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Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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1,002 bills referred in the 116th 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 116th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 116th Congress

Members, 116th Congress 48

Everyone who held a seat in the 116th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-NY	Carolyn B. Maloney	Chair
D-MD	Elijah E. CummingsLeft Oct 16, 2019	Chair
R-OH	Jim Jordan	Ranking Member
D-NY	Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
D-MA	Ayanna Pressley
R-OH	Bob Gibbs
D-MI	Brenda L. Lawrence
R-WV	Carol D. Miller
R-TX	Chip Roy
R-LA	Clay Higgins
D-FL	Debbie Wasserman Schultz
D-NM	Debra A. HaalandJoined Dec 19, 2019 · Left May 8, 2020
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton
D-NJ	Frank Pallone, Jr.Joined Jul 2, 2020
R-PA	Fred KellerJoined Jul 10, 2019
R-AL	Gary J. PalmerJoined Jul 2, 2020
D-VA	Gerald E. Connolly
R-WI	Glenn Grothman
D-CA	Harley Rouda
D-CA	Jackie Speier
R-KY	James Comer
D-MD	Jamie Raskin
D-TN	Jim Cooper
D-CA	Jimmy Gomez
R-GA	Jody B. Hice
D-MD	John P. Sarbanes
L-MI	Justin Amash
D-CA	Katie HillLeft Oct 31, 2019
D-CA	Katie PorterJoined Dec 19, 2019
R-ND	Kelly Armstrong
D-MD	Kweisi MfumeJoined May 8, 2020
D-CA	Mark DeSaulnier
R-TN	Mark E. Green
R-NC	Mark MeadowsLeft Mar 14, 2020
R-TX	Michael Cloud
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar
D-VT	Peter Welch
D-IL	Raja Krishnamoorthi
R-SC	Ralph Norman
D-MI	Rashida Tlaib
D-CA	Ro Khanna
D-IL	Robin L. Kelly
D-VI	Stacey E. Plaskett
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch
R-KY	Thomas Massie
R-NC	Virginia Foxx
R-FL	W. Gregory Steube
D-MO	Wm. Lacy Clay

Subcommittees, 116th Congress 13

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 116th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 116th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 9063	To require agencies of the Federal Government to define the term service animal in accordance with the regulations of the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Dec 31, 2020
HR 9064	Refurbishing the Pillars of American Exceptionalism Act of 2020	Referred To	Dec 31, 2020
HR 9054	Clean Energy Future Through Innovation Act of 2020	Referred To	Dec 28, 2020
HR 9052	PPS Act	Referred To	Dec 28, 2020
HR 9048	To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the oath of office taken by individuals in the civil service or uniformed services, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Dec 24, 2020
HR 9029	Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act	Referred To	Dec 18, 2020
HR 8999	Transparent Leadership Act of 2020	Referred To	Dec 17, 2020
HR 9014	United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020	Referred To	Dec 17, 2020

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 116th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	“The Role of Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family in the Opioid Epidemic”12 documents 3 witnesses Dr. Kathe Sackler, Former Vice President and Member of the Board of Directors, Purdue Pharma L.P. Mr. David Sackler, Former Member of the Board of Directors, Purdue Pharma L.P. Mr. Craig Landau, President and CEO, Purdue Pharma L.P.	Rescheduled	Dec 17, 2020

Hearing	“Ensuring the 2020 Census Count is Complete and Accurate”----------8 documents 4 witnesses Mr. J. Mihm, Managing Director of the Strategic Issues Team, Government Accountability Office Mr. Robert Santos, Vice President and Chief Methodologist, Urban Institute, and President-Elect, American Statistical Association Mr. Joseph Salvo, Chief Demographer, Population Division, Department of City Planning Mr. Jeff Landry, Attorney General	Scheduled	Dec 3, 2020

