Chronology of Committee Work

Rep. Waxman Calls for End to Secrecy, Waste in Department of Homeland Security

In a Committee hearing on the Department of Homeland Security's mission effectiveness, Rep. Waxman asks DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff to put an end to the department's excessive secrecy and wasteful spending and instead promote openness and accountability in government.

GAO: Pentagon Squandering Billions on Excess Property

The Government Reform Committee National Security Subcommittee holds a hearing to examine a new GAO study on waste and inefficiency in the Defense Department. The report finds that the Department has improperly disposed of valuable equipment at a cost to taxpayers of more than $3.5 billion.

Rep. Waxman Asks for Investigation of Anti-Semitic Remarks made to Guantanamo Bay Detainees

Rep. Waxman wrote to Defense Department Inspector General Joseph E. Schmitz asking for an investigation of allegations that interrogators made anti-Semitic remarks to Guantanamo Bay detainees to interfere with the detainees' relationships with their attorneys.

Democrats to Introduce Legislation to Create Select Committee to Investigate Prisoner Abuse

Today Rep. Henry A. Waxman, along with Democratic Leader Pelosi, Armed Services Ranking Member Skelton, and other senior congressional leaders, announced plans to introduce legislation to create a House select committee to investigate the abuses of detainees held in U.S. custody in connection with the war in Iraq and the global war on terrorism.

Committee Approves Clean Sports Act of 2005 (H.R. 2565)

Today the Committee unanimously approved the Clean Sports Act of 2005 (H.R. 2565), a bill to strengthen the testing procedures and toughen the penalties for the use of performance-enhancing drugs in professional American sports.

Needle Exchange Programs Widely Endorsed by Scientific and Medical Organizations

Rep. Waxman wrote to ONDCP Director John Walters providing a wide range of scientific and medical expert opinions supporting needle exhange programs to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

Waxman, Davis, and McCain Introduce Clean Sports Act of 2005 (H.R. 2565)

Today Rep. Waxman, Chairman Davis, and Sen. McCain introduced a bill to to address the problem of performance enhancing drugs in sports.

IAMB Audits Raise More Questions About the Administration's Management of the Development Fund for Iraq

On May 23, 2005, the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB) released several audits of the Oil for Food Program's successor, the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI). These audits suggest serious U.S. mismanagement of DFI funds, and have led Rep. Waxman to call for hearings looking into the matter.

Committee Holds Hearing on Steroids in the NBA

Today the Government Reform Committee holds a hearing on the National Basketball Association's steroid testing policy and its effectiveness in eliminating the use of performance enhancing drugs.

No Congressional Hearings to Date on DFI Abuses

At today's 13th congressional hearing into allegations regarding the U.N. Oil for Food program, Rep. Waxman noted that there have been no hearings on abuses in the Development Fund for Iraq, the successor to the Oil for Food program run by the Bush Administration, despite numerous critical reports by U.S. and other independent auditors and investigators.

NFL Asked to Release Additional Testing Results

Chairman Davis and Rep. Waxman write NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue to request the results of the league's testosterone testing since 1995.

Rep. Waxman Introduces Legislation to Restore Transparency and Open Government Laws

Today Rep. Henry A. Waxman introduced legislation to reverse the Bush Administration’s assault on open government by restoring laws promoting transparency.

EPA Abandons Rule on Lead Poisoning from Home Renovations

Rep. Waxman, Sens. Boxer and Obama, and Reps. Towns and Lynch protest EPA's abandonment of regulations required by law to protect children from exposure to lead in renovated homes.

Merck Documents Show Aggressive Marketing of Vioxx After Studies Indicated Risk

Rep. Waxman releases an analysis of over 20,000 pages of documents that suggests that Merck sent more than 3,000 highly trained representatives into doctor's offices and hospitals armed with misleading information about Vioxx's risks.

GAO Finds the Administration Violated Federal Law to Hire Private Interrogators

According to GAO, the Administration repeatedly violated federal procurement rules when it awarded this work to CACI International, Inc., to interrogate prisoners in Iraq.

Halliburton Asked to Explain Discrepancies Between Testimony and Indictment

| Rep. Waxman and Rep. Lynch write to Halliburton CEO David Lesar asking for an explanation of discrepancies between Halliburton's July 2004 testimony before the Committee regarding kickbacks taken by a Halliburton employee and an indictment recently handed down by a federal grand jury.

Multiple Reports Show 2004 Terrorism Increase

In a letter to Secretary of State Rice, Rep. Waxman questions why Administration officials are refusing to acknowledge a significant rise in worldwide terrorist attacks, despite new reports from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, three independent organizations, and the Administration's own data.

President's Social Security Statements Break Moral and Legal Commitment

The President's recent remarks that the Social Security trust funds are "empty promises" that the government "cannot keep" break a 70-year commitment to the American people that Social Security contributions will be held in trust, not diverted to pay for tax cuts and other government expenditures.

Committee Holds Hearing on NFL and Steroids

The Government Reform Committee holds a hearing examining the National Football League's steroids policy and its effectiveness in reducing the use of prohibited performance-enhancing drugs.

Lead-Contaminated Candy Still for Sale in District of Columbia

Rep. Waxman, Congresswoman Norton, and Rep. Schakowsky write to the DC Department of Health about a brand of candy known to contain unsafe lead levels available for purchase in the District.

Withheld Data Shows "Dramatic Up-tick" in Terrorist Attacks

The 2004 data dropped from the State Department’s annual Patterns of Global Terrorism Report shows that global terror attacks were more than three times higher than the record levels set in 2003, with large increases in attacks occurring in Iraq, Afghanistan, India/Pakistan, and other regions.

IG Asked to Investigate Withholding of Terrorism Data

Rep. Waxman asks the State Department Inspector General to examine the decision of Secretary Rice to drop the data on the number of international terrorist attacks from the Department's annual report on patterns of global terrorism.

Waxman Amendment Would Reduce Dependence on Foreign Oil

| Rep. Waxman urges House colleagues to support an energy bill amendment that would require that the Administration reduce oil demand in the U.S. by 1,000,000 barrels per day by 2013.

Committee Announces Hearing on NFL and Steroids

Chairman Davis and Waxman announce a hearing on the NFL’s drug policy and its effectiveness in reducing the use of prohibited drugs by players.

Rep. Waxman Requests Hearing on Pediatric Vaccine Stockpile

Rep. Waxman asks Chairman Davis to hold a committee hearing to examine the federal government’s failure to establish an adequate stockpile of vaccines that protect against diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, and other serious childhood diseases.

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