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Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (TX-17) today announced a hearing titled “Security at Stake: An Examination of DOD’s Struggling Background Check System” to examine persistent issues with the Department of Defense (DOD) personnel vetting process.
Yesterday, Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) joined Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15) and 24 colleagues in introducing Congressional Joint Resolution, H.J.Res. 147, to nullify the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) “worker walkaround rule,” which will fundamentally change the nature of workplace safety inspections and open the door for third parties to use an OSHA inspection as an opportunity to collect information about the workplace, target workers for an organizing drive, or obtain proprietary business information.
Congressman Sessions Introduces Legislation to Rescind Pensions for Convicted Civil Servants
May 14 2024
Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) introduced H.R. 8373, the No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act, along with Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06). This legislation would prohibit the payment of pensions to civil servants who are convicted of certain sex crimes. Senator Joni Ernst (IA) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) sponsored the U.S. Senate companion of this bill.
Congressman Sessions (TX-17) opposes the DOJ's proposal to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III substance, under the Controlled Substances Act.
The U.S. House passed Congressman Pete Sessions' (TX-17) legislation, the GSA Technology Accountability Act (H.R. 7524) by unanimous consent.
Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) voted against H.R. 2882, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024.
Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) voted in favor of H.R. 4366, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, securing federal funding for multiple projects across the 17th Congressional District of Texas.
Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) introduced H.R. 7524 , the GSA Technology Accountability Act to ensure GSA is held accountable to Congress and the American people in how it spends taxpayer dollars on technology projects and initiatives.
Chairman Pete Sessions (TX-17) of the Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce led a bipartisan briefing with Congressman Al Green (TX-9), Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), and officials from the United States Postal Service (USPS) to confront persistent mail delays in the Houston area and the broader East Texas region.
Sessions Leads Bicameral Inquiry into CCP-Linked Illegal Marijuana Operations in the United States
Feb 02 2024
Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX) led a letter to Attorney General of the United States Merrick Garland concerning Chinese Communist Party (CCP) affiliated marijuana cultivation operations in the United States.
