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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
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
02/02/05 - 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
07/22/04 - H.R.4971, Restoring Democracy to the U.S. Congress Act of 2004 [108th Congress]
04/22/04 - H.AMDT.517, Maloney Amendment on Overseas Voters Rules [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]
03/18/97 - 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]
Documents
01/22/07 - Congressional Research Service report on the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act
03/25/05 - CRS Report On Postal Reform
03/18/05 - Iraq: Frequently Asked Questions About Contracting
More on Oversight and Government Reform
Washington, D.C. – On October 3rd, Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Michael Honda (D-CA) introduced the Fixing the Federal Voting Assistance Program Act (H.R. 7265), which would strengthen oversight of the federal office charged with helping overseas military and civilian voters.
WASHINGTON, DC – Provisions championed by Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO), and Rep. Mark Udall (D-CO) to bring transparency to the federal contracting process have been included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (S. 3001), which passed the House of Representatives yesterday. The bill is expected to be approved by the Senate and the president in the coming days.
WASHINGTON, DC – Legislation that would provide federal employees with four weeks of paid parental leave after the birth or adoption of a child passed the U.S. House of Representatives today. “The Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act” (H.R. 5781) was introduced by Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), and Tom Davis (R-VA) last year. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia Chairman Danny Davis (D-IL) helped move the bill to the floor. Senators Jim Webb (D-VA) and John Warner (R-VA) introduced companion legislation in the Senate on Monday.
WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) introduced legislation today to compensate Richard Barlow, a former high-level CIA and Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) counter-proliferation intelligence officer. In the late 1980’s Barlow was essentially forced out of his job after informing his superiors that Congress was being lied to about Pakistan's efforts to acquire nuclear weapons. Within days after expressing his concerns inside OSD, Mr. Barlow was issued a notice of termination and his security clearances suspended based on allegations that he “intended” to blow the whistle to Congress. Despite the fact that Barlow was cleared of any wrongdoing after several investigations, he remains unable to collect a government pension. Rep. Maloney's private relief bill for Barlow (H.R. 6232) would provide him with financial compensation for the some of the losses he has incurred.
WASHINGTON – Legislation introduced by Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), along with Reps. Chris Cannon (R-UT), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tom Davis (R-VA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Michael Honda (D-CA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD, Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD), and Michael Turner (R-OH), to name the new state-of-the-art Census Bureau headquarters in Suitland Maryland the “Thomas Jefferson Census Bureau Headquarters Building” passed the U.S. House of Representatives today.
WASHINGTON, DC – The “Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act” (H.R. 3033), legislation introduced by Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) to create a comprehensive, centralized database that would more efficiently monitor the federal procurement system and help protect U.S. taxpayer dollars, passed the House today. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) also introduced the Senate companion of the bill today. Currently, no central database exists to help procurement officials track fraudulent contractors who do business with the federal government.