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Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Rules of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Membership and Subcommittees for the 111th Congress. History of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Committee that existed in different forms since 1816
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Oversight and Government Reform Committee Rules of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Membership and Subcommittees for the 111th Congress.
History of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee • Committee that existed in different forms since 1816 • The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is the primary investigative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. It has the power to investigate any federal programs or anything affiliated with federal policy. • Each member is chosen at their party caucuses
Chairman Edolphus (Ed) Towns • State-New York City • District- 10th Congressional District • Party-Democrat • Birthday-July 21, 1934/ 76 years old
Ranking Member Darrel Issa • State- California • District-49th Congressional District • Party-Republican • Birthday- January 1, 1954/ 56 years old
Citations • http://www.govtrack.us/congress/committee.xpd?id=HSGO • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Oversight_and_Government_Reform • http://oversight.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2227&Itemid=20