Press Releases

Chaffetz and Cummings Introduce Bill to Modernize Payments to Former Presidents

WASHINGTON—House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings introduced the Presidential Allowance Modernization Act [H.R. 1777]. This legislation updates the Former President's Act of 1958, which governs annual pension payments and allowances for former U.S. Presidents and surviving spouses.

Democratic Ranking Members Oppose GOP Attempts To Undermine D.C. Residents' Civil Rights

Washington, D.C.—Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD) issued statements strongly opposing efforts by Republicans to overturn anti-discrimination bills that protect workplace equality, reproductive choice, and educational equality in the District of Columbia.

Ranking Member Conyers stated:

Cummings Releases Key Findings from New Internal DEA Report on Colombian "Sex Parties"

HHS to Probe Skyrocketing Generic Drug Prices

WASHINGTON, April 14 – At the urging of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the Department of Health and Human Services inspector general has agreed to investigate how sudden price hikes by generic drug makers are driving up the cost of taxpayer-supported health care.

Cummings Issues Statement on Department of Labor's New Conflict of Interest Rule for Retirement Advisors

Washington, DC (April 14, 2015) – Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement on the proposed rule issued today by the Department of Labor to prohibit retirement financial advisors from giving conflicted advice to American workers:

Cummings to Host Panel Discussion on Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform at Howard University

Cummings Issues Statement on SEC Settlement with KBR

Washington, DC (Apr. 2, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to an announcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that KBR, one of the nation's largest government contractors, used confidentiality agreements that had the potential to "muzzle" whistleblowers:

Duckworth Leads Request for Review of DoD's Federal Voting Assistance Program