Chronology of Committee Work

Committee Releases Report “FDA and Fresh Spinach Safety”

The Committee released a report that found significant lapses in the FDA’s current inspection regime for packaged fresh spinach, which is the agency’s primary means of ensuring the safety of such products.

Chairman Waxman and Ranking Member Davis Respond to CIA Inspector General on Committee Jurisdiction

In a letter to CIA Inspector General Helgerson, Chairman Waxman and Ranking Member Davis respond to the CIA’s IG’s refusal to provide information concerning unimplemented recommendations, and reiterate the Committee request for the information.

Chairman Waxman Introduces H.R. 5575, the "Moratorium on Uncontrolled Power Plants Act"

Today Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Chairman Edward J. Markey introduced H.R. 5575, the “Moratorium on Uncontrolled Power Plants Act of 2008.” The legislation addresses the largest new source of global warming pollution — new coal-fired power plants that are being built without any controls on their global warming emissions.

Chairman Waxman Requests Improperly Withheld EPA Documents

In a letter to EPA Administrator Johnson, Chairman Waxman requested documents that have been improperly withheld from the Committee regarding EPA’s decision to reject California’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Chairman Waxman Calls for Blackwater Investigations

Chairman Waxman sent letters to the Internal Revenue Service, the Small Business Administration, and the Department of Labor to request investigations into whether Blackwater has violated federal tax, small business, and labor laws.

Committee Holds Hearing on CEO Pay and the Mortgage Crisis

The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing titled, “Executive Compensation II: CEO Pay and the Mortgage Crisis” on Friday, March 7, at 10:00 a.m., in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.

Committee Releases Memorandum on CEO Pay and the Mortgage Crisis

In advance of the Committee’s March 7 hearing, Chairman Waxman releases a staff memorandum examining the apparent breakdown between shareholder interests and the compensation and retirement benefits awarded to Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo, former Merrill Lynch CEO Stanley O’Neal, and former Citigroup CEO Charles Prince.

Chairmen Request GAO Investigate Position Conversions

Chairman Waxman and Subcommittee Chairmen Davis and Akaka wrote to GSA to request a review of political appointees who have sought and been converted to a career position in the executive branch.

Chairman Waxman Request Copies of RAND Report Entitled "Rebuilding Iraq"

In a letter to Secretary of the Army Pete Geren, Chairman Waxman requested classified and unclassified versions of a report produced by the RAND Arroyo Center that analyzed how the Army, the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the White House planned for the reconstruction of Iraq before Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Chairman Waxman Presses Secretary Rice for Iraqi Corruption Documents

In a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Chairman Waxman requests documents relating to an order issued in April 2007 by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki’s office that effectively immunizes the Iraqi president, the Council of Ministers, and any current or former ministers from being prosecuted for corruption without the Prime Minister’s consent.

The Administration's Medicaid Regulations: State-By-State Impacts

Today Chairman Henry A. Waxman released a new report: The Administration’s Medicaid Regulations: State-by-State Impacts. The report details the state-by-state impacts of seven regulations issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) that would make major, wide-ranging changes in Medicaid, the nation’s largest low-income health care program.

New Inspection Reports Reveal Deficiencies in the Construction of the U.S. Embassy in Iraq

New documents released by Chairman Waxman identify “critical” and “major” deficiencies in the construction of the new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, raising questions about the decision of the State Department to certify in December that the Embassy compound was “substantially complete.”

Committee Submits Views and Estimates for FY 2009 Budget

Chairman Waxman wrote to the House Budget Committee to submit the views and estimates of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for the fiscal year 2009 budget. The submittal highlighted many of the Committee’s concerns about President Bush’s proposed budget, especially attempts to overturn good government legislation supported by the Committee and a failure to sufficiently address waste, fraud, and abuse in government spending.

Chairman Waxman Responds to Kansas Legislators' Invitation

In a letter to Kansas State Senate President Morris and Speaker Neufeld, Chairman Waxman thanked them for their invitation to visit and hear about a new coal-fired power plant proposed by Sunflower Electric, and reiterated his commitment to safeguarding taxpayer dollars from waste through oversight of the Rural Utility Service.

Chairman Waxman and Ranking Member Davis Request Justice Department Investigation

Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Ranking Member Tom Davis sent a letter to Attorney General Mukasey today requesting an investigation into the truthfulness of Roger Clemens’s testimony.

Committee Holds Hearing on Electronic Records Preservation at the White House

At 10:00 a.m., on February 26, 2008, the Committee held a hearing entitled “Electronic Records Preservation at the White House.”

Members Urge Office of National Drug Control Policy to Support Needle Exchange Programs

In a letter to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Chairman Waxman and Rep. Barbara Lee responded to Director John Walter’s unsupported assertion that needle exchange programs “support” injection drug use. The letter cites numerous studies that found needle exchange programs help reduce the spread of HIV and other dangerous infectious diseases without encouraging or increasing drug use, and in fact provide opportunities to reduce illegal drug use.

Chairman Waxman Expands Toxic Trailers Investigation

In letters sent to FEMA Administrator R. David Paulison and three manufacturers of FEMA travel trailers, Chairman Waxman requested explanations for the high levels of formaldehyde in FEMA trailers and additional information about FEMA’s handling of the toxic trailers.

Members Ask Rural Utility Service How it is Protecting Taxpayer Subsidized Loans from the Financial Risks of Climate Change

In a letter to the Rural Utilities Service, Chairman Waxman and Rep. Jim Cooper asked how RUS is addressing the financial risks of building new coal-fired power plants without emissions controls for greenhouse gases, when RUS provides taxpayer-subsidized loans for such plants. Failure to account for costs these plants may face for future carbon controls would put taxpayer dollars at risk.

Committee Holds Second Day of Hearings on the Mitchell Report and Steroids in Baseball

The full Committee held a hearing entitled “The Mitchell Report: The Illegal Use of Steroids in Major League Baseball, Day 2.” This hearing examined allegations of steroid use by Roger Clemens and several other major league players that appeared in Senator George Mitchell’s Report to the Commissioner of Baseball of an Independent Investigation into the Illegal Use of Steroids and Other Performance Enhancing Substances by Players in Major League Baseball.

Committee Holds Hearing on Myths and Facts about Human Growth Hormone, B12, and Other Substances

The full Committee held a hearing at 10:00 a.m. to examine the myths and facts about performance-enhancing substances such as human growth hormone, B12 and other substances.

Chairman Waxman Releases Letter to Rusty Hardin

Chairman Waxman wrote to Rusty Hardin about his recent comments.

Committee Subpoenas Iraq Embassy Documents

Responding to the State Department’s repeated failure to provide documents, the Oversight Committee issued a subpoena seeking documents related to construction and safety problems at the new U.S. Embassy in Iraq.

Chairman Waxman Issues a Subpoena for EPA Presentations

Chairman Waxman issued a subpoena to compel the EPA to provide unredacted copies of a key presentation EPA staff made to Administrator Johnson in October 2007 about California’s regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles.

Chairman Waxman Urges EPA to Protect Air Quality Near National Parks

In a letter to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson, Chairman Waxman urged the agency to reject a proposed rule that would make it easier to build large, new polluting facilities near national parks and wilderness areas without installing adequate pollution controls. Chairman Waxman also requested an explanation of how the flawed proposal was approved and why the concerns identified by EPA’s key technical staff were ignored.

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