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Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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676 bills referred in the 113th 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 113th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 113th Congress

Members, 113th Congress 42

Everyone who held a seat in the 113th 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-TX	Blake Farenthold
D-NY	Carolyn B. Maloney
R-WY	Cynthia M. Lummis
D-IL	Danny K. Davis
R-WA	Doc Hastings
R-GA	Doug Collins
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton
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
D-MA	John F. Tierney
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.
R-FL	John L. Mica
R-MI	Justin Amash
R-MI	Kerry L. Bentivolio
R-NC	Mark Meadows
D-WI	Mark PocanLeft Oct 29, 2013
D-PA	Matt Cartwright
R-OH	Michael R. Turner
D-NM	Michelle Lujan Grisham
D-IL	Mike Quigley
R-PA	Patrick Meehan
R-NC	Patrick T. McHenry
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar
D-VT	Peter WelchJoined Feb 13, 2013
R-GA	Rob Woodall
D-IL	Robin L. KellyJoined Apr 16, 2013
R-FL	Ron DeSantis
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch
D-NV	Steven Horsford
D-IL	Tammy Duckworth
R-KY	Thomas Massie
R-MI	Tim Walberg
D-CA	Tony Cárdenas
R-SC	Trey Gowdy
D-MO	Wm. Lacy Clay

Subcommittees, 113th Congress 9

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 113th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 2748	Postal Reform Act of 2013	Reported By	Jan 2, 2015
HR 328	Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act of 2013	Reported By	Jan 2, 2015
HR 5893	Ansel Adams Act	Referred To	Jan 2, 2015
HRES 784	Designating December 20 of each year as a national day of remembrance for victims of anti-police violence.	Referred To	Jan 2, 2015
HR 5888	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Westport Road in Kansas City, Missouri, as the "Nutterville Post Office Building".	Referred To	Dec 16, 2014
HR 5094	To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup certain bonuses or awards paid to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.	Discharged From	Dec 12, 2014
HR 3345	SUSPEND Act	Reported By	Dec 12, 2014
HR 2750	Design-Build Efficiency and Jobs Act of 2014	Reported By	Dec 12, 2014

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	Full Committee Hearing, “Examining ObamaCare Transparency Failures”Rayburn House Office Building 2154	Scheduled	Dec 9, 2014
Hearing	JOINT Full Committee and Judiciary Committee hearing titled, “Abuse of USPTO’s Telework Program: Ensuring Oversight, Accountability and Quality”Rayburn House Office Building 2141	Scheduled	Nov 18, 2014
Hearing	Full Committee hearing, “The Ebola Crisis: Coordination of a Multi-Agency Response”Rayburn House Office Building 2154	Scheduled	Oct 24, 2014
Hearing	Full Committee hearing, "White House Perimeter Breach: New Concerns about the Secret Service"Rayburn House Office Building 2154	Scheduled	Sep 30, 2014
Hearing	"Examining ObamaCare's Failures in Security, Accountability and Transparency."Rayburn House Office Building 2154	Scheduled	Sep 18, 2014
Hearing	Full Committee hearing, “Tiversa, Inc.: White Knight or Hi-Tech Protection Racket?"Rayburn House Office Building 2154	Postponed	Sep 17, 2014
Hearing	Full Committee Hearing, “Obstructing Oversight: Concerns From Inspectors General”Rayburn House Office Building 2154	Scheduled	Sep 10, 2014
Markup	a motion or resolution concerning David Simas’s failure to testify in person, in the event he does not appear at the Committee hearing on July 25, 2014, and the White House’s claim that Mr. Simas is immune from congressional compulsion to testify on matters relating to his official duties.Rayburn House Office Building 21542 documents	Scheduled	Jul 25, 2014

