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5,789 statements about Government Accountability from 501 members since Jan 3, 2025.
Statements about Government Accountability, last 12 weeks
DemRep● = up to 2 statements
Statements per week mentioning Government Accountability, all members, split by party. Democrats stacked first, Republicans after, four to a row. One dot is up to 2 statements. Click a week to set the dates below. Aug 17, 2026 – Nov 5, 2026.
Most active on Government Accountability · Aug 17 – Nov 5
- 1DRichard J. DurbinIL8
- 2DChris Van HollenMD6
- 3DJared HuffmanCA-025
- 4DCatherine Cortez MastoNV5
- 5RChip RoyTX-214
- 6DDebbie DingellMI-064
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46 statements
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National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026
We learned just before coming down to the floor that votes have been canceled for tomorrow suddenly. No public explanation has been offered by the Speaker, but they are certainly saying in the cloakrooms that the last-minute cancellation of one of three 8-hour days we were scheduled to work this…
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Mr. Speaker, today, we are sent home after canceling 2 weeks and 1 day of voting, a fitting end to the bleak record of the 119th Congress, which has canceled nearly 25 percent of voting days. Perhaps my Republican colleagues do not feel the need to vote because they have surrendered their…
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Taxpayer Advocate Participation Act
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 9498, the Taxpayer Advocate Participation Act, introduced by Representative Steube. As the title suggests, the National Taxpayer Advocate exists to champion the interests of American taxpayers and act as their voice to ensure fair treatment. There is…
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Taxpayer Advocate Participation Act
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 9498, the Taxpayer Advocate Participation Act. I thank my colleagues Mr. Steube and Ms. DelBene for their leadership on the bill. This bill would allow the National Taxpayer Advocate to file amicus briefs in court cases that broadly affect the rights of…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished gentleman from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, my dear friend, the once and future chair of the Committee on Rules. I appreciate his passion and his energy around this issue. As many of us witnessed in this weekend's explosive ``60 Minutes'' report, the…
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Taxpayer Advocate Participation Act
Mr. Speaker, I thank Congressman Steube for drafting this piece of legislation. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 9498, the Taxpayer Advocate Participation Act. Taxpayers deserve a government that respects their rights, treats them fairly, and listens when legitimate concerns arise. When…
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Taxpayer Advocate Participation Act
Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 9498, the Taxpayer Advocate Participation Act. At its core, this legislation is about a principle I have fought for throughout my time in Congress: Taxpayers deserve a fair shake from their Federal…
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Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act
Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 10204, the Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act. Apart from a few technical corrections, as my friend has described, this bill is identical to H.R. 6028, which passed the House in June. It updates the appointment process for the heads of two…
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Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act
Mr. Speaker, my bill, H.R. 10204, the Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act, makes important reforms for several vital institutions that serve Congress and the American people, including the Library of Congress, the Government Publishing Office, and the United States Copyright Office. Mr.…
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National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 309, the National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act, which provides temporary grants from the Department of the Interior to enhance the community outreach, public education, and officer safety and wellness programs of…
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Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 9360, the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act, led by Representative Mary Miller of Illinois, is an important measure that will modernize how Congress manages its records. H.R. 9360 sunsets the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress, an outdated…
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Future of Qatari Air Force One Plane
Mr. Speaker, on September 4, President Trump was asked about the future of the Qatari Air Force One plane, which, after a messy rollout in July, he flew on to Ireland this past weekend and said: ``I haven't made a decision, but it will probably go to the museum. It is scheduled to go to the…
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President Trump's Impeachable Offenses
Mr. Speaker, at the conclusion of my 1-minute remarks, I ask to receive the attention of the Speaker to pose a clause 2(a)(1), rule IX resolution, a privileged resolution. I will bring this resolution because there is a President who is committing impeachable offenses, and this is the solution for…
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National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 309, the National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act, was introduced by my colleagues, Representative Nehls and Representative Panetta, so this is a bipartisan effort. This bill takes an important step toward establishing a program at the…
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Mr. Speaker, H.R. 9342, the GPO Modernization Act of 2026, led by Representative Stephanie Bice of Oklahoma, provides several much-needed reforms for the Government Publishing Office. Founded in 1861, the Government Publishing Office has long functioned as an important resource not only for…
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Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025
Mr. Speaker, preventing waste, fraud, and abuse is one thing we agree on. We have to do everything possible to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in government. The two best tools for dealing with waste, fraud, and abuse are inspectors general, full-time independent investigators there to stop waste,…
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National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my bill, H.R. 309, the National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act. I thank Chairman Westerman for his support and his work on this. Congressman Panetta and more than 120 Members--120 of us--all came together in this…
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Mr. Speaker, first of all, I thank my colleague, Mr. Morelle, for his support of this very important piece of legislation. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 9342, the GPO Modernization Act of 2026. As the chair of the Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation, I am pleased to have…
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Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 9342, the GPO Modernization Act of 2026. I thank my good friend and colleague, the gentlewoman from Oklahoma (Mrs. Bice) for introducing it. The Government Publishing Office is a critical part of the legislative branch. Without it, Congress simply could not…
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Saluting Little League Softball World Series
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak on one of our Nation's most sacred founding principles: the idea that the Federal Government should work for the American people, not the other way around. It is an ideal that dates back to the founding of our constitutional Republic and one that I never thought…
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Mr. Speaker, as ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, I am here to emphasize that this proposed constitutional amendment would undermine our system of checks and balances and fly in the face of the Founders' wisdom. I think it would be a grave…
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Mr. Speaker, our forefathers showed tremendous wisdom at the founding of our Nation. They created a republic based on democratic values but remained keenly aware of the danger power, ambition, and corruption could present to future generations. Today, House Republicans are asking Congress to…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding time, and I rise in opposition to this resolution. For decades, MAGA Republicans have systematically chipped away at the impartiality of our third branch. They have already delegitimized our judiciary, yet they now stand before the American people…
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Mr. Speaker, you will hear from advocates of Court expansion that the Court is a mere rubber stamp for Trump. This is a Court that defied Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, to deport people without a hearing, to send troops to Chicago, to use emergency powers to impose tariffs, and to…
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.J. Res. 1, proposing a constitutional amendment to maintain nine Justices on the United States Supreme Court. The composition of the Supreme Court has consistently been maintained at nine members for over 150 years, a period of time during which the…
Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)) and the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026). Statements are tagged to Government Accountability by AI reading of the full text. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word.