Hearing	Subcommittee on National Security Hearing on “Karshi-Khanabad: Honoring the Heroes of Camp Stronghold Freedom”Rayburn House Office Building 2154	Scheduled	Nov 18, 2020
Hearing	“Unsustainable Drug Prices: Testimony from the CEOs (Part II).”Rayburn House Office Building 215410 documents 3 witnesses Mr. Robert Bradway, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Amgen Inc. Mr. Mark Trudeau, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Mr. Thomas Kendris, U.S. Country President, Novartis AG	Scheduled	Oct 1, 2020

Hearing	“Unsustainable Drug Prices: Testimony from the CEOs (Part I and Part II)”Rayburn House Office Building 21548 documents 3 witnesses Mr. Mark Alles, Former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Celgene Corporation Dr. Giovanni Caforio, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Bristol Myers Squibb Company Mr. Kare Schultz, President and Chief Executive Officer, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.	Scheduled	Sep 30, 2020

Markup	The Committee will consider the following: 1.H.R. 4774, Internet of Things Cybersecurity Training for Federal Employees Act; 2.H.R. 5901, the Technology Modernization Centers of Excellence Program; 3.H.R. 7496, COVID PREPARE Act; 4.H.R. 4382, the Integrity Committee Transparency Act; 5.H.R. 7107, Plum Act; 6.H.R. 7340, Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act; 7.H.R. 7548, PPE Buy America Act; 8.H.R. 7936, Federal Employee Access to Information Act; 9.H.R. 8109, Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act; 10.H.R. ____, GAO Report Elimination Act; and 11.Several postal naming measures.Rayburn House Office Building 215438 documents	Scheduled	Sep 16, 2020

Hearing	“Providing the Census Bureau with the Time to Produce a Complete and Accurate Census”Rayburn House Office Building 215412 documents 5 witnesses Ms. Stacey Carless, Executive Director, NC Counts Coalition Hans von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow, Heritage Foundation Mr. Stephen Lewis, Governor, Gila River Indian Community Mr. John Thompson, Former Director, Census Bureau Mr. Christopher Mihm, Managing Director, Strategic Issues Team	Scheduled	Sep 10, 2020

Hearing	“Protecting the Timely Delivery of Mail, Medicine, and Mail-in Ballots”Rayburn House Office Building 215436 documents 2 witnesses Mr. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service The Honorable Robert Duncan, Chairman, United States Postal Service Board of Governors	Scheduled	Aug 24, 2020

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 116th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 116-130	[errata II] the Role of Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family in the Opioid Epidemic2 pages	Dec 17, 2020
Serial No. 116-130	Errata the Role of Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family in the Opioid Epidemic2 pages	Dec 17, 2020
Serial No. 116-130	The Role of Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family in the Opioid Epidemic66 pages 3 witnesses David Sackler, Former Member of the Board of Directors, Purdue Pharma L.P. Dr. Kathe Sackler, Former Vice President and Member of the Board of Directors, Purdue Pharma L.P. Craig Landau, President and CEO, Purdue Pharma L.P.	Dec 17, 2020
Serial No. 116-129	The Elements of Presidential Transitions37 pages 3 witnesses Martha Joynt Kumar, Professor Emerita, Department of Political Science, Towson University Max Stier, President and Chief Executive Officer, Partnership for Public Service Lisa Brown, Vice President & General Counsel, Georgetown University	Dec 10, 2020
Serial No. 116-128	Pipelines Over People: How Ferc Tramples Landowner Rights in Natural Gas Projects40 pages 2 witnesses David L. Morenoff, Acting General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Terry Turpin, Director, Office of Energy Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	Dec 9, 2020
Serial No. 116-127	Ensuring the 2020 Census Count Is Complete and Accurate51 pages 3 witnesses J. Christopher Mihm, Managing Director, Strategic Issues, Government Accountability Office Robert Santos, Vice President and Chief Methodologist, Urban Institute; and President-Elect, American Statistical Association Joseph Salvo, Chief Demographer, Population Division, New York City Department of City Planning	Dec 3, 2020
Serial No. 116-126	Karshi-Khanabad: Honoring the Heroes of Camp Stronghold Freedom34 pagesOn H.R. 5957 2 witnesses Dr. Patricia R. Hastings, Chief Consultant, Post Deployment Health Services, Department of Veterans Affairs Dr. David J. Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Readiness, Policy and Oversight,Department of Defense	Nov 18, 2020
Serial No. 116-125	IRS in the Pandemic45 pages 3 witnesses Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service Erin M. Collins, National Taxpayer Advocate, Taxpayer Advocate Service Vijay A. D'Souza, Director, Information Technology and Cybersecurity, Government Accountability Office	Oct 7, 2020