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 113th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 113-162	Addressing the Backlog in the Federal Employee Retirement Process51 pages 3 witnesses Mr. Kenneth J. Zawodny Jr., Associate Director of Retirement Services, U.S. Office of Personnel Management Ms. Valerie C. Melvin, Director, Information Management and Technology Resource Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office Mr. Richard G. Thissen, President, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association	Dec 10, 2014
Serial No. 113-158	Examining Epa’s Management of the Renewable Fuel Standard Program39 pages 1 witness Statement of Ms. Janet G. McCabe, Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Dec 10, 2014
Serial No. 113-164	Examining Obamacare Transparency Failures122 pagesOn H.R. 3590, H.R. 4872 3 witnesses The Hon. Marilyn Tavenner, Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services Mr. Jonathan Gruber, Ph.D., Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mr. Ari Goldmann, Independent Consultant	Dec 9, 2014
Serial No. 113-161	Transforming Federal Spending: Imple- Menting the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act93 pages 5 witnesses The Hon.Mark Warner, a U.S. Senator from the State of Virginia The Hon. Rob Portman, a U.S. Senator from the State of Ohio The Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the U.S., U.S. Government Accontability Office The Hon. David Mader, Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, White House Office of Management and Budget Mr. David Lebryk, Fiscal Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury	Dec 3, 2014
Serial No. 113-157	Examining Data Security at the United States Postal Service111 pages 5 witnesses Mr. Randy S. Miskanic, Vice President of Secure Digital Solutions, United States Postal Service Mr. Guy J. Cottrell, Chief Postal Inspector, United States Postal Service Ms. Tammy Whitcomb, Deputy Inspector General, United States Postal Service Mr. Timothy H. Edgar, Visiting Fellow, Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University Mr. Charles E. Hamby II, Captain, Narcotic Enforcement Division, Prince George's County Police Department	Nov 19, 2014
Serial No. 113-163	The Ebola Crisis: Coordination of a Multi- Agency Response171 pages 5 witnesses The Hon. Michael Lumpkin, Assistant Secretary of Defense, Special Operation/Low-Intensity Conflict, U.S. Department of Defense The Hon. John Roth, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security The Hon. Nicole Lurie, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Ms. Deborah Burger, R.N., Co-President, National Nurses United Mr. Rabih Torbay, Senior Vice President, International Operations, International Medical Corps	Oct 24, 2014
Serial No. 113-149	Gym Memberships, Gift Cards and Hair Salons: Examining the Misuse of Government-Supplied Credit Cards64 pages 5 witnesses Ms. Janet Kasper, Director, Contracts and Assistance Agreement Audits, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Mr. Elliot Lewis, Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Office of Inspector General U.S. Department of Labor Ms. Anne Richards, Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Mr. John Lyle, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Contracting, U.S. Air Force Mr. H.L. Larry, Deputy Director of Air Force Services, U.S. Air Force	Oct 14, 2014
Serial No. 113-154	White House Perimeter Breach: New Concerns About the Secret Service239 pages 3 witnesses The Hon. Julia Pierson, Director, U.S. Secret Service The Hon. W. Ralph Basham, Partner, Command Consulting Group, LLC (Former Director of the U.S. Secret Service) Mr. Todd M. Keil, Senior Advisor, Torchstone Page, Inc. (Former Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security)	Sep 30, 2014

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 113th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 113-731	Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act of 2013On H.R. 328	Jan 2, 2015
H. Rept. 113-669	Stop Unworthy Spending ActOn H.R. 3345	Dec 12, 2014
H. Rept. 113-668	Design-Build Efficiency and Jobs Act of 2014On H.R. 2750	Dec 12, 2014
H. Rept. 113-603	Senior Executive Service Accountability ActOn H.R. 5169	Sep 16, 2014
H. Rept. 113-602	Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2014On H.R. 24	Sep 16, 2014
H. Rept. 113-733	Postal Reform Act of 2013On H.R. 2748	Jul 31, 2014
H. Rept. 113-562	Safe and Secure Federal Websites Act of 2014On H.R. 3635	Jul 28, 2014
H. Rept. 113-519	All Circuit Review Extension ActOn H.R. 4197	Jul 14, 2014

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 113th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
113th	RULES of the COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM	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 3

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 113th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Oct 29, 2013	Mark Pocan D-WI	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H6872
Apr 16, 2013	Robin L. Kelly D-IL	Joined	H.Res. 163
Feb 13, 2013	Peter Welch D-VT	Joined	H.Res. 64

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