Oversight and Accountability
Congressman Issa is a member of the:
- House Judiciary Committee and previously a member of the House Select Committee on the Weaponization of Government
- The Subcommittee on Oversight and Intelligence Subcommittee within the House Foreign Affairs Committee
- The Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight within the House Science, Space and Technology Committee
He was previously the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
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Washington – Last week, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) demanded answers from FBI Director Christopher Wray on the agency’s knowledge of and analysis performed on the Chinese spy balloon that traveled more than 4,000 miles across the United States in 2023.
Washington – This week, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, co-led a letter to President Biden opposing the administration’s plan to utilize march-in rights provisions of the Bayh-Dole Act to regulate drug prices.
Washington – This week, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), along with 36 House Republican colleagues, wrote to congressional appropriators calling for an end to U.S. taxpayer funding of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
Yesterday, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) spoke out against a proposal by the University of California school system to allow undocumented students to work at UC schools.
Following the House Judiciary Committee vote today formally recommending to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) gave the following statement:
"We have an individual who not only ignored a lawfully issued subpoena but showed up to the Capitol and flipped the middle finger at the American people. Because of this, the House Judiciary Committee rightfully found Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress.
Correspondence from Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) to the Treasury Department and the FBI was featured in a Washington Examiner exclusive report last week. The article outlined Rep. Issa’s serious concern that for several years, the nationwide Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue maintained a business relationship with an organization tied to terror funding.
Washington – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, will hold a hearing tomorrow, September 27, at 10 a.m. ET.
The hearing will examine the U.S. Copyright Office's (USCO) operations and the status of programs and reforms enacted in previous sessions of Congress. The hearing will also explore the USCO's ongoing efforts in artificial intelligence, music copyrights, and the right to repair.
Washington – Today, Speaker Kevin McCarthy appointed Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) as a conferee on the House-Senate Conference Committee to resolve bicameral differences in the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Rep. Issa will represent the House Judiciary Committee as a Senior Member for the negotiations alongside other House Republicans.
In the most recent hearing of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) repeatedly questioned Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on her department’s targeting of the most basic home appliances, which will render them more expensive and less available to Americans in every part of this country.
Following Granholm’s assurance that the DOE’s proposed rules merely “raise efficiency standards” and don’t eliminate any products, Rep. Issa stated:
Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) issued this statement following Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s decision to fly Capitol flags at half-mast today on the second anniversary of the bombing that killed 13 American servicemembers in the last days of the withdrawal from Afghanistan.