Government Accountability

America’s founders could not have envisioned the exponential growth of our bureaucracy. Their framework required a lean, constrained, and accountable federal government. Congress must rein in the federal government and make them accountable to the American people. As the lead Texan of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, I will work to reduce wasteful and unnecessary spending and hold our agencies and officials accountable. Some of my efforts include:

  • H.R. 8736 – GUARD VA Benefits Act | This bill imposes criminal penalties and/or fines on individuals for soliciting, contracting for, charging, or receiving any unauthorized fee or compensation with respect to the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of any claim for Department of Veterans Affairs benefits. 
  • H.R. 6659 – Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act | This bill updates policies and procedures related to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care and benefits for veterans who have been exposed to toxic substances.
  • H.R. 139 – Major Richard Star Act | The bill addresses the problems of rampant and abused pandemic-era telework policies under the Biden Administration by returning the federal government to the 2019 pre-pandemic telework levels within 30 day.

More on Government Accountability

Congressman Sessions Co-Leads Letter to President Trump Strongly Urging Him to Reject Marijuana Rescheduling
December 18, 2025
Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

House Conservatives Strongly Urge President Trump to Reject Marijuana Rescheduling

Issues: Government Accountability Healthcare
Sessions, Comer, and Oversight Republicans Launch Probe into Biden Administration's Response Following Devastating Maui Wildfire
September 15, 2023
Press Release
Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas), House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), and several Oversight Committee Republicans are launching an investigation into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) ongoing response to the deadly wildfires that devastated the community of Lahaina, Hawaii.
Issues: Government Accountability
Congressman Sessions Leads Bicameral Initiative to Preserve Marijuana's Schedule I Drug Status
September 13, 2023
Press Release
Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Senator James Lankford (R-OK) spearheaded a bicameral letter sent to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), imploring the agency to maintain marijuana's Schedule I status under federal law.
Issues: Government Accountability
Congressman Sessions Statement on House Impeachment Inquiry Into President Biden
September 13, 2023
Press Release
Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) released the following statement after the announcement of a official impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
Issues: Government Accountability
Chairman Sessions Uncovers Millions Wasted in COVID-19 Pandemic Relief
March 10, 2023
Press Release

Washington D.C.- Yesterday, the House Subcommittee on Government Operations held its first hearing entitled, "Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Go Viral: Inspectors General on Curing the Disease." Subcommittee Chairman Pete Sessions and Members of the Government Operations Subcommittee asked for answers from witnesses Richard Delmar, Acting Inspector General of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Sheldon Shoemaker, Deputy Inspector General of the U.S. Small Business Administration, and Larry D. Turner, Inspector General of the U.S.

Issues: Government Accountability
Congressman Sessions Selected to Serve on Oversight & Accountability and Financial Services Committees
January 19, 2023
Press Release
Congressman Sessions was selected to serve as a member of the House Financial Services Committee and House Committee on Oversight & Accountability for the duration of the 118th Congress.
Issues: Border Security Free Enterprise Government Accountability
Congress Rescinds 87,000 IRS Agents
January 9, 2023
Press Release
Congressman Sessions was an original co-sponsor and voted for H.R.23, the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act, which repeals all funding for the Internal Revenue Service Agency’s (IRS) new 87,000 agents.
Issues: Free Enterprise Government Accountability
Congressman Sessions Denounces Largest Spending Bill in History
December 23, 2022
Press Release
Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) released the following statement after House passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.
Issues: Government Accountability
Congressman Sessions Votes on Fiscal Year 2023 NDAA
December 8, 2022
Press Release
Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) voted yea for the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Issues: Government Accountability
Global Merchants Move Against Gun Owners
September 15, 2022
Press Release
Congressman Pete Sessions gave the following comment on Visa, Mastercard, and American Express' adoption of a new merchant category code (MCC) for gun and ammunition stores:
Issues: Free Enterprise Government Accountability