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Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Showing the 112th Congress (2011–2012). Back to the 119th Congress

630 bills referred in the 112th Congress

11,084 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 119th at 1,265. 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 112th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 112th Congress 40

Everyone who held a seat in the 112th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-CA	Darrell Issa	Chair
D-MD	Elijah E. Cummings	Ranking Member
R-NY	Ann Marie Buerkle
R-TX	Blake Farenthold
D-IA	Bruce L. Braley
D-NY	Carolyn B. Maloney
D-CT	Christopher Murphy
R-FL	Connie Mack
R-IN	Dan Burton
D-IL	Danny K. Davis
R-FL	Dennis A. Ross
D-OH	Dennis J. Kucinich
D-NY	Edolphus Towns
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton
R-NH	Frank C. GuintaLeft Aug 1, 2012
D-VA	Gerald E. Connolly
D-CA	Jackie Speier
R-OK	James Lankford
R-UT	Jason Chaffetz
D-TN	Jim Cooper
R-OH	Jim Jordan
R-IL	Joe Walsh
D-KY	John A. Yarmuth
D-MA	John F. Tierney
R-FL	John L. Mica
R-MI	Justin Amash
R-OH	Michael R. Turner
R-PA	Mike Kelly
D-IL	Mike Quigley
R-PA	Patrick Meehan
R-NC	Patrick T. McHenry
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar
D-VT	Peter Welch
R-ID	Raul R. Labrador
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch
R-MI	Tim Walberg
R-PA	Todd Russell Platts
R-SC	Trey Gowdy
D-MO	Wm. Lacy Clay

Subcommittees, 112th Congress 9

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 112th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 112th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 6729	To save at least $10,000,000,000 by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping Government programs.	Referred To	Jan 1, 2013
HR 6726	Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility Act	Referred To	Jan 1, 2013
HR 6720	To provide that no pay adjustment for Members of Congress shall be made in fiscal year 2013 or 2014.	Referred To	Dec 31, 2012
HR 6722	To provide that no pay adjustment for Members of Congress shall be made in fiscal year 2013.	Referred To	Dec 31, 2012
HR 6721	To provide that no pay adjustment for Members of Congress shall be made in fiscal year 2013 or 2014.	Referred To	Dec 31, 2012
HR 6723	Inspector General Improvement Act of 2012	Referred To	Dec 31, 2012
HR 6719	Telehealth Promotion Act of 2012	Referred To	Dec 30, 2012
HR 3893	Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability Act of 2012	Discharged From	Dec 27, 2012

