United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

House Oversight Committee
Standing committee
Active; ; United States House of Representatives; 118th Congress
History
Formed	1927
Leadership
Chair	James Comer (R) ; Since January 7, 2023
Ranking member	Jamie Raskin (D) ; Since January 7, 2023
Vice chair	Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) ; Since January 7, 2023
Structure
Seats	47
Political parties	Majority (26) Republican (26); Minority (21) Democratic (21);
Subcommittees
	National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs; Government Operations and the Federal Workforce; Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs; Health Care and Financial Services; Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic (118th Congress);
Website
	oversight.house.gov; oversightdemocrats.house.gov
Rules
	House Rule X Committee Rules (118th Congress); ;

The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the main investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives.

The committee's broad jurisdiction and legislative authority make it 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 or consultation with the ranking member. However, in recent history, it has become practice to refrain from unilateral subpoenas.

Carolyn Maloney (D-New York) served as acting chair of the committee following the death of Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland) on October 17, 2019; she was elected chair a month later. Representative Jim Jordan served as ranking member from January 3, 2019, until March 12, 2020. On March 31, 2020, Jordan switched to become the ranking member of the Judiciary committee instead. Representative Mark Meadows served as ranking member from March 13, 2020, until March 30, 2020, when he resigned his congressional seat to become White House Chief of Staff. Representative James Comer (R-Kentucky) was selected to succeed Meadows on June 29, 2020. Comer became Chair when Republicans regained control of the House majority, with Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) being elected as Ranking Member. Politico reported in late January that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) would be appointed as the Vice Ranking Member.

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