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Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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899 bills referred in the 111th 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 111th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 111th Congress 45

Everyone who held a seat in the 111th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-NY	Edolphus Towns	Chair
R-CA	Darrell Issa	Ranking Member
R-IL	Aaron Schock
R-LA	Anh "Joseph" CaoJoined Oct 7, 2009
D-IL	Bill FosterJoined Jan 28, 2009
R-PA	Bill ShusterJoined May 28, 2010
R-MO	Blaine LuetkemeyerJoined Sep 9, 2009
R-CA	Brian P. Bilbray
D-NY	Carolyn B. MaloneyJoined Jan 28, 2009
D-MD	Chris Van HollenJoined Jan 28, 2009
D-CT	Christopher MurphyJoined Jan 28, 2009
R-IN	Dan Burton
D-IL	Danny K. DavisJoined Jan 28, 2009
D-OH	Dennis J. KucinichJoined Jan 28, 2009
D-CA	Diane E. WatsonJoined Jan 28, 2009
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes NortonJoined Jan 28, 2009
D-MD	Elijah E. CummingsJoined Jan 28, 2009
D-VA	Gerald E. ConnollyJoined Jan 28, 2009
D-TX	Henry CuellarJoined Jan 28, 2009
D-CA	Jackie SpeierJoined Jan 28, 2009
R-UT	Jason Chaffetz
R-AZ	Jeff Flake
R-NE	Jeff Fortenberry
D-TN	Jim CooperJoined Jan 28, 2009
R-OH	Jim Jordan
D-MA	John F. TierneyJoined Jan 28, 2009
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.
R-FL	John L. Mica
R-NY	John M. McHughLeft Sep 17, 2009
D-CA	Judy ChuJoined Oct 15, 2009
R-GA	Lynn A. Westmoreland
D-OH	Marcy KapturJoined Apr 30, 2009
R-IN	Mark E. SouderLeft May 20, 2010
R-OH	Michael R. Turner
D-IL	Mike QuigleyJoined Apr 30, 2009
D-RI	Patrick J. KennedyJoined Jan 28, 2009
R-NC	Patrick T. McHenry
D-PA	Paul E. KanjorskiJoined Jan 28, 2009
D-NH	Paul W. HodesJoined Jan 28, 2009
D-VT	Peter WelchJoined Jan 28, 2009
D-MA	Stephen F. LynchJoined Jan 28, 2009
D-OH	Steve DriehausJoined Jan 28, 2009
R-PA	Todd Russell PlattsLeft Jun 15, 2009
R-NC	Virginia Foxx
D-MO	Wm. Lacy ClayJoined Jan 28, 2009

Subcommittees, 111th Congress 5

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 111th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 111th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HRES 1461	Supporting Olympic Day on June 23, 2010, and congratulating Team USA and World Fit participants.	Discharged From	Dec 22, 2010
HR 6566	Preventing Sex Offenders Access to Children in Our Communities Act of 2010	Referred To	Dec 21, 2010
HR 6564	Oil Independence for a Stronger America Act of 2010	Referred To	Dec 21, 2010
HR 6554	Domestic Fuel for Enhancing National Security Act of 2010	Referred To	Dec 17, 2010
HR 6545	Corporate Crime Database Act	Referred To	Dec 17, 2010
HRES 1780	Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Nonviolence Week" to raise awareness of youth violence in the United States.	Referred To	Dec 17, 2010
HRES 1773	Recognizing the need to improve physical access to many United States postal facilities for all people in the United States in particular disabled citizens.	Referred To	Dec 16, 2010
HRES 1774	Recognizing Cuban-Americans in the United States.	Referred To	Dec 16, 2010

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 111th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 111-160	Are ``superweeds'' an Outgrowth of USDA Biotech Policy? (Part II)1,525 pages	Sep 30, 2010
Serial No. 111-111	Johnson & Johnson's Recall of Children's Tylenol and Other Children's Medicines and the Phantom Recall of Motrin (Part 2)116 pages	Sep 30, 2010
Serial No. 111-159	From Molecules to Minds: the Future of Neuroscience Research and Development138 pages	Sep 29, 2010
Serial No. 111-123	Moving Forward After the National Transportation Safety Board Report: Making Metro a Safety Leader90 pages	Sep 23, 2010
Serial No. 111-103	Transition in Iraq: Is the State Department Prepared to Take the Lead?88 pages	Sep 23, 2010
Serial No. 111-148	Minority Contracting: Opportunities and Challenges for Current and Future Minority-Owned Businesses170 pagesOn H.R. 4343	Sep 22, 2010
Serial No. 111-153	Made in the USA: Manufacturing Policy, the Defense Industrial Base and U.S. National Security150 pagesOn H.R. 2378, H.R. 4692	Sep 22, 2010
Serial No. 111-114	Public Access to Federally-Funded Research168 pagesOn H.R. 5037	Jul 29, 2010

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 111th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 111-705	ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS 2009-2010	Jan 3, 2011
H. Rept. 111-623	Inspector General Authority Improvement Act of 2010On H.R. 5815	Sep 23, 2010
H. Rept. 111-588	Overseas Contractor Reform ActOn H.R. 5366	Sep 14, 2010
H. Rept. 111-587	Federal Supply Schedules Usage Act of 2010On S. 2868	Sep 14, 2010
H. Rept. 111-586	All-American Flag ActOn H.R. 2853	Sep 14, 2010
H. Rept. 111-504	Government Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Performance Improvement Act of 2010On H.R. 2142	Jun 14, 2010
H. Rept. 111-474	Telework Improvements Act of 2010On H.R. 1722	May 4, 2010
H. Rept. 111-432	Plain Writing Act of 2010On H.R. 946	Mar 11, 2010

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 111th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
111th	RULES of the COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND 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

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 30

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 111th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
May 28, 2010	Bill Shuster R-PA	Joined	H.Res. 1415
May 20, 2010	Mark E. Souder R-IN	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Oct 15, 2009	Judy Chu D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 834
Oct 7, 2009	Anh "Joseph" Cao R-LA	Joined	H.Res. 807
Sep 17, 2009	John M. McHugh R-NY	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Sep 9, 2009	Blaine Luetkemeyer R-MO	Joined	H.Res. 723
Jun 15, 2009	Todd Russell Platts R-PA	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H6768
Apr 30, 2009	Marcy Kaptur D-OH	Joined	H.Res. 381
Apr 30, 2009	Mike Quigley D-IL	Joined	H.Res. 381
Jan 28, 2009	Wm. Lacy Clay D-MO	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Steve Driehaus D-OH	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Chris Van Hollen D-MD	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Danny K. Davis D-IL	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Diane E. Watson D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Jim Cooper D-TN	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Elijah E. Cummings D-MD	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Peter Welch D-VT	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Henry Cuellar D-TX	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Gerald E. Connolly D-VA	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Christopher Murphy D-CT	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Stephen F. Lynch D-MA	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Patrick J. Kennedy D-RI	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Jackie Speier D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	John F. Tierney D-MA	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Paul W. Hodes D-NH	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Bill Foster D-IL	Joined	H.Res. 96
Jan 28, 2009	Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA	Joined	H.Res. 96

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