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March 25, 2015

Oversight Committee Passes Bill to Strengthen

Equal Employment Opportunity Programs

Washington DC (Mar. 25, 2015)—Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform passed H.R. 1557, the Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2015 – introduced by Ranking Member Elijah E.


March 25, 2015

Cummings Speaks at Bipartisan Summit on Criminal Justice Reform

Baltimore, MD (Mar. 25 2015) – TOMORROW Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07) will speak at a Bipartisan Summit on Criminal Justice Reform sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Pew Charitable Trusts, American Civil Liberties Union, Koch Industries, Families Against Mandatory Minimums, Coalition for Public Safety and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.


March 24, 2015

HEARING ADVISORY: Oversight Leaders Express Disappointment That Only Director Clancy Will Testify

WASHINGTON – The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (OGR) will hold a hearing tomorrow that will examine recent and longstanding problems at the U.S. Secret Service (USSS), including a recent March 4th incident at the White House.


March 23, 2015

Cummings and Warren to Hold Middle Class Prosperity Project Forum on "Ending the Retirement Savings Drain and Improving Economic Security"

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, March 24th, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Elijah E.


March 19, 2015

House Oversight Committee Members Call on President Obama to Remove Chemical Safety Board Chairman and Top Staff

WASHINGTON— Fourteen House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Members issued a bipartisan letter to President Obama requesting that he exercise his statutory authority to remove U.S. Chemical Safety Board Chairman Dr.


March 17, 2015

Chaffetz, Cummings Issue Letter to Secret Service Director Requesting More Information Regarding Drinking and Driving Incident

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (UT-03) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (MD-07) sent the following letter to U.S.


March 17, 2015

WARREN AND CUMMINGS SEEK FURTHER INFORMATION ON CFTC COMMISSIONER'S POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Today's letter follows incomplete response from CFTC Commissioner Giancarlo to members' initial inquiry


March 12, 2015

Chaffetz, Cummings Issue Joint Statement on Late-Night Car Incident Involving Secret Service Agents

WASHINGTON – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (UT-03) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (MD-07) released the following statement today after news broke that two U.S.


March 10, 2015

Oversight Committees' Leadership Highlights GAO Report on 2020 Census

WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.) joined House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) in highlighting a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the Census Bureau's preparations for and readiness to deliver an internet response option for the 2020 Decennial Census.

Issues: Census

March 4, 2015

House Dems Call for Examination of Voting Equipment Technology

Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, along with Reps.