United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Difference between revisions

▲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]].<ref name=":4">{{cite web|last=Koempel |first=Michael |url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44247.pdf |title=A Survey of House and Senate Committee Rules on Subpoenas |publisher=Congressional Research Service |date=March 16, 2017 |access-date=April 25, 2017}}</ref> However, in recent history, it has become practice to refrain from unilateral subpoenas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://democrats.oversight.house.gov/images/stories/2011_0124_Cummings_to_Issa_access_to_records.pdf |title=Cummings to Issa: Unilateral subpoenas, access to records |date=January 24, 2011 |access-date=June 20, 2012}}</ref>

▲[[Carolyn Maloney]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-New York) served as acting chair of the committee following the death of [[Elijah Cummings]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-Maryland) on October 17, 2019;<ref name = MaloneyActing>{{cite news|url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-whistleblower-cummings-repl/maloney-to-be-acting-house-oversight-chair-after-cummings-death-aide-idUSKBN1WW1YG|title = Maloney to be acting House oversight chair after Cummings death|work = [[Reuters]]|date = October 17, 2019|access-date = October 17, 2019|last1 = Chiacu|first1 = Doina|last2 = Heavey|first2 = Susan|editor-last = Lambert|editor-first = Lisa}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Cummings Named Oversight Committee Chairman|url=https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/cummings-named-oversight-committee-chairman|agency=Committee on Oversight and Reform|date=January 4, 2019|access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://oversight.house.gov/members|title=Oversight and Reform Members|date=January 28, 2015|website=House Committee on Oversight and Reform|language=en|access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref> she was elected chair a month later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/maloney-elected-chair-of-house-committee-on-oversight-and-reform|title=Maloney Elected Chair of House Committee on Oversight and Reform|date=November 20, 2019|website=House Committee on Oversight and Reform|language=en|access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wcti12.com/news/nation-world/maloney-chosen-as-first-woman-to-lead-house-oversight-panel|title=Maloney chosen as first woman to lead House Oversight panel|last=Daly|first=Matthew|date=November 20, 2019|website=[[WCTI-TV]]|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref> Representative [[Jim Jordan (American politician)|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 (North Carolina politician)|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]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=Meadows>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/rep-mark-meadows-resigns-congress-take-chief-staff-role-n1172621|title=Rep. Mark Meadows resigns from Congress to become Trump's chief of staff|date=March 30, 2020|access-date=February 16, 2021|first1=Alex|last1=Moe|first2=Phil|last2=Helsel|work=[[NBC News]]}}</ref> Representative [[James Comer (politician)|James Comer]] (R-Kentucky) was selected to succeed Meadows on June 29, 2020. Comer became Chair when Republicans regained control of the House majority,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://comer.house.gov/press-release?id=B22F725B-E19B-4C33-A929-12B6C07CF0B5 | title=Comer Selected as Chairman of Oversight Committee | date=December 7, 2022 }}</ref> with Representative [[Jamie Raskin]] (D-Maryland) being elected as Ranking Member.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://raskin.house.gov/2022/12/rep-jamie-raskin-to-lead-democrats-on-house-oversight-committee | title=Rep. Jamie Raskin to Lead Democrats on House Oversight Committee | date=December 22, 2022 }}</ref> ''[[Politico]]'' reported in late January that Representative [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] (D-New York) would be appointed as the Vice Ranking Member.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/27/rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-could-become-number-two-democrat-on-oversight-panel-00079938 | title=AOC in line to become her party's No. 2 on Oversight panel | website=[[Politico]] | date=January 27, 2023 }}</ref>