House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, 115th Congress (2017–2018): Members & Record

Members, 115th Congress 47

Everyone who held a seat in the 115th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-SC	Trey Gowdy	Chair
D-MD	Elijah E. Cummings	Ranking Member
R-TX	Blake FarentholdLeft Mar 22, 2018
D-NJ	Bonnie Watson Coleman
D-MI	Brenda L. Lawrence
D-PA	Brendan F. Boyle
D-NY	Carolyn B. Maloney
R-CA	Darrell Issa
R-FL	Dennis A. Ross
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton
R-AL	Gary J. Palmer
D-VA	Gerald E. Connolly
R-WI	Glenn Grothman
R-MT	Greg GianforteJoined Jun 27, 2017
R-KY	James Comer
D-MD	Jamie Raskin
R-UT	Jason ChaffetzLeft Jun 27, 2017 · Earlier Chair
D-TN	Jim Cooper
R-OH	Jim Jordan
D-CA	Jimmy GomezJoined Jul 18, 2017
R-GA	Jody B. Hice
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.
D-MD	John P. SarbanesJoined Feb 15, 2017
R-MI	Justin Amash
D-CA	Mark DeSaulnierJoined Feb 7, 2017
R-NC	Mark Meadows
R-SC	Mark Sanford
R-NC	Mark Walker
D-PA	Matt CartwrightJoined Feb 7, 2017
R-TX	Michael CloudJoined Jul 17, 2018
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar
R-MI	Paul Mitchell
D-VT	Peter WelchJoined Feb 7, 2017
D-IL	Raja Krishnamoorthi
D-IL	Robin L. Kelly
R-IA	Rod Blum
R-FL	Ron DeSantisLeft Sep 7, 2018
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais
D-VI	Stacey E. Plaskett
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch
R-OK	Steve Russell
D-CA	Ted Lieu
R-KY	Thomas Massie
D-FL	Val Butler DemingsLeft Mar 6, 2018
R-NC	Virginia Foxx
R-TX	Will Hurd
D-MO	Wm. Lacy Clay

Subcommittees, 115th Congress 12

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 115th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 5874	Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2018	Discharged From	Dec 28, 2018
HR 4177	PREPARE Act of 2017	Discharged From	Dec 28, 2018
HR 7399	Inaugural Fund Integrity Act	Referred To	Dec 27, 2018
HCONRES 149	Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make certain corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 4174.	Referred To	Dec 21, 2018
HRES 1186	Expressing the sense of Congress that Fort San Juan holds a significant place in the early history of North Carolina and of the United States.	Referred To	Dec 21, 2018
HR 7384	UIGHUR Act of 2018	Referred To	Dec 20, 2018
HR 7368	Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act	Referred To	Dec 20, 2018
HR 7374	Minimum Wage Fairness Act of 2018	Referred To	Dec 20, 2018

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	“Evaluating Federal Disaster Response and Recovery Efforts”Rayburn House Office Building 21547 documents 3 witnesses The Honorable William Long, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency Major General Scott Spellmon, Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dr. Lynn Goldman, Michael and Lori Milken Dean, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University	Scheduled	Nov 29, 2018

Hearing	“BOP Management of its Female Inmate Population, and Other Challenges”Rayburn House Office Building 21542 documents 2 witnesses The Honorable Michael Horowitz, Inspector General Mr. Hugh Hurwitz, Acting Director	Scheduled	Nov 28, 2018

Hearing	“Examining Misconduct and Retaliation at the U.S. Forest Service”Rayburn House Office Building 21547 documents 3 witnesses Ms. Victoria Christiansen, Chief, U.S. Forest Service The Honorable Phyllis Fong, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Agriculture Ms. Shannon Reed, Air Quality Specialist	Scheduled	Nov 15, 2018

