Press Releases
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."
TAKEAWAYS
Washington, D.C. (Dec. 11, 2019)—Today, in her first hearing as permanent chair, Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney examined the need for comprehensive national paid family and medical leave.
Washington D.C. (Dec. 11, 2019)—Today, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released a joint staff report finding that the Coast Guard mishandled complaints of harassment and bullying and failed to hold those in leadership accountable for their actions.
Washington, DC (Dec. 10, 2019)—Below is Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney's remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today's press conference with House Committee on Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), and labor leaders to discuss the paid parental leave provision in the final conference report for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.