United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the main committee of the United States House of Representatives which focuses on investigating members. It is one of the most influential and powerful panels in the House. Its chair is one of only three in the House with the authority to issue subpoenas without a committee vote.[1][2]

References change

  1. Koempel, Michael (March 16, 2017). "A Survey of House and Senate Committee Rules on Subpoenas" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  2. "Cummings to Issa: Unilateral subpoenas, access to records" (PDF). January 24, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2012.