Oversight and Government Reform

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I am a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the main investigative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. It has jurisdiction to investigate any federal program and any matter with federal policy implications. I sit on three subcommittees: the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement; the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives; and the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs. 

Legislation

06/21/11 - H.R. 2260, Study of Ways to Improve the Accuracy of the Collection of Federal Oil, Condensate, and Natural Gas Royalties Act of 2011 [112th Congress]

05/05/11 - H.R. 1778, Construction Quality Assurance Act [112th Congress]

07/12/07 - H.R. 3033, The Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act

06/18/07 - H.RES.494, Honoring Former President William Jefferson Clinton on the Occasion of His 61st Birthday [110th Congress]

02/06/07 - H.R. 856, Susan B. Anthony Birthday Act [110th Congress]

06/17/05 - H.RES.329, Honoring Former President William Jefferson Clinton on the Occasion of His 59th Birthday

02/10/05 - H.R.770, Release of Information of Annual Poverty Estimate and National Assessment of Educational Progress

02/02/05 - H.R.564, Just Apportionment of Representatives in Congress

01/25/05 - H.R.337, Term of Office of the Director of the Census Bureau

 12/07/04 - H.RES.875,
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives Respecting the
Availability of Legislation on the Internet [108th Congress]

07/22/04 - H.R.4971, Restoring Democracy to the U.S. Congress Act of 2004 [108th Congress]

07/22/04 - H.R.4969, Release of Information of Annual Poverty Estimate and National Assessment of Educational Progress [108th Congress]

07/22/04 - H.RES.749, Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to Limit the Maximum Voting Time [108th Congress]

07/14/04 - H.RES.717, Honoring Former President William Jefferson Clinton on the Occasion of His 58th Birthday [108th Congress]

04/22/04 - H.AMDT.517, Maloney Amendment on Overseas Voters Rules [108th Congress]

11/06/03 - H.AMDT.445, Maloney Amendment on Federal Prison Industries Reform For Civilian Agencies [108th Congress]

10/08/03 - H.R.3275, Clean Contracting in Iraq Act of 2003 [108th Congress]

07/17/03 - H.R.2767, Contractors Accountability Act of 2003 [108th Congress]

05/06/03 - H.R.1982, Federal Prison Industries Reform For Civilian Agencies [108th Congress]

04/03/03 - H.R.1619, Census of Americans Abroad Act [108th Congress]

04/02/03 - H.R.1571, Term of Office of the Director of the Census Bureau [108th Congress]

04/01/03 - H.R.1541, Just Apportionment of Representatives in Congress [108th Congress]

07/26/02 - H.R.5292, Contractors Accountability Act of 2002 [107th Congress]

07/18/01 - H.AMDT.175, Maloney Amendment on Seeking Better Census Data [107th Congress]

07/18/01 - H.AMDT.172, Maloney Amendment on Inclusion of Americans Abroad in 2010 Census [107th Congress]

06/21/01 - H.AMDT.102, Maloney Amendment on Royalty-In-Kind Sales [107th Congress]

03/08/01 - H.R.962, Low Income Energy Reinvestment Act [107th Congress]

02/14/01 - H.R.681, Term of Office of the Director of the Census Bureau [107th Congress]

02/14/01 - H.R.680, Census of Americans Abroad [107th Congress]

10/02/00 - H.R.5538, Term of Office of the Director of the Census Bureau [107th Congress]

06/14/00 - H.AMDT.801, Maloney Ammendment on Royalty-in-Kind Sales [106th Congress]

02/14/00 - H.R.3649, Census of Americans Abroad Act [106th Congress]

02/02/00 - H.R.3581, To make additional funds available to the Secretary of Commerce for purposes of the 2000 decennial census [106th Congress]

06/22/99 - H.R.2306, Requirements for Serving with the Census Mandatory Board [106th Congress]

03/23/99 - H.R.1219, Construction Industry Payment Protection Act of 1999 [106th Congress]

05/21/98 - H.R.3932, Federal Oil Royalty Protection Act of 1998 [105th Congress]

11/13/97 - H.R.3067, Federal Reserve Labor Accountability Act [105th Congress]

11/12/97 - H.R.3032, Construction Subcontractors PaymentProtection Enhancement Act of 1998 [105th Congress]