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 112th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 113-21	Field Hearing on Government Operations Oversight: Addressing Unused and Vacant Federal Property82 pages 4 witnesses Mr. Michael Gelber, Acting Deputy Commissioner Public Building Service, General Services Administration Mr. David Wise, Director, Physical Infrastructure Team, U.S. Government Accounting Office Mr. Tommy Wells, D.C. Council Member, Ward Mr. Ed Kaminski, Commissioner, Washington, D.C. Advisory Neighborhood Commission	Apr 25, 2013
Serial No. 113-20	Examining the Lack of Transparency and Consumer-Driven Market Forces in U.S. Health Care101 pages 3 witnesses Mr. Marty Makary, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S., Surgeon, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Health Policy Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Mr. John Goodman, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, National Center for Policy Analysis Ms. Lynn Quincy, Senior Health Policy Analyst, Consumers Union	Apr 25, 2013
Serial No. 113-17	Ahead of Postal Reform: Hearing from USPS Business Partners99 pages 7 witnesses Mr. Steven Brandt, President and Publisher, Greenville News Ms. Joy Franckowiak, Director, Postal Affairs and Distribution, Valpak Ms. Meta Brophy, Director, Procurement Operations, Consumer Reports Mr. Carl Janssens, Vice President, Pharmacy Operations, CVS Caremark Mr. J. Kenneth Garner, President and CEO, Association of Marketing Service Providers Mr. Jerry Cerasale, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Direct Marketing Association Mr. Carl Gish, Vice President, Global Shipping for the eBay Marketplace Written Statement	Apr 10, 2013
Serial No. 113-14	The Road Less Traveled: Reducing Federal Travel & Conference Spending53 pagesOn H.R. 313 3 witnesses The Honorable Rush Holt, a Member of Congress from the State of New Jersey Mr. Danny Werfel, Comptroller, U.S. Office of Management and Budget Ms. Cynthia Metzler, Chief Administrative Services Officer, U.S. General Services Administration	Feb 27, 2013
Serial No. 112-192	HGH Testing in the NFL: Is the Science Ready?124 pages 5 witnesses Mr. Lawrence A. Tabak, DDS,Ph.D., Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Mr. Larry Bowers, Ph.D., Chief Science Officer, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Mr. Richard M. Butkus, NFL Hall of Fame Member, I Play Clean (IPlayclean.org) Linn Goldberg, M.D., FACSM, Head, Division of Health Promotion and Sports Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University Mr. Michael Gimbel, Director, Powered By Me, University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center	Dec 12, 2012
Serial No. 112-194	1 in 88 Children: a Look into the Federal Response to Rising Rates of Autism205 pages 8 witnesses Dr. Alan Guttmacher, M.D., Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health Ms Coleen Boyle, Ph.D., Director, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Mr. Bob Wright, Co-Founder, Autism Speaks Mr. Scott Badesch, President, Autism Society Mr. Mark Blaxill, Board Member, Safeminds Mr. Bradley McGarry, Coordinator of the Asperger Initiative at Mercyhurst University Mr. Michael John Carley, Executive Director, Global & Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership Mr. Ari Ne'eman, President, Autistic Self Advocacy Network	Nov 29, 2012
Serial No. 112-191	Identity Theft and Tax Fraud: Growing Problems for the Internal Revenue Service, Part 4109 pages 4 witnesses Ms. Beth Tucker, Deputy Commissioner for Operations Support, Internal Revenue Service The Honorable J. Russell George, Inspector General, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration Ms. Nina E. Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, Internal Revenue Service Mr. James R. White, Director, Strategic Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office	Nov 29, 2012
Serial No. 112-190	Trade Adjustment Assistance for U.S. Firms: Evaluating Program Effectiveness and Recommendations87 pages 6 witnesses Ms. Patricia M. Britton, Vice President of Business Development, Topflight Corporation, Glen Rock, PA Mr. Thomas G. Zieser, President and CEO, Jace Systems, Cherry Hill, NJ Mr. Drew Greenblatt, President, Marlin Steel Wire Products, Baltimore, MD Mr. Bryan Borlik, Director, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms, Economic Development Administration U.S. Department of Commerce Mr. Williams J. Bujalos, Director, Mid-Atlantic Trade Adjustment Assistance Center Mr. J. Alfredo Gomez, Acting Director, International Affairs and Trade, U.S. Government Accountability Office	Nov 14, 2012

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 112th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 112-740	ACTIVITIES of the HOUSE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION JANUARY 2013 (Pursuant to House Rule XI, 1(d)(1))	Jan 1, 2013
H. Rept. 112-698	Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012On H.R. 4053	Nov 30, 2012
H. Rept. 112-689	A Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974 to Request Government Records	Sep 21, 2012
H. Rept. 112-686	Government Employee Accountability ActOn H.R. 6016	Sep 21, 2012
H. Rept. 112-664	Government Spending Accountability Act of 2012On H.R. 4631	Sep 11, 2012
H. Rept. 112-663	Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports ActOn H.R. 1974	Sep 10, 2012
H. Rept. 112-635	Taxpayers Right-To-Know ActOn H.R. 3609	Jul 31, 2012
H. Rept. 112-630	Amending Title 5, United States Code, to Make Clear That Accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund Are Subject to Certain Federal Tax LeviesOn H.R. 4365	Jul 30, 2012

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 112th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
112th	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	1,265	23	3	26	27	83	768	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 1

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 112th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Aug 1, 2012	Frank C. Guinta R-NH	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H5538

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