March 2020
In light of the ongoing Coronavirus crisis, the Committee on Oversight and Reform has been conducting oversight of our nation's preparedness for, and response to, the outbreak. The Committee's top priority is promoting the health and safety of the American people, and the information below is from the Committee's investigative activities, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other sources.
Washington, D.C. (Mar. 18, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after the Census Bureau announced it would suspend field operations until April 1, 2020, due to the novel coronavirus pandemic:
Washington, D.C. (Mar.16, 2020)—Today, House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck E. Grassley (R-IA), Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), released the findings of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report entitled "Freedom of Information Act: Federal Agencies' Recent Implementation Efforts."
Washington, D.C. (Mar. 13, 2020)—At the request of the Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Oversight and Reform Committee, Rep. José E. Serrano, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Rep. David E. Price, the Census Bureau provided a briefing today on its efforts to mitigate the impact of coronavirus on the 2020 Census.
Washington, D.C. (Mar. 13, 2020)—Today, Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, National Security Subcommittee Chairman Stephen F. Lynch, Government Operations Subcommittee Chairman Gerry Connolly, Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee Chairman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Chairman Jamie Raskin, and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Harley Rouda, issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump declaring the novel coronavirus outbreak a national emergency:
Washington, D.C. (Mar.13, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after the Republican National Committee responded to the Committee's request to halt all deceptive census communications in electronic and paper form:
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 12, 2020)—Congressman David Price (NC-04), Congressman José E. Serrano, co-Chair of the Congressional Census Caucus, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform and co-Chair of the Congressional Census Caucus, and Congressman Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross today urging the Trump Administration to provide answers on the Census Bureau's plans to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the 2020 Census.
Washington D.C. (Mar. 12, 2020)—Today, Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, author of the 2010 Prevent Deceptive Census Look Alike Mailings Act, and Rep. Anna G. Eshoo introduced two key bills that prohibit deceptive census mailings and create criminal penalties for anyone who distributes false information to prevent others from completing their census forms.