2019 News Archive

December 2019

Committee Investigates Deaths of Immigrant Children and Adults
December 23, 2019
Oversight Committee Investigates Epstein’s Favorable Plea Deal
December 20, 2019
Committee Chairs to Secretary Azar: Abandon Proposal to Undermine Civil Rights Protections Under Federal Programs
December 20, 2019
Chairwoman Maloney Votes to Impeach President Donald J. Trump
December 18, 2019
Environment Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on the Current and Future Economic Impacts of Climate Change
December 18, 2019
Democratic Committee Leaders Reassert Request for Information on Verma’s Use of Private Contractors
December 17, 2019
Subcommittee on National Security to Examine U.S. Counterterrorism Priorities and Challenges in Africa
December 16, 2019
Oversight, Intelligence, and Financial Services Committees Issue Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Hear Case on President Trump’s Financial Records
December 13, 2019
Oversight National Security Subcommittee Seeks Info on Foreign Entities Accessing U.S. Mobile Application Data
December 13, 2019
Committee Chairs to Wheeler: “Instruct all staff at EPA to cooperate with the OIG”
December 12, 2019
Chairwoman Maloney Praises Passage of H.R. 3 – the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act
December 12, 2019
Lawmakers Call for a Review of Allegations Against Gilead during Patent Process
December 12, 2019
Subcommittees Reviewed Findings of 18-Month Investigation into Coast Guard’s Handling of Harassment, Bullying, and Retaliation Allegations
December 12, 2019
House Passes NDAA with Paid Family Leave and Fair Chance Act Amendments
December 11, 2019
All Democratic Members of Environment Subcommittee Express Disappointment after PFAS Provisions are Removed from NDAA
December 11, 2019
Oversight Subcommittee Held Second Hearing on the Public Health Risks of Carcinogens in Consumer Products
December 11, 2019
Committee Examined Need for Comprehensive National Paid Family and Medical Leave
December 11, 2019
Oversight and Homeland Security Committees Release Staff Report Finding Coast Guard Leadership Failed to Address Harassment, Bullying, and Retaliation
December 11, 2019
Chairwoman Maloney Remarks at Press Conference on Inclusion of Paid Parental Leave in NDAA
December 10, 2019
Subcommittee Chairman Demands Documents in Ongoing Investigation into Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder
December 10, 2019
Thompson and Maloney Highlight Coast Guard Obstruction After Commandant Refuses to Testify
December 10, 2019
Chairman Nadler Announces the Introduction of Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald J. Trump
December 10, 2019
Oversight and Homeland Security Subcommittees to Examine Findings of Investigation into Coast Guard’s Handling of Harassment, Bullying, and Retaliation Allegations
December 9, 2019
Nadler and Maloney Issue Statement on Department of Justice Inspector General Report
December 9, 2019
Subcommittee to Hold Second Hearing on the Public Health Risks of Carcinogens in Consumer Products
December 9, 2019
Committee to Hold Hearing Examining the Need for Comprehensive National Paid Family and Medical Leave
December 9, 2019
Subcommittee Chairman Krishnamoorthi Presses FDA to Publish Evidence of Asbestos in Baby Powder
December 5, 2019
Oversight Subcommittee Examined the Trump Administration’s Delayed Response to the Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic
December 5, 2019
House Intelligence Committee Releases Draft Report As Part of Impeachment Inquiry
December 3, 2019
Oversight Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on The Status of the Trump Administration’s E-Cigarette Flavor Guidance
December 3, 2019

November 2019

Maloney Issues Statement on New Report Showing Trump Administration Failed to Track Separated Children
November 27, 2019
Committees Release Sandy, Reeker and Other Transcripts As Part of Impeachment Inquiry
November 26, 2019
Committee Files Federal Lawsuit Against Barr and Ross to Enforce Subpoenas in Census Investigation
November 26, 2019
Rouda, Kildee Request Documents on EPA’s Progress on Protecting Americans Against Harmful PFAS Chemicals
November 21, 2019
Maloney Elected Chair of House Committee on Oversight and Reform
November 20, 2019
Committees Release Holmes and Hale Transcripts as Part of Impeachment Inquiry
November 18, 2019
Bipartisan Bill led by Rouda and Meadows, Improving Office of National Drug Control Policy, Passes Senate
November 18, 2019
Mark Ruffalo to Testify at Hearing Calling for Immediate Federal Action on PFAS Contamination
November 18, 2019
Subcommittee Chairman Krishnamoorthi Seeks Answers After News That President Trump May Abandon E-Cigarette Flavor Ban
November 18, 2019
National Security Subcommittee to Examine the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
November 18, 2019
Committees Release Morrison and Williams Transcripts as Part of Impeachment Inquiry
November 16, 2019
Thompson and Maloney Ask for Emergency Review of Wolf and Cuccinelli Appointments
November 15, 2019
Maloney and Engel Statement on Watchdog Report of Trump Administration Abuse of Career Public Servants
November 14, 2019
Acting Chairwoman Maloney Issues Statement on Appeals Court Ruling Rejecting President Trump’s Rehearing Request in Mazars Case
November 14, 2019
Medical Expert, Patient, and Advocates to Testify on State Efforts to Undermine Access to Reproductive Health Care
November 13, 2019
Maloney and Nadler Issue Statement Condemning Attacks on Whistleblower
November 12, 2019
Oversight Committee Updates Members on Census Investigation
November 12, 2019
Committees Release Croft and Anderson Transcripts as Part of Impeachment Inquiry
November 11, 2019
Committees Release Laura Cooper’s Transcript as Part of Impeachment Inquiry
November 11, 2019
Committees Release George Kent’s Deposition Transcript as Part of Impeachment Inquiry
November 7, 2019
Oversight Subcommittee Requests Documents from JUUL Labs on Product Contamination
November 7, 2019
Committees Release Ambassador Bill Taylor’s Deposition Transcript as Part of Impeachment Inquiry
November 6, 2019
Committees Release Sondland and Volker Transcripts as Part of Impeachment Inquiry
November 5, 2019
Committees Request Deposition with White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney in House Impeachment Inquiry
November 5, 2019
Committees Release Testimony of Yovanovitch and McKinley as Part of New Public Phase of Impeachment Inquiry
November 4, 2019