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 116th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 116-710	ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND REFORM ONE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH CONGRESS DECEMBER 31, 2020 (Pursuant to House Rule XI, I(d)(1))	Dec 31, 2020
H. Rept. 116-564	Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act of 2020On H.R. 8109	Oct 27, 2020
H. Rept. 116-501	Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019On H.R. 1668	Sep 14, 2020
H. Rept. 116-433	Washington, D.C. Admission ActOn H.R. 5803	Jun 18, 2020
H. Rept. 116-403	Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act of 2019On H.R. 745	Feb 21, 2020
H. Rept. 116-391	Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Authorization Act of 2019On H.R. 3941	Feb 5, 2020
H. Rept. 116-382	Transition Team Ethics Improvement ActOn H.R. 964	Jan 27, 2020
H. Rept. 116-380	Fair Chance ActOn H.R. 1076	Jan 24, 2020

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 116th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-6091	A letter from the Chairman of the Board, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's Semiannual Report to Congress of the Office of Inspector General, pursuant to section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.Executive communication · Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation	Dec 31, 2020
EC-6090	A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, National Labor Relations Board, transmitting the Board's Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2020, 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 Reform.Executive communication · National Labor Relations Board	Dec 31, 2020
EC-6089	A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission, transmitting the Commission's Office of the Inspector General's Semiannual Report to Congress for the period April 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.Executive communication · Federal Maritime Commission	Dec 31, 2020
EC-6088	A letter from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting the Statistical Programs of the United States Government: Fiscal Years 2019/2020 report; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.Executive communication · Executive Office of the President	Dec 31, 2020
EC-6087	A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's Semiannual Report of the Office of Inspector General for the 6-month period of April 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020, pursuant to section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978, Public Law 95–452; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.Executive communication · Department of the Interior	Dec 31, 2020
EC-6086	A letter from the Director, Office of Financial Management, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's FY 2020 agency financial report, 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) and 31 U.S.C. 1115(b); Public Law 111–352, section 3; (124 Stat. 3867); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.Executive communication · Department of Transportation	Dec 31, 2020
EC-6085	A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's Semiannual Report to Congress of the Office of Inspector General for the period April 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020, pursuant to section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.Executive communication · Department of Labor	Dec 31, 2020
EC-6084	A letter from the Associate General Counsel, Department of Agriculture, transmitting three (3) notifications of a nomination and action on nomination, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); Public Law 105–277, section 151(b); (112 Stat. 2681-614); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.Executive communication · Department of Agriculture	Dec 31, 2020

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 116th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
116th	Rules of the Committee on Oversight and Reform House of Representatives	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 9

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 116th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
May 8, 2020	Debra A. Haaland D-NM	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H1981
May 8, 2020	Kweisi Mfume D-MD	Joined	H.Res. 954
Mar 14, 2020	Mark Meadows R-NC	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Dec 19, 2019	Katie Porter D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 773
Dec 19, 2019	Debra A. Haaland D-NM	Joined	H.Res. 773
Nov 21, 2019	Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY	Became Chair	H.Res. 725
Oct 31, 2019	Katie Hill D-CA	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Oct 16, 2019	Elijah E. Cummings D-MD	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Jul 10, 2019	Fred Keller R-PA	Joined	H.Res. 481

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