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.
More on Oversight and Accountability
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) and Congressman Mike Bost (IL-12), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, sent a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough to emphasize Congress’ intent to allow swift removal of VA employees that fail in their job assignments. The letter follows a recent Merit System Protection Board action to gut Congressional reforms specific
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) issued the following statement following the first hearing of the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government:
“The weaponization of the federal government against the American people is the signature abuse of power of our time. While it is not new, it has grown worse. That was more than proven by the committee today.
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) released the following statement regarding the Biden Administration’s failure to protect the American homeland:
“The Biden administration has failed its most important responsibility: protecting America’s homeland. To make matters worse, it attempted to cover up clear Chinese espionage and a violation of America’s sovereignty while issuing multiple versions of what the White House knew and when it knew it.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Darrell Issa introduced the Saving Our Invaluable Land (SOIL) Act, which would prohibit China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea from purchasing land within 10 miles of sensitive U.S. agencies and strategic sites including military bases and federally-funded research labs.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) made the following statement following his appointment to the House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government:
"Speaker McCarthy is right to form this select subcommittee, and in Chairman Jim Jordan, he’s chosen the right member to lead it.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) introduced the GAS Act, which would stop the Biden Administration from its contemplated ban on gas-burning stoves.
“The Biden Administration’s clear consideration to ban an appliance used by more than 40 million homes and 76 percent of restaurants is worse than Green New Deal-style regulation run amok. It is a preposterous overreach of federal power that would deny Americans a necessary product they use every day,” said Rep. Issa.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) made the following statement:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50) disclosed a letter he wrote to Defense Secretary Austin calling for an immediate halt to enforcement actions of the military vaccine mandate, which will be prohibited 30 days after the signing of the National Defense Authorization Act that has now passed both the House and Senate.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50) released the following statement after publishing an open letter to America’s technology companies calling for their commitment to uphold free speech and “not put their thumb on the political scale.”
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50) today released the following statement after calling on the House Foreign Affairs Committee to immediately hold a hearing on the human rights abuses occurring in Iran.