07/31/97 - H.R.2347, Federal Benefit Verification and Integrity Act of 1997 [105th Congress]

06/25/97 - H.R.2063, Debt Collection Wage Information Act of 1997 [105th Congress]

03/28/97 - H.R.1106, Royalty Settlement Reform Act of 1997 [105th Congress]

03/20/97 - H.R.1177, Millennium Computer Act of 1997 [105th Congress]

03/20/97 - H.R.1178, To make clear that sampling may be used in order to improve the accuracy of the decennial censuses of population [105th Congress]

03/18/97 - H.R.1107, Royalty Collection Reform Act of 1997 [105th Congress]

02/04/97 - H.R.537, Background Security Records Act of 1997 [105th Congress]

07/24/96 - H.R.3885, Legislation to improve access to Freedom of Information Act [104th Congress]

05/15/96 - H.R.3466, Self Financing Civilian Marksmanship Program Act of 1996 [104th Congress]

01/25/96 - H.R.2888, Executive Office Travel Management Improvement Act of 1996 [104th Congress]

06/07/96 - H.R.1770, Civilian Agency Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act [104th Congress]

08/04/95 - H.R.2227, Legislation to require defense contractors to be responsible for economic costs [104th Congress]

11/09/93 - H.R.3477, Legislation requiring defense contractors to be responsible for environmental costs [103rd Congress]

09/23/93 - H.R.3128, To abolish the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and to eliminate the promotion of civilian marksmanship by the Department of Defense [103rd Congress]

Documents

 01/22/07 - Congressional Research Service report on the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act

09/08/06 - NYC Field Hearing on 9/11 Health of Responders and Residents, Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security

07/19/06 - Letter to the Minerals Management Service expressing concern with the MMS's methods for collecting royalties on oil and gas extractions

03/25/05 - CRS Report On Postal Reform

03/18/05 - Iraq: Frequently Asked Questions About Contracting

More on Oversight and Government Reform

Feb 27, 2012 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and lead sponsor of H.R. 3699 (“The Research Works Act”), and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), senior member of the committee and co-sponsor of the measure, submitted the following statement today to the Congressional Record regarding the bill:
 

Feb 24, 2012 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta regarding recent reports of a Department of the Navy request to redact information from an Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) report about water contamination at the U.S. Marine Corps base, Camp Lejeune—where for three decades, thousands of Marines and their families consumed tap water contaminated with toxic chemicals that likely led to cancers and other illnesses, but have yet to receive justice.  



 

Feb 16, 2012 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC-- Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at today's hearing titled  'Separation of Church and State' on the Obama Administration's recent contraception decision, where not a single woman was allowed at the witness table by the Committee's majority.

Feb 10, 2012 Press Release

New York, NY – Today, U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens), a longtime supporter of campaign finance reform, urged House Republicans to bring up for a vote the DISCLOSE 2012 Act (H.R. 4010), which requires disclosure of corporate and special interest money in politics.  Maloney is an original cosponsor of the legislation.

 

Jul 30, 2010 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – An amendment sponsored by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) to require a study to improve the measurement of oil and natural gas extracted from leased federal and Tribal lands was attached to the Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act, H.R. 3534, comprehensive legislation that will provide greater efficiency and accountability to the management and regulation of energy resources to be considered by the full House today.

Jun 24, 2010 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) today made the following statement on the House floor in support of HR 5481:

Madam Speaker,
I rise in strong support of HR 5481, granting Subpoena Power to the Commission Investigating the BP Oil Spill.  Last month, President Obama established the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, a panel that will be vital to investigating the disaster and assuring this does not happen again.  However, this Commission does not have subpoena power, something critical to ensuring the full disclosure of evidence and witnesses.
Apr 23, 2010 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Americans Abroad Caucus Co-Chairs, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) sent a letter to Chairman Barney Frank and Ranking Member Bachus of the Financial Services Committee, of which Rep. Maloney is a senior member, requesting a hearing to look at current U.S. banking laws and regulations that may prevent Americans living overseas from accessing U.S. banking services.
Apr 20, 2010 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, today hailed implementation of her law to create a single database with all relevant information about Federal contractors in one location to be used by government purchasing managers.

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