Markup	H.R. 5381 (Royce), Government Risk and Taxpayer Exposure Reduction (GRATER) Act of 2018; H.R. 6787 (Hice), Reforming Government Act of 2018; H.R. __ (Mitchell), Antideficiency Reform and Enforcement Act of 2018; H.R. __ (Russell), to amend the Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016 to extend the Secret Service overtime pay exemption through 2019, and for other purposes; H.R. __ (Hurd), Federal CIO Authorization Act of 2018; H.R. 6777 (Palmer), Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2018; H.R. 3154 (Richmond), Inspector General Access Act of 2017; H.R. 5759 (Khanna), 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act; and H.R. 1272 (Rush), Cold Case Record Collections Act of 2017. H.R 5791 (Coffman), To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9609 South University Boulevard in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, as the “Deputy Sheriff Zackari Spurlock Parrish, III, Post Office Building;” H.R 5792 (Coffman), To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 90 North 4th Avenue in Brighton, Colorado, as the “Deputy Sheriff Heath McDonald Gumm Post Office;” H.R 6216 (Tipton), To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3025 Woodgate Road in Montrose, Colorado, as the “Sergeant David Kinterknecht Post Office;” H.R 6217 (Tipton), To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 241 N 4th Street in Grand Junction, Colorado, as the “Deputy Sheriff Derek Geer Post Office Building;” H.R 6428 (Gottheimer), To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 332 Ramapo Valley Road in Oakland, New Jersey, as the “Frank Leone Post Office;” H.R 6513 (Brooks–AL), To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1110 West Market Street in Athens, Alabama, as the “Judge James E. Horton, Jr. Post Office Building;” H.R 6591 (Demings), To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 501 South Kirkman Road in Orlando, Florida, as the “Napoleon 'Nap' Ford Post Office Building;” H.R 6621 (Roe), To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 530 East Main Street in Johnson City, Tennessee, as the “Major Homer L. Pease Post Office;” H.R 6628 (Smith–NJ), To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4301 Northeast 4th Street in Renton, Washington, as the “James Marshall 'Jimi' Hendrix Post Office Building;” and H.R 6780 (Castor), To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7521 Paula Drive in Tampa, Florida, as the “Major Andreas O'Keeffe Post Office Building.”Rayburn House Office Building 215429 documents	Scheduled	Sep 27, 2018

Hearing	“Examining Misconduct and Retaliation at TSA”Rayburn House Office Building 21545 documents 1 witness The Honorable David Pekoske, Administrator, Transportation Security Administration	Scheduled	Sep 26, 2018

Hearing	“Evaluating Federal Disaster Response and Recovery Efforts”Rayburn House Office Building 2154	Postponed	Sep 13, 2018
Hearing	“Cyber-securing the Vote: Ensuring the Integrity of the U.S. Election System”Rayburn House Office Building 21544 documents 4 witnesses The Honorable Christopher Krebs, Under Secretary, National Protection and Programs Directorate The Honorable Thomas Hicks, Commissioner The Honorable Maggie Toulouse Oliver, Secretary of State The Honorable Ricky Hatch, County Auditor	Scheduled	Jul 24, 2018

Markup	H.R. 559 (Loudermilk), Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation (MERIT) Act of 2017; H.R. __ (TBD), Merit Systems Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2018; H.R. 5300 (Palmer), Federal Information Systems Safeguards Act of 2018; H.R. 4913 (Harris), To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 816 East Salisbury Parkway in Salisbury, Maryland, as the “Sgt. Maj. Wardell B. Turner Post Office Building;” H.R. 5395 (Collins), To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 116 Main Street in Dansville, New York, as the “Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow Post Office Building;” H.R. 5868 (Gibbs), To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 530 Claremont Avenue in Ashland, Ohio, as the “Bill Harris Post Office;” H.R. 6020 (Bishop-MI), To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 325 South Michigan Avenue in Howell, Michigan, as the “Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building;” H.R. 6059 (Moulton), To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 51 Willow Street in Lynn, Massachusetts, as the “Thomas P. Costin, Jr. Post Office Building;” H.R. 6116 (Moolenaar), To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 362 North Ross Street in Beaverton, Michigan, as the “Colonel Alfred Asch Post Office;” and H.R. 6167 (Roskam), To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5707 South Cass Avenue in Westmont, Illinois, as the “James William Robinson Jr. Memorial Post Office Building.”Rayburn House Office Building 2154	Scheduled	Jul 17, 2018

