Two letters, sent on January 26 th to the CEOs of Safeguard Medical and AutoMedx from the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, request information on contracts with the federal government regarding the purchase of ventilators potentially not suited for treating COVID-19. Committee members continue to direct some pandemic-related oversight inquiries to private companies, rather than government officials. So far, 30% of congressional oversight letters and 40% of hearings were related to the federal government’s pandemic response. ![]() Here are three major themes of oversight so far in the 117 th Congress:Ĭontinuing a trend from the end of the 116 th Congress, members are focusing the largest portion of oversight efforts on issues related to the pandemic. This year, in contrast, House committees only sent 34 oversight letters and held eight oversight hearings in the same time period-a difference likely attributable to a busy legislative agenda under newly unified Democratic control of Washington and to disruptions to the congressional schedule following January 6 th. ![]() When Democrats gained control of the House at the start of the 116 th Congress, committees sent out a total of 85 oversight letters and held 20 oversight hearings in January and February of 2019. Still, legislators continue to conduct oversight aimed at holding both the Trump and Biden administrations accountable for their actions-even if they have gotten off to a slower start than in the last Congress. The January 6th insurrection, former President Trump’s second impeachment, and the passage of major economic legislation have all consumed lawmakers’ time. The 117th Congress is off to a historic start.
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