House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is the main investigative panel of the House of Representatives. It oversees the federal government and all of its agencies to ensure efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability. The committee has broad jurisdiction covering federal civil service and employee matters, the District of Columbia, the Postal Service, government procurement, federal paperwork reduction, and government management generally. It also oversees health care, information technology, energy and environment, and national security matters.

Bills referred to the committee go through a standard process: they are assigned to the full committee or one of eight subcommittees, which may hold hearings and markups before reporting recommendations back to the full committee. The full committee then votes to advance bills to the House floor. The committee's chair has special authority to issue subpoenas, making it one of the most powerful panels in the chamber.

Chairman James Comer (R-Kentucky) leads the committee, with Ranking Member Robert Garcia (D-California) representing the minority. The committee has 46 members total. Recent activity includes investigations into federal spending transparency, Census Bureau errors, alleged misuse of federal funds by states, and fraud in federal programs. The committee has also examined artificial intelligence use in consumer pricing and continues oversight of the U.S. Postal Service.