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 115th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 115-108	The Benefits of a Deregulatory Agenda: Examples from Pioneering Governments111 pages 4 witnesses Ms. Laura Jones, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategic Officer, Canadian Federation of Independent Business Mr. Matt Vickers, Product Sales Engineer, New Markets, Xero Mr. Scott Brinkman, Secretary of the Executive Cabinet, Commonwealth of Kentucky Mr. Amit Narang, Regulatory Policy Advocate, Public Citizen	Sep 27, 2018
Serial No. 115-107	Countering China: Ensuring America Remains the World Leader in Advanced Technologies and Innovation84 pagesOn S. 2757 4 witnesses Mr. John Neuffer, President and CEO, Semiconductor Industry Association Mr. Dean Cheng, Senior Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center, Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, The Heritage Foundation Ms. Sarah Cook, Senior Research Analyst, East Asia, Freedom House Mr. Rob Atkinson, President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation	Sep 26, 2018
Serial No. 115-103	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Fraud69 pages 4 witnesses Ms. Ann Coffey, Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, USDA Inspector General Mr. Thomas Roth, Director, Fraud Investigation and Recovery Unit, Maine Department of Health and Human Services Mr. Tarren Bragdon, President and CEO, Foundation for Government Accountability Dr. Craig Gundersen, Soybean Industry Endowed Professor in Agricultural Strategy, University of Illinois	Sep 26, 2018
Serial No. 115-104	Examining Misconduct and Retaliation at TSA60 pages 1 witness The Honorable David Pekoske, Administrator, Transportation Security Administration	Sep 26, 2018
Serial No. 115-102	Permitting: Finding a Path Forward91 pages 4 witnesses Mr. Frank Rusco, Director, Natural Resources and Environment Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office Mr. Philip K. Howard, Founder and Chair, Common Good Ms. Christy Goldfuss, Senior Vice President, Energy and Environment Policy, Center for American Progress Mr. Daren Bakst, Senior Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation	Sep 6, 2018
Serial No. 115-99	The Federal Trade Commission's Enforcement of Operation Chokepoint Related Businesses74 pagesOn H.R. 2706 3 witnesses Mr. Andrew Smith, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, U.S. Federal Trade Commission Mr. Jason Oxman, Chief Executive Officer, Electronic Transactions Association Ms. Lauren Saunders, Associate Director, National Consumer Law Center	Jul 26, 2018
Serial No. 115-110	GAO High Risk Focus: Cybersecurity87 pages 2 witnesses The Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States, U.S. Government Accountability Office Ms. Suzette Kent, Federal Chief Information Officer, U.S. Office of Management and Budget	Jul 25, 2018
Serial No. 115-94	Federal Grant Management73 pages 5 witnesses Mr. Hudson Hollister, Executive Director, Data Coalition Ms. Michelle Sager, Director, Strategic Issues, Government Accountability Office Andrea L. Brandon, MPA, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Grants and Acquisition Policy and Accountability, OS/ASFR/ OGAPA, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Mr. Peter Tyler, Senior Policy Analyst, Project on Government Oversight Ms. Natalie Keegan, Analyst, American Federalism and Emergency Management Policy, Congressional Research Service	Jul 25, 2018

