Press Releases
Tomorrow: Oversight Committee Holds Cyber Security Hearing Requested by Cummings
WASHINGTON, D.C.— On Wednesday, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a full committee hearing titled, "Enhancing Cybersecurity of Third-Party Contractors and Vendors." Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings requested the hearing as part of his continued push for oversight of recent cyberattacks in the private and public sectors. Chairman Chaffetz agreed to Cummings's proposal to hold the hearing during cyber week—April 20-24.
CHAFFETZ, CUMMINGS STATEMENT ON RETIREMENT OF DEA ADMINISTRATOR
WASHINGTON – In response to DEA Administrator Leonhart's retirement, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD) issued the following statement.
Scott and Cummings Push for Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces
WASHINGTON – Today, 80 members of the House of Representatives called upon the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Labor to complete the review required to implement the President's Executive Order on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (EO 13673). Representatives Robert C.
Cummings to Host Panel Discussion on Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform at Howard University
Congressman Elijah E.
Cummings Issues Statement on House Floor Opposing GOP Bill on Federal Worker Tax Accountability
Washington, D.C. (Apr. 15, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, spoke on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 1563, the Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2015, which unfairly targets federal workers and also undermines the government's ability to collect unpaid taxes.
Cummings Issues Statement on House Floor Supporting Passage of Bill on Tax Accountability for Contractors
HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE EXPRESSES NO CONFIDENCE IN DEA ADMINISTRATOR LEONHART
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:
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.