Press Releases

WASHINGTON—Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released the transcript of Ted Waitt’s transcribed interview as part of its review of the federal government’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell cases. Waitt appeared on April 30, 2026. The Committee also released the 

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) delivered opening remarks at today’s hearing on “DOW Financial Management: Examining Progress and New Audit Approaches.” In his opening statement, Subcommittee Chairman Sessions emphasized the need for the Department of War to be financially transparent and accountable, since the agency is responsible for nearly half of the federal government’s discretionary spending. He also highlighted DOW’s ...

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is raising concerns about the harmful influence of global left-wing activist groups on American businesses and on the work of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). In a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Craig Burkhardt, Chairman Comer emphasized the importance of international standards-setting bodies, ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is conducting oversight of taxpayer-funded payouts to federal employees used to settle and often side-step employment disputes. The House Oversight Committee is concerned that persistent gaps in data collection and transparency, growing costs to taxpayers, and institutional incentives that favor informal resolutions over taxpayer interests may be creating incentives for federal ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement Chairman Clay Higgins (R-La.) today announced a hearing on “Privacy Protections & the Second Amendment: Examining ATF’s Relationship to the Tiahrt Amendment.” During the hearing, members will discuss the purpose of the Tiahrt Amendment and the consequences of the Bureau of Alcohol, ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) today announced a roundtable on “Reducing America’s National Debt: Rooting Out Federal Waste, Fraud, and Overregulation.” During the roundtable, members will survey how America’s historically high and continuously growing national debt ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) today announced a hearing titled “DOW Financial Management: Examining Progress and New Audit Approaches.” This hearing builds on the Subcommittee’s 

WASHINGTON— House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement today after reports indicated that several Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officials in Washington, D.C., received termination notices related to the manipulation of crime data:“The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s decision to terminate officials responsible for manipulating crime data and cultivating a culture of fear to advance their ...

Requests a staff-level briefing from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on its oversight of the Current Procedural Terminology code system. WASHINGTON—The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is continuing to investigate drivers of rising healthcare costs in federal programs, including systemic issues that may enable significant waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer funds. In a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is continuing to investigate the Biden Administration’s potential collusion with anti-Second Amendment group Everytown for Gun Safety to bring litigation against firearm manufacturers and undermine Americans’ civil liberties. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) maintains government records created or received by presidential administrations, which includes documents and ...