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May 21, 2019

Washington, D.C. (May 21, 2019)—On Wednesday, May 22, 2019, the Committee will hold a hearing on "Facial Recognition Technology (Part 1): Its Impact on our Civil Rights and Liberties."

WHERE: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building

WHEN: Wednesday, May 22, 2019

TIME: 10:00 a.m.


May 20, 2019

Washington, D.C. (May 20, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement in response to a federal district court rejecting President Trump's challenge to congressional authority and ruling that Mazars USA LLP, the accounting firm that prepared financial statements for President Trump, must comply with the Committee's subpoena for financial records:


May 20, 2019

Washington, D.C. (May 20, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Stephen F.


May 20, 2019

Washington, D.C. (May 20, 2019)—On Wednesday, May 22, 2019, the Subcommittee on National Security will hold a hearing on "Securing U.S. Election Infrastructure and Protecting Political Discourse."

WHERE: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building

WHEN: Wednesday, May 22, 2019

TIME: 2:00 p.m.


May 20, 2019

Washington, D.C. (May 20, 2019)—On Tuesday, May 21, 2019, the Subcommittee on Government Operations will hold a hearing on "The Administration's War on a Merit Based Civil Service."

WHERE: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building

WHEN: Tuesday, May 21, 2019

TIME: 2:00 p.m.

A livestream will be broadcast here.

Issues: Administration

May 16, 2019

Washington, D.C. (May 16, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent letters to the White House and 24 agencies requesting information about the Trump Administration's use of waivers to allow political appointees to continue working on matters they worked on before entering government.


May 15, 2019

Washington, D.C. (May 15, 2019)—On Thursday, May 16, 2019, the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy will hold a hearing on "CFPB's Role in Empowering Predatory Lenders: Examining the Proposed Repeal of the Payday Lending Rule."

WHERE: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building

WHEN: Thursday, May 16, 2019

TIME: 2:00 p.m.


May 15, 2019
Washington, D.C. (May 15, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released a memo prepared by Committee staff ahead of today's hearing examining the actions of a defense contractor known as TransDigm Group, Inc., which manufactures spare parts for military aircraft used in Afghanistan, Iraq, and around the world.