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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