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Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Showing the 108th Congress (2003–2004), when this was the Government Reform. Back to the 119th Congress

637 bills referred in the 108th Congress

11,086 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 119th at 1,267. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Served in the 108th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 108th Congress 50

Everyone who held a seat in the 108th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-VA	Tom DavisJoined Jun 20, 2003	Chair
D-CA	Henry A. Waxman	Ranking Member
R-FL	Adam H. Putnam
I-VT	Bernard Sanders
D-MN	Betty McCollumJoined Jun 14, 2004
D-MD	C. A. Dutch RuppersbergerJoined Feb 5, 2003
R-MI	Candice S. Miller
D-NY	Carolyn B. Maloney
D-TX	Chris BellJoined Feb 13, 2003 · Left Jan 28, 2004
R-UT	Chris Cannon
D-MD	Chris Van HollenJoined Feb 5, 2003
R-CT	Christopher Shays
R-IN	Dan Burton
D-IL	Danny K. Davis
D-OH	Dennis J. Kucinich
D-CA	Diane E. Watson
R-CA	Doug Ose
D-NY	Edolphus Towns
R-VA	Edward L. Schrock
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton
D-MD	Elijah E. Cummings
R-VA	Eric CantorJoined Sep 29, 2004 · Left Oct 7, 2004
R-FL	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
D-TN	Jim CooperJoined Mar 5, 2003
D-TX	Jim TurnerLeft Feb 5, 2003
R-VA	Jo Ann DavisLeft Sep 8, 2004
D-MA	John F. Tierney
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.
R-FL	John L. Mica
R-NY	John M. McHugh
R-TX	John R. Carter
R-OK	John SullivanLeft Jan 28, 2004
R-FL	Katherine HarrisJoined Mar 10, 2004
D-CA	Linda T. SánchezJoined Feb 5, 2003
D-NY	Major R. Owens
R-IN	Mark E. Souder
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn
R-TX	Michael C. BurgessJoined Sep 23, 2004
R-OH	Michael R. Turner
R-GA	Nathan Deal
R-OH	Patrick J. TiberiJoined Mar 10, 2004
D-PA	Paul E. Kanjorski
R-KY	Ron Lewis
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch
R-OH	Steven C. LaTourette
R-PA	Tim Murphy
R-PA	Todd Russell Platts
D-CA	Tom Lantos
R-SD	William J. JanklowLeft Jan 20, 2004
D-MO	Wm. Lacy Clay

Subcommittees, 108th Congress 7

Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 108th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 108th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 5425	To amend a provision relating to privacy officers in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005.	Referred To	Dec 6, 2004
HR 5424	To repeal a provision relating to privacy officers in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005.	Referred To	Dec 6, 2004
HR 5422	To support the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.	Referred To	Nov 24, 2004
HR 5370	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4985 Moorhead Avenue in Boulder, Colorado, as the "Donald G. Brotzman Post Office Building".	Discharged From	Nov 20, 2004
HR 5399	To provide for the disposition of the Federal property located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, a portion of which is currently used by the District of Columbia as the Oak Hill juvenile detention facility.	Referred To	Nov 19, 2004
HRES 864	Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Adoption Month.	Referred To	Nov 19, 2004
HRES 854	Congratulating the Boston Red Sox on winning the 2004 World Series.	Discharged From	Nov 19, 2004
HR 5374	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 30777 Rancho California Road in Temecula, California, as the "Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building".	Referred To	Nov 17, 2004

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 108th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 108-275	Stalking a Furtive Killer: a Review of the Federal Government's Efforts to Combat Hepatitis C201 pagesOn H.R. 3539, S. 1143	Dec 14, 2004
Serial No. 108-287	Law Enforcement and the Fight Against Methamphetamine578 pagesOn H.R. 5347	Nov 18, 2004
Serial No. 108-282	What Is the Bush Administration's Record in Regulatory Reform?198 pagesOn H.R. 5123	Nov 17, 2004
Serial No. 108-246	The Nation's Flu Shot Shortage: Where Are We Today and How Prepared Are We for Tomorrow?443 pages	Nov 17, 2004
Serial No. 108-231	The Nation's Flu Shot Shortage: How It Happened and Where We Go from Here?142 pages	Oct 8, 2004
Serial No. 108-274	Current Challenges in Combating the West Nile Virus186 pages	Oct 6, 2004
Serial No. 108-286	The U.N. Oil for Food Program: Cash Cow Meets Paper Tiger498 pages	Oct 5, 2004
Serial No. 108-277	How Can We Maximize Private Sector Participation in Transportation?--Part II292 pages	Sep 30, 2004

