Chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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The Chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is the leading member of the U.S. House committee responsible for overseeing federal government operations and investigating matters of public concern.

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instanceOf congressional committee chairmanship
leadership position
position in the United States House of Representatives
appliesToJurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
appointedBy majority party of the United States House of Representatives
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of the United States
country United States of America
field government oversight
legislative investigations
public administration
governingDocument Rules of the United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight Committee Chair NERFINISHED
hasAuthorityOver committee rules and procedures subject to House rules
hasDuties conducting investigations of matters of public concern
coordinating investigations with other congressional committees
holding oversight hearings
issuing subpoenas through the committee
managing committee agenda
overseeing federal government operations
presiding over committee meetings
hasPower determine witnesses for hearings
direct committee staff work
influence committee investigative priorities
set committee hearing schedule
isPositionInOrganization United States Congress NERFINISHED
United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform NERFINISHED
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
locatedIn United States Capitol NERFINISHED
officeHolderMustBe member of the United States House of Representatives
oversees federal agencies and departments
federal executive branch operations
federal government transparency and accountability
federal government waste, fraud, and abuse issues
implementation of federal programs
partOf United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform NERFINISHED
relatedTo Speaker of the United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED
ranking member of the committee
reportsTo majority leadership of the United States House of Representatives
seatOfGovernment Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED
selectionMethod chosen from majority party members of the committee
supervises staff of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
termLength varies with House rules and party decisions
usesInstrument committee reports
congressional hearings
congressional subpoena power
worksWith Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
other committee members

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Trey Gowdy positionHeld Chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee