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the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis on individuals, communities, small businesses, health care providers, States, and local government entities.

preparedness for and response to the coronavirus crisis, including the planning for and implementation of testing, containment, mitigation, and surveillance activities the acquisition, distribution, or stockpiling of protective equipment and medical supplies and the development of vaccines and treatments.

the implementation or effectiveness of any Federal law applied, enacted, or under consideration to address the coronavirus crisis and prepare for future pandemics.

reports of waste, fraud, abuse, price gouging, profiteering, or other abusive practices related to the coronavirus crisis.

the efficiency, effectiveness, equity, and transparency of the use of taxpayer funds and relief programs to address the coronavirus crisis, including through Federal agencies, State and local government entities, financial institutions and other private businesses, contracts, grants, loans, loan guarantees, investments, cooperative agreements, or any other means.

#Congressional oversight full#

The Select Subcommittee has been directed to вЂњconduct a full and complete investigation and study and issue a report to the House of its findingsвЂќ on the following: Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, as the Staff Director for the Select Subcommittee. Chairman Clyburn has named David Hickton, a former U.S. Other members include Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chair of the Committee on Financial Services Nydia VelГЎzquez (D-NY), Chair of the Committee on Small Business Jamie Raskin (D-MD) Bill Foster (D-IL) Andy Kim (D-NY) Jim Jordan (R-OH) Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) Jackie Walorski (R-IN) and Mark Green (R-TN).

Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) is the Ranking Member. Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC) is the Chair of the panel. The Select Subcommittee is comprised of twelve members, including seven Democrats and five Republicans. It does not permit them to participate as members of the full Committee, however. The resolution states that Select Subcommittee members 'shall be treated as though a member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform for purposes of the select subcommittee.' This allows the members of the Select Subcommittee to function as Subcommittee members, permitting them to ask questions during hearings and to vote on recommendations as provided in the resolution. As a subcommittee, it may not have the same prominence and independence that originally seemed to be the SpeakerвЂ™s intent. Instead, likely reflecting internal House politics, the House established the coronavirus panel as a subcommittee under the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. When Speaker Pelosi first announced the creation of the House panel on April 2, she appeared to have contemplated a standalone Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis modeled on the World War II-era Truman Committee. The resolution passed on a party-line vote of 212вЂ“182. On April 23, 2020, the House voted to establish the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, which will operate under the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Below we summarize the key developments so far. In recent weeks, these new bodies have begun to take shape. Separately, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a special committee to conduct additional pandemic-related oversight. Congressional Pandemic Oversight Bodies Begin to Take ShapeДЄs we reported in our prior client advisory on the wave of investigations to follow the pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (вЂњCARESвЂќ) Act established three new bodies to conduct oversight and investigations on pandemic-related issues.