Oversight

Burgess: ‘Executive agencies must respond promptly to congressional inquiries’

To effectively serve his home state constituents, U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) and other members of Congress often must reach…

1 year ago

National Digital Reserve Corps created under Gonzales-sponsored bill

A new National Digital Reserve Corps established under a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) would be…

1 year ago

Thune, Kelly sponsor bill seeking more accountability from ‘supersized’ IRS

With the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) pumping $80 billion of new funding into the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), bicameral legislation…

1 year ago

Forthcoming bill from Thune to give Congress more oversight of $80B IRS funding

When the U.S. Senate returns to session later this month, U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) plans to introduce a Republican-led…

1 year ago

Fitzpatrick’s bipartisan bill enhances oversight of U.S. international development programs

To ensure that U.S. international development programs are managed with integrity and accountability, U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Oct.…

2 years ago

Carter, Emmer propose 2 bills to hold Executive Branch accountable for on-time budgets

Executive Branch budget deadlines would be enforced under two new pieces of legislation introduced on Oct. 18 by U.S. Reps.…

2 years ago

Graves proposes bipartisan Ensuring Accurate Postal Rates Act

U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) on Sept. 9 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill he…

2 years ago

McMorris Rodgers: CBO report on expired authorizations reveals stunted federal oversight

With $461 billion in appropriations for 2022 associated with 422 expired authorizations of appropriations, Congress is failing to properly authorize…

2 years ago

Turner, GOP colleagues drill FBI’s Wray on personal travel using government aircraft

U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) joined his Republican colleagues in pressing Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray about…

2 years ago

Steel’s bill prevents federal agencies, contractors from using Chinese data platform

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) would be prevented from interfering in the United States supply chain under legislation sponsored on…

2 years ago

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