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Interior and Environment Subcommittee Announces American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Dates

The Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies will hold American Indian and Alaska Native public witness hearings on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, and Thursday, March 9, 2023.


Senator Collins Named Top Republican on Defense Appropriations Subcommittee

U.S. Senator Susan Collins was named the Ranking Member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, which oversees and sets the annual budget for the Department of Defense.


Murray, Collins Announce Appropriations Subcommittees Leadership and Rosters for 118th Congress

U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee respectively, announced the Appropriations Subcommittees chairs, ranking members, and full rosters for the 118th Congress.


Top Oversight Republicans Demand Information on Biden’s Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), National Security, the Border and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.), Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Subcommittee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas), Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas), and Health Care and Financial Services Subcommittee Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) today sent letters to senior leadership at the White House, U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), U.S. Department of State (State), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Joint Chiefs of Staff requesting all documents, communications, and information related to the Biden Administration’s disastrous military and diplomatic withdrawal from Afghanistan


Comer Probes EPA Rule Disrupting HVAC Industry and Jeopardizing American Jobs

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is raising concerns about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule banning non-refillable cylinders used to store and transport chemicals vital to heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning and its impact on the supply chain and American jobs.


Wenstrup & Comer Launch First Select Subcommittee Investigation into COVID Origins and U.S. Taxpayer Dollars Funneled to the Wuhan Lab

Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) are requesting senior Biden Administration officials, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and the president of EcoHealth Alliance provide information necessary to the Select Subcommittee and Oversight Committee’s investigation into COVID origins.


Comer: D.C.’s Soft-on-Crime Law Will Turn the Crime Crisis Into a Catastrophe

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today delivered remarks on the House floor in support of House Joint Resolution 26, which disapproves of the District of Columbia’s Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.


Comer Applauds Passage of Resolutions Preventing Radical D.C. Council Laws from Going Into Effect

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today applauded bipartisan House passage of two joint resolutions of disapproval: Disapproving the District of Columbia Council’s Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022 (H. J. Res. 26) and Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Enacting the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 (H. J. Res. 24).


Comer Widens Investigation into Biden’s Involvement in His Family’s Business Schemes

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is calling on Hunter Biden, James Biden, and Eric Schwerin to provide documents, communications, and records related to President Biden’s involvement in his family’s business schemes.


Comer Introduces Legislation to Shine the Light on Regulatory Guidance

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) introduced H.R. 890, the Guidance Out of Darkness (GOOD) Act, which requires agencies to publish their regulatory guidance on the Internet in a single, easily accessible location. By requiring guidance documents to be published in a central location, the legislation would greatly improve transparency for the public and small businesses seeking to know how agencies interpret the laws with which they must comply.


Commerce Adds Six to Entity List for Supporting PRC Military Modernization, Intelligence, and Reconnaissance Activities

Commerce Adds Six to Entity List for Supporting PRC Military Modernization, Intelligence, and Reconnaissance Activities


Four Florida Men Arrested in Plot to Kill Haitian President, Grand Jury Returns Indictment Against 11

Four Florida Men Arrested in Plot to Kill Haitian President, Grand Jury Returns Indictment Against 11


Justice and Commerce Departments Announce Creation of Disruptive Technology Strike Force

Justice and Commerce Departments Announce Creation of Disruptive Technology Strike Force


City-wide communications enable coordination after hurricanes

City-wide communications enable coordination after hurricanes


Under Secretary Lago Promotes U.S. Trade Partnerships During Official Visit To Tanzania And Zambia

Under Secretary Lago Promotes U.S. Trade Partnerships During Official Visit To Tanzania And Zambia


Usitc Votes To Continue Investigations On Gas Powered Pressure Washers From China And Vietnam

Usitc Votes To Continue Investigations On Gas Powered Pressure Washers From China And Vietnam


Usitc Makes Determination In Five-Year (Sunset) Review Concerning Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe And Tube From Taiwan

Usitc Makes Determination In Five-Year (Sunset) Review Concerning Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe And Tube From Taiwan


Chair Rodgers Statement on COVID-19 Vaccination Addition to CDC Immunization Schedule

Chair Rodgers Statement on COVID-19 Vaccination Addition to CDC Immunization Schedule


Chair Rodgers: Biden's Border Crisis is a Public Health Crisis

Chair Rodgers: Biden's Border Crisis is a Public Health Crisis


Chair Rodgers Statement on Biden Draining the SPR to New Low with No Plan to Refill

Chair Rodgers Statement on Biden Draining the SPR to New Low with No Plan to Refill