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On Tuesday, December 17, 2019, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, will hold a hearing on the growing threat of violent extremism to U.S. national security interests in Africa.
WHERE: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building
WHEN: Tuesday, December 17, 2019
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
Washington, D.C. (Dec. 13, 2019)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Rep. Maxine Waters, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court agreeing to review cases for President Trump's financial records:
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B.
Washington, D.C. (Dec. 12, 2019)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after passage of H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act:
WASHINGTON, D.C. —U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) led ten senators and the Chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee Carolyn B. Maloney in raising concerns with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office about Gilead Sciences' actions related to their patent on HIV prevention medication.
Washington, D.C. (Dec. 12, 2019)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform's Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Rep. Lou Correa, the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, held a joint hearing to examine the results of an investigation into how the Coast Guard is handling complaints of harassment and bullying. Rep.
Today, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA) with two landmark provisions, one from Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Oversight and Reform Committee, to provide paid family leave for federal employees; and one by the late Chairman Elijah E. Cummings to reform the nation's criminal justice system.
Federal Employee Paid Leave Act
Washington, D.C. (Dec. 11, 2019)—Today, Rep. Harley Rouda, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, led all Democratic Members of his Subcommittee in a statement expressing disappointment with the Senate Republicans' decision to remove provisions from the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report that would have designated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous, set maximum contaminant levels for these toxic chemicals in drinking water, and reduced ongoing industrial releases into the environment:
Washington, D.C. (Dec. 11, 2019)—Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, held a hearing entitled, "Examining Carcinogens in Talc and the Best Methods for Asbestos Detection."
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