Law Enforcement Subcommittee held a hearing on “From Protection to Persecution: EPA Enforcement Gone Rogue Under the Biden Administration.” Members discussed how the Biden Administration intensified the use of weaponized environmental enforcement to target businesses and citizens through overly aggressive consent ...