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Hearings also ensure that the executive branch's execution goes with legislative intent, while administrative policies reflect the public interest. Oversight hearings often seek to improve the efficiency, economy, and effectiveness of government operations. A significant part of a committee's hearings workload is dedicated to oversight.
Oversight also occurs in a wide variety of congressional activities and contexts. These include authorization, appropriations, investigative, and legislative hearings by standing committees; which is specialized investigations by select committees; and reviews and studies by congressional support agencies and staff.
On December 2, 2024, the United States House of Representatives Oversight and Accountability Committee's COVID-19 panel issued its final report ahead of a hearing that week, which, among other things, argues for the highly controversial COVID-19 lab leak theory, or lab leak hypothesis; the idea that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the COVID ...
A U.S. House of Representatives committee will hold a Dec. 10 hearing on the U.S. Postal Service, which warned last month that it must continue to cut costs or will remain on the path to either a ...
The House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday said it will question U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg at a Sept. 20 oversight hearing. The ...
The committee conducts oversight and handles legislation (and resolutions) related to the security of the United States. The committee may amend, approve, or table homeland security related bills. It also has the power to hold hearings, conduct investigations, and subpoena witnesses.
The House Oversight subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs heard testimony from three witnesses: David Grusch, a former U.S. intelligence official; David Fravor, a ...
Hearings are usually adversarial in nature and try to ensure that the agencies comply with laws, and that administrative policies reflect the public interest. Oversight hearings inquire about the efficiency, financial system, and effectiveness of agency operations. Hearings may be closed to the public depending on the nature of the hearing.