Yearly Archive

March 2019

House Committee Chairs Joint Statement Calling for Full Disclosure of Mueller Report from DOJ and Release of Underlying Evidence to Relevant Committees
March 22, 2019
New Information about White House Officials Using Private Email and Messaging Apps Raises Security and Federal Records Concerns
March 21, 2019
Cummings, DeSaulnier Seek Documents Relating to Sackler Family’s Role in Fueling the Opioid Crisis
March 21, 2019
Sens. Peters and Carper & Rep. Cummings Announce GAO Report Outlining Serious Compliance Issues with Agency and White House Ethics Programs
March 15, 2019
Subcommittees Examined Legislation to “Ban the Box”
March 14, 2019
Cummings Releases Memo on Interview with DOJ Official on Citizenship Question
March 14, 2019
Committee Held Hearing with Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.
March 14, 2019
Chairs Grijalva, Cummings Lead Letter to Acting Secretary Bernhardt Pressing for More Information on New FOIA Policies, Lack of Public Responsiveness
March 13, 2019
House Passes Cummings Bill to Require Agencies and the White House to Preserve Email Records
March 13, 2019
Cummings Responds to Letter from Cohen’s Attorney Clarifying Pardon Testimony
March 13, 2019
Deputy Chief FOIA Officer at Department of Interior Admits Issue with Secretary Bernhardt’s Calendars Being Deleted
March 13, 2019
Committee Examined FOIA: Transparency Under the Trump Administration
March 13, 2019
Subcommittees to Hold Hearing on Legislation to “Ban the Box”
March 12, 2019
Hearing Recap:Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Examined the Public Health Risks of Carcinogens in Consumer Products
March 12, 2019
Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy to Hold Hearing on the Public Health Risks of Carcinogens in Consumer Products
March 11, 2019
Cummings Launches “Sunshine Week” Highlighting Secrecy in Trump Administration
March 11, 2019
Chairman Cummings Applauds the Passage of H.R. 1, The “For the People Act”
March 8, 2019
Cummings Receives 2019 “Sunshine in Government” Award
March 8, 2019
House Chairs Introduce Resolution on Mueller Report
March 8, 2019
Chairman Cummings To Be Honored With “Sunshine in Government” Award for 2019
March 7, 2019
Democratic Chairs Press Administration for Documents Withheld on FBI Headquarters Across Street from Trump Hotel in D.C.
March 6, 2019
Bicameral, Bipartisan Committee Heads Respond to GAO’s 2019 High Risk Report
March 6, 2019
Chairman Rouda’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Environment Hearing on PFAS Chemicals and Their Risks
March 6, 2019
Committee to Hold Hearing on Trump Administration’s Response to the Drug Crisis
March 6, 2019
Chairmen Seek Documents from Georgia Governor and Secretary of State on Reports of Voter Suppression
March 6, 2019
Reps. Hice, Cummings Introduce Legislation to Curb Excessive Spending by Former Presidents
March 6, 2019
Cummings Expresses Strong Support for H.R. 1, The “For the People” Act
March 6, 2019
Environment Subcommittee Examined PFAS Chemicals and Their Risks
March 6, 2019
Subcommittee on Environment to Hold Hearing on PFAS Chemicals and their Risks
March 5, 2019
Cummings, Leahy, Grassley and Cornyn Raise Serious Concerns on Interior Proposed Rule on FOIA Procedures
March 5, 2019
Chairman Cummings Issues Statement on White House Refusal to Produce Documents and Witnesses on Security Clearance Abuses
March 5, 2019
House Chairmen Request Documents and Interviews on President Trump’s Communications with Putin
March 4, 2019
Cummings Demands that White House Immediately Comply with Oversight Committee Request for Documents and Witnesses in Security Clearance Investigation
March 1, 2019