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 115th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 115-1069	Secret Service Overtime Pay Extension ActOn H.R. 6893	Dec 10, 2018
H. Rept. 115-1068	Fair and Open Competition ActOn H.R. 1552	Dec 10, 2018
H. Rept. 115-1055	21st Century Integrated Digital Experience ActOn H.R. 5759	Nov 29, 2018
H. Rept. 115-1046	Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2018On H.R. 6777	Nov 27, 2018
H. Rept. 115-1045	Inspector General Access Act of 2017On H.R. 3154	Nov 27, 2018
H. Rept. 115-1044	All-American Flag ActOn H.R. 3121	Nov 27, 2018
H. Rept. 115-1043	Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2018On H.R. 2846	Nov 27, 2018
H. Rept. 115-987	Federal CIO Authorization Act of 2018On H.R. 6901	Oct 12, 2018

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-7376	A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule - Veterans' Preference (RIN: 3206-AN47) received December 20, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Executive communication · Office of Personnel Management	Jan 2, 2019
EC-7375	A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule - General Schedule Locality Pay Areas (RIN: 3206-AN64) received December 20, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Executive communication · Office of Personnel Management	Jan 2, 2019
EC-7351	A letter from the Acting Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer, Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule - Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation [CPCLO Order No.: 006-2018] received December 18, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Executive communication · Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties, Department of Justice	Dec 31, 2018
EC-7307	A letter from the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Office's Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report to Congress, pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 345(b); Public Law 107–296, section 705; (116 Stat. 2219); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Executive communication · Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, U.S. Department of Homeland Security	Dec 27, 2018
EC-7306	A letter from the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: Semiannual Report to Congress; First and Second Quarters, FY 2018 (October 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018), pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 345(b); Public Law 107–296, section 705; (116 Stat. 2219); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Executive communication · Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, U.S. Department of Homeland Security	Dec 27, 2018
EC-7305	A letter from the Administrator, General Services Administration, transmitting the Administration's Inspector General's Semiannual Report to Congress; April 1, 2018, through September 30, 2018, pursuant to section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Executive communication · General Services Administration	Dec 27, 2018
EC-7304	A letter from the Vice President, Congressional and Public Affairs, Millennium Challenge Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's Agency Financial Report for FY 2018, including annual audited financial statements, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1); Public Law 101–576, section 303(a)(1) (as amended by Public Law 107–289, section 2(a)); (116 Stat. 2049); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Executive communication · Millennium Challenge Corporation	Dec 27, 2018
EC-7244	A letter from the Director, Congressional Affairs, Federal Election Commission, transmitting the Commission's Semiannual Report to Congress of the Office of Inspector General, covering the period from April 1, 2018, through September 30, 2018, pursuant to Public Law 95–452, of the Inspector General Act of 1978; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Executive communication · Federal Election Commission	Dec 21, 2018

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 115th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
115th	TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE Government Organization and Employees	PDF · Text
115th	RULES of the COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES together with SELECTED RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 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 15

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 115th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Sep 7, 2018	Ron DeSantis R-FL	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Jul 17, 2018	Michael Cloud R-TX	Joined	H.Res. 1000
Mar 22, 2018	Blake Farenthold R-TX	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Mar 6, 2018	Val Butler Demings D-FL	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H1421
Mar 6, 2018	John P. Sarbanes D-MD	Joined	H.Res. 764
Jul 18, 2017	John P. Sarbanes D-MD	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H5943
Jul 18, 2017	Jimmy Gomez D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 453
Jun 27, 2017	Jason Chaffetz R-UT	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H5192
Jun 27, 2017	Greg Gianforte R-MT	Joined	H.Res. 410
Jun 13, 2017	Jason Chaffetz R-UT	No longer Chair	H.Res. 381
Jun 13, 2017	Trey Gowdy R-SC	Became Chair	H.Res. 381
Feb 15, 2017	John P. Sarbanes D-MD	Joined	H.Res. 127
Feb 7, 2017	Matt Cartwright D-PA	Joined	H.Res. 95
Feb 7, 2017	Peter Welch D-VT	Joined	H.Res. 95
Feb 7, 2017	Mark DeSaulnier D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 95

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