October 2019

Subcommittee Chairs Demand Testimony From White House Official Who Failed to Comply with Security Clearance Law
October 31, 2019
Acting Chairwoman Maloney Issues Statement on Impeachment Resolution
October 31, 2019
House Democrats Press Conference Following Vote on Impeachment Inquiry Resolution
October 31, 2019
Subcommittee Calls on OIRA to Complete Review of Administration’s Vaping Flavor Ban in Ten Days
October 30, 2019
At Oversight Hearing, Cuccinelli Finally Admits He Made Decision to Deport Critically Ill Children
October 30, 2019
Cuccinelli and Albence to Testify on Trump Administration’s Decision to Deport Critically Ill Children
October 29, 2019
Four Chairs Statement on Resolution for Open Hearings on Trump’s Abuse of Power
October 29, 2019
Maloney and Rouda Condemn Failed Republican Attempt to Obstruct Vehicle Emissions Hearing
October 29, 2019
Subcommittee Hearing Examined Trump Administration’s Withdrawal from Syria
October 29, 2019
Former California Governor and Other Experts to Testify at Environment Subcommittee Hearing on the Trump Administration’s ‘Clean Cars Rule’ Rollback
October 28, 2019
OMB and State Department Officials Subpoenaed in House Impeachment Inquiry
October 25, 2019
Subcommittee Examined the Oil Industry’s Efforts to Suppress Climate Science
October 23, 2019
Three Chairs Send Letter to State Department Demanding Release of Key Documents
October 23, 2019
Government Operations Subcommittee Examined DC Metro Funding, Oversight, and Reform Efforts
October 23, 2019
Oversight Subcommittee Presses FDA to Publish Final E-cigarette Flavor Ban
October 22, 2019
Government Operations Subcommittee to Examine DC Metro Funding, Oversight, and Reform Efforts
October 21, 2019
Acting Chair Maloney: Committee Work Will Continue Uninterrupted
October 21, 2019
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Examines the Oil Industry's Climate Denial Campaign
October 21, 2019
Subcommittee Announces Hearing on Trump Administration’s Withdrawal from Syria
October 21, 2019
Cuccinelli and Albence Agree to Testify Next Week on Inhumane Policy of Deporting Critically Ill Children
October 17, 2019
Oversight Subcommittees Refer NRA Leadership’s Alleged Financial Fraud for Investigation
October 16, 2019
Subcommittee Chairman Krishnamoorthi Issues Statement Following Favorable Response to Call for E-Cigarette Companies to Stop Advertising
October 16, 2019
Oversight, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs Committees Strongly Oppose President Trump’s Decision to Withdraw Troops from Syria
October 15, 2019
Cummings Issues Statement on Ruling That Mazars Must Comply with Oversight Committee Subpoena for Trump’s Records
October 11, 2019
Three Chairs Statement on Interview of Ambassador Yovanovitch
October 11, 2019
Subcommittee Ramps Up Pressure on E-Cigarette Companies to End All Advertising
October 10, 2019
Secretary Perry Subpoenaed in House Impeachment Inquiry
October 10, 2019
Giuliani Associates Subpoenaed in House Impeachment Inquiry
October 10, 2019
Oversight Committee Readies Subpoenas to USCIS and ICE on Deporting Critically Ill Children
October 10, 2019
Three Chairs Issue Statement On White House Blocking Ambassador Sondland Testimony And Documents
October 8, 2019
Sondland Subpoenaed for Both Testimony and Documents
October 8, 2019
Pentagon and OMB Subpoenaed in House Impeachment Inquiry
October 7, 2019
White House Subpoenaed in House Impeachment Inquiry
October 4, 2019
Committees Seek Ukraine Documents from Vice President
October 4, 2019
Three Chairs Provide Update on Investigative Work, Volker Testimony & Text Messages
October 3, 2019
Three Chairs Statement on State Department Inspector General Briefing
October 2, 2019
Committees Ready Subpoena for White House After Ukraine Documents Withheld for Weeks
October 2, 2019
Three Chairs on Secretary Pompeo Stonewalling House Impeachment Inquiry
October 1, 2019
Subcommittee Urges NIH to Allocate Grant Funding to Research Long-Term Health Effects of E-Cigarettes
October 1, 2019

September 2019

Giuliani Subpoenaed for Ukraine Documents as Next Step in Impeachment Inquiry
September 30, 2019
Subcommittee Chairmen Seek Info on Intelligence Community’s Strategy to Combat White Supremacist Terrorism
September 30, 2019
Pompeo Subpoenaed for Ukraine Documents as House Committees Accelerate Impeachment Inquiry
September 27, 2019
Subcommittee Chairman Krishnamoorthi Calls on Companies to End All E-Cigarette Advertising
September 26, 2019
Chairmen Warn President to Stop Attacking Whistleblower and Witnesses to His Misconduct and to Halt Efforts to Obstruct Impeachment Inquiry
September 26, 2019
Oversight Subcommittee Hearing Examined Outbreak of E-Cigarette-Related Lung Disease
September 25, 2019