United States House Science Subcommittee On Investigations And Oversight
The Science Subcommittee on Oversight is one of six subcommittees of the United States House Committee on Science and Technology. The subcommittee is responsible for general and special investigative and oversight authority on all matters within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Science and Technology, including those matters covered by the other subcommittees.
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