Press Releases

WASHINGTON— House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs Chairman William Timmons (R-S.C.) are continuing their investigation into the significant gaps in the federal government’s ability to monitor and track Science and Technology Agreements (STAs) between federal agencies and foreign governments, particularly China. In letters to the U.S. Department of State Office of Inspector General (OIG) and ...

WASHINGTON—The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is investigating the District of Columbia’s housing policies and the ongoing practice of seizing the home equity of homeowners in foreclosures involving outstanding tax obligations. D.C.’s practices appear to be misaligned with Supreme Court legal precedent and disproportionately impact elderly and minority homeowners. In a letter to D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer ...

WASHINGTON—This week, the House of Representatives passed eleven Committee on Oversight and Government Reform bills aimed at protecting taxpayer funds and combating rampant fraud and improper payments in federal programs. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimates that the federal government cumulatively improperly paid $2.8 trillion dollars since 2003. It also estimates that between $233 billion and $521 billion is lost annually across all federal programs and operations due to ...

WASHINGTON––House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is continuing to investigate activity by tax exempt entities and the ability of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to identify and enforce related violations of tax laws. State Democracy Defenders Fund is organized as a charitable 501(c)(3) nonprofit that enables donors to deduct contributions from their adjusted gross income for federal tax purposes. In a letter to Ambassador Norm Eisen, ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered remarks on the House floor today in support of H.R. 8312, the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act. This bill, introduced by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas), establishes a permanent, government-wide, anti-fraud analytics function to assist agency Inspectors General in their fraud prevention work. In his statement, Chairman Comer highlighted the importance of making the Pandemic ...

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered remarks on the House floor to support his bill, H.R. 8464, the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act. This bill gives the U.S. Treasury the authority to halt and return payments flagged for fraud risks and follows the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into extensive fraud across multiple state social welfare programs, notably the State of Minnesota, and the ...

WASHINGTON—Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses Chairman Brandon Gill (R-Texas) delivered opening remarks at today’s hearing on “Amnesty and Chaos: Abuse of U.S. Immigration Policy.” In his opening statement, Task Force Chairman Gill highlighted how left-wing activist groups have used frivolous litigation to disrupt U.S. immigration ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency Chairman Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) delivered opening remarks at today’s roundtable on “Getting Taxpayers a Better Bang for Their Buck from Military Contracts.” In his opening statement, Subcommittee Chairman Burchett highlighted that the federal government will spend $170 billion or more on weapons ...

WASHINGTON—Today, the Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses held a hearing titled “Amnesty and Chaos: Abuse of U.S. Immigration Policy.” During the hearing, members examined how prior presidential administrations and the amnesty lobby have weaponized the U.S. immigration system against Americans, pushed reckless open borders policies and ...

Chairman Comer urges President Trump’s Anti-Fraud Task Force to conduct a thorough review of Minnesota’s social services program WASHINGTON—The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a staff report today titled, “The Cost of Doing Nothing: How Tim Walz and Keith Ellison Fueled Minnesota’s Fraud Explosion.” The report exposes how senior Minnesota state officials, including Governor Walz and Attorney General Ellison, were aware of widespread ...