United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability information
Standing committee of the United States House of Representatives
House Oversight Committee
Standing committee
Active United States House of Representatives 118th Congress
History
Formed
1927
Leadership
Chair
James Comer (R) Since January 10, 2023
Ranking member
Jamie Raskin (D) Since January 10, 2023
Structure
Seats
47
Political parties
Majority (26)
Republican (26)
Minority (21)
Democratic (21)
Subcommittees
National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs
Government Operations and the Federal Workforce
Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs
Health Care and Financial Services
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic (118th Congress)
Website
oversight.house.gov oversightdemocrats.house.gov
Rules
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Committee Rules (118th Congress)
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The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the main investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives.
The committee's broad jurisdiction and legislative authority make it one of the most influential and powerful panels in the House. Its chair is one of only three in the House with the authority to issue subpoenas without a committee vote or consultation with the ranking member.[1] However, in recent history, it has become practice to refrain from unilateral subpoenas.[2]
Carolyn Maloney (D-New York) served as acting chair of the committee following the death of Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland) on October 17, 2019;[3][4][5] she was elected chair a month later.[6][7] Representative Jim Jordan served as ranking member from January 3, 2019, until March 12, 2020. On March 31, 2020, Jordan switched to become the ranking member of the Judiciary committee instead. Representative Mark Meadows served as ranking member from March 13, 2020, until March 30, 2020, when he resigned his congressional seat to become White House Chief of Staff.[5][8] Representative James Comer (R-Kentucky) was selected to succeed Meadows on June 29, 2020. Comer became Chair when Republicans regained control of the House majority,[9] with Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) being elected as Ranking Member.[10]Politico reported in late January that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) would be appointed as the Vice Ranking Member.[11]
^Koempel, Michael (March 16, 2017). "A Survey of House and Senate Committee Rules on Subpoenas" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
^"Cummings to Issa: Unilateral subpoenas, access to records" (PDF). January 24, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
^Chiacu, Doina; Heavey, Susan (October 17, 2019). Lambert, Lisa (ed.). "Maloney to be acting House oversight chair after Cummings death". Reuters. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
^"Cummings Named Oversight Committee Chairman" (Press release). Committee on Oversight and Reform. January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
^ ab"Oversight and Reform Members". House Committee on Oversight and Reform. January 28, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
^"Maloney Elected Chair of House Committee on Oversight and Reform". House Committee on Oversight and Reform. November 20, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
^Daly, Matthew (November 20, 2019). "Maloney chosen as first woman to lead House Oversight panel". WCTI-TV. Associated Press. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
^Moe, Alex; Helsel, Phil (March 30, 2020). "Rep. Mark Meadows resigns from Congress to become Trump's chief of staff". NBC News. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
^"Comer Selected as Chairman of Oversight Committee". December 7, 2022.
^"Rep. Jamie Raskin to Lead Democrats on House Oversight Committee". December 22, 2022.
^"AOC in line to become her party's No. 2 on Oversight panel". Politico. January 27, 2023.
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