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 108th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 108-815	ACTIVITIES of the HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS 2003-2004 (Pursuant to House Rule XI, 1(d)(4))	Jan 3, 2005
H. Rept. 108-768	Program Assessment and Results ActOn H.R. 3826	Oct 8, 2004
H. Rept. 108-733	Federal Workforce Flexibility Act of 2004On S. 129	Oct 5, 2004
H. Rept. 108-729	District of Columbia Civil Commitment Modernization Act of 2004On H.R. 4302	Oct 5, 2004
H. Rept. 108-724,Part 4	9/11 Recommendations Implementation ActOn H.R. 10 · Part 4	Oct 4, 2004
H. Rept. 108-673	Transit Pass Transportation Fringe Benefits for Federal EmployeesOn H.R. 1151	Sep 9, 2004
H. Rept. 108-672,Part 1	Postal Accountability and Enhancement ActOn H.R. 4341	Sep 8, 2004
H. Rept. 108-586	Pay Compression Relief Act of 2004On H.R. 3737	Jul 7, 2004

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 108th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
108th	Policy and Supporting Positions	PDF · Text
108th	RULES of the COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES together with SELECTED RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (Including Clause 2 of House Rule XI) and SELECTED STATUTES OF INTEREST	PDF · Text
108th	TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE Government Organization and Employees	PDF · Text

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	50	1,267	23	3	26	27	83	773	19
118th2023–2024	51	1,168	19	69	23	61	144	951	9
117th2021–2022	47	1,074	12	67	14	63	109	897	2
116th2019–2020	48	1,002	7	75	10	68	136	900	1
115th2017–2018	47	893	61	114	63	60	112	1,088	2
114th2015–2016	43	683	79	90	83	81	176	1,143	1
113th2013–2014	42	676	36	52	41	51	159	—	1
112th2011–2012	40	630	29	66	36	0	196	—	1
111th2009–2010	45	899	35	88	26	—	163	—	1
110th2007–2008	42	859	46	129	40	—	215	—	1
109th2005–2006	44	703	28	110	33	—	268	—	1
108th2003–2004	50	637	25	104	27	—	285	—	3
107th2001–2002	49	595	14	74	15	—	240	—	4

Membership changes 20

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 108th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Oct 8, 2004	Adam H. Putnam R-FL	Joined	H.Res. 835
Oct 7, 2004	Eric Cantor R-VA	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H8851
Sep 29, 2004	Adam H. Putnam R-FL	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H7737
Sep 29, 2004	Eric Cantor R-VA	Joined	H.Res. 806
Sep 23, 2004	Michael C. Burgess R-TX	Joined	H.Res. 795
Sep 8, 2004	Jo Ann Davis R-VA	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H6874
Jun 14, 2004	Betty McCollum D-MN	Joined	H.Res. 670
Mar 10, 2004	Katherine Harris R-FL	Joined	H.Res. 553
Mar 10, 2004	Patrick J. Tiberi R-OH	Joined	H.Res. 553
Jan 28, 2004	John Sullivan R-OK	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H222
Jan 28, 2004	Chris Bell D-TX	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H222
Jan 20, 2004	William J. Janklow R-SD	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Mar 5, 2003	Jim Cooper D-TN	Joined	H.Res. 124
Feb 26, 2003	Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC	Joined	H.Res. 104
Feb 13, 2003	Chris Bell D-TX	Joined	H.Res. 79
Feb 12, 2003	Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H455
Feb 5, 2003	Jim Turner D-TX	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H313
Feb 5, 2003	C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger D-MD	Joined	H.Res. 52
Feb 5, 2003	Chris Van Hollen D-MD	Joined	H.Res. 52
Feb 5, 2003	Linda T. Sánchez D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 52

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