February 2019

Cummings Issues Statement on Report That President Trump Ordered Approval of Jared Kushner’s Security Clearance
February 28, 2019
Chairman Connolly’s Opening Statement at Government Operations Subcommittee Hearing on Vacancies at MSPB
February 28, 2019
Chairman Cummings’ Opening Statement at Hearing with Michael Cohen
February 27, 2019
New Information Revealed in Oversight Hearing with Michael Cohen
February 27, 2019
Government Operations Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Vacancies at the Merit Systems Protection Board
February 27, 2019
Oversight Committee Approves First Subpoenas of the 116th Congress— And They Are Bipartisan
February 26, 2019
House Passes Legislation to Protect the Merit Systems Protection Board
February 26, 2019
Cummings and Young Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Establish National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations
February 25, 2019
House Chairs Tell Barr They Expect Mueller Report to be made public
February 22, 2019
Cummings Issues Statement on Trump Administration Rule to Dismantle the Title X Program
February 22, 2019
Committee Announces Rescheduling of Michael Cohen’s Public Testimony
February 20, 2019
Multiple Whistleblowers Raise Grave Concerns with White House Efforts to Transfer Sensitive U.S. Nuclear Technology to Saudi Arabia
February 19, 2019
House, Senate Democrats Send Secretary DeVos Second Request for Information Regarding Attempt to Undermine Independence of Education Department Watchdog
February 19, 2019
President’s Lawyers Provided False Information to Government Officials on Stormy Daniels Payment, New Documents Show
February 15, 2019
Democrats Object to “Unconventional and Nontransparent” Review Process for Rule to Undermine Family Planning
February 15, 2019
House Committee Leaders Request Extension of Public Comment Periods Affected by the Government Shutdown
February 15, 2019
Cummings, Grijalva, and Speier Express Concern with Forest Service’s Failure to Address Sexual Harassment
February 14, 2019
Trump Appointee Has Avoided Investigation And Should Face Discipline, New DHS Memo Says
February 14, 2019
Cummings and Connolly Introduce Legislation to Protect the Merit Systems Protection Board
February 14, 2019
Wexton, Cummings, and Connolly Investigate Delayed Back Pay and Payroll Problems for Furloughed and Excepted Federal Employees
February 13, 2019
House Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Make Presidential Library Funding Transparent
February 11, 2019
New Documents Show Acting Attorney General Failed to Pay Back Funds After Company Charged with Bilking Consumers
February 8, 2019
Cummings, Collins, Booker, Johnson Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to “Ban the Box”
February 7, 2019
Cummings Seeks Documents From Immigration Ombudsman After Receiving Troubling Allegations
February 6, 2019
Warren, Carper, Cummings Introduce Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act
February 6, 2019
Chairman Cummings’ Opening Statement at H.R. 1 Hearing
February 6, 2019
Committee Examined Ethics Proposals in H.R. 1
February 6, 2019
Senators Peters & Feinstein and Rep. Cummings Announce GAO Report Showing Trump Spent $13.6 Million in Tax Dollars on Mar-a-Lago Travel
February 5, 2019
Democrats Hold Key Hearings on H.R. 1—The “For the People” Act
February 5, 2019
Cummings Announces Hearing With ONDCP Director on New White House Drug Strategy
February 1, 2019

January 2019

House Passes Bill to Give Pay Raise to Federal Civilian Employees
January 30, 2019
Oversight Committee Organizes For the 116th Congress
January 29, 2019
Committee to Hold First Hearing on Drug Company Price Increases
January 28, 2019
Cummings Issues Statement on News about Jared Kushner’s Security Clearance
January 24, 2019
Cummings Announces Subcommittee Chairs and Full Committee Vice Chair
January 24, 2019
Oversight Committee Launches Investigation of Security Clearance Problems at White House
January 23, 2019
Cummings and Schiff Statement on Intimidation of Michael Cohen
January 23, 2019
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to Testify Before Oversight Committee
January 22, 2019
Cummings Announces Democratic Members of the Oversight and Reform Committee
January 22, 2019
House Chairmen Condemn Shocking Secret Memo on Trump Administration’s Inhumane Child Separation Policy
January 19, 2019
Cummings Issues Statement on IG Report on Trump Administration Child Separation Policy
January 17, 2019
Chairman Cummings Issues Statement on Scathing Inspector General Report on Trump Hotel
January 16, 2019
Cummings Issues Statement on Court Ruling Against Trump Administration Citizenship Question
January 15, 2019
Oversight Committee Gets Quick Start, House Passes Five Bills from Committee
January 15, 2019
Oversight Committee Launches Sweeping Drug Price Investigation
January 14, 2019
House Chairmen Issue Warning After President’s Statements on Cohen Testimony
January 13, 2019
House Passes Bill to Help Federal Employees Harmed by Shutdown
January 11, 2019
Chairman Cummings Announces Oversight Committee Hearing Schedule
January 10, 2019
Cummings Endorses Effort to Make Opioid Treatment a Top Priority Next Congress
January 9, 2019
Sanders, Cummings, Khanna and Colleagues to Announce Prescription Drug Package
January 9, 2019
House Chairs Demand Answers On Sanctions Relief For Russian Oligarch
January 8, 2019
Chairman Cummings Issues Statement on H.R. 1
January 4, 2019
Cummings Named Oversight Committee Chairman
January 4, 2019
Pelosi, House Democrats to Hold Press Event on Introduction of H.R. 1, For the People Act
January 3, 2019
Norton Introduces D.C. Statehood Bill with Record Number of Original Cosponsors, Announces House Oversight Committee Will Hold Hearing and Markup This Year
January 3, 2019
Oversight Committee Gets New Name
January 2, 2019

December 2018

November 2018

Cummings Issues Statement on Announcement of Rep. Jim Jordan as New Oversight Committee Ranking Member
November 30, 2018