WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today delivered remarks on the House floor in support of the bipartisan (H.R. 300 ), a bill introduced by Representative Gary Palmer (R-Ala.) that requires federal agencies to submit information regarding consent decrees and settlement agreements to a public, electronic database.
Federal agencies often use settlement agreements to resolve disputes, but these negotiations prevent the public from participating in important policy decisions. Chairman Comer noted that the corrects this problem by bringing transparency to agency settlement agreements.
Below are Chairman Comer’s remarks as prepared for delivery.
