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Committee on Government Oversight, Oklahoma House of Representatives

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The Committee on Government Oversight is a standing committee of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Function

The 2025-2026 Oklahoma House rules described the function of standing committees as outlined below.

Committees and subcommittees, including oversight committees and policy committees, are authorized:

1. to maintain a continuous review of the work of the state agencies concerned with their subject areas and the performance of the functions of government within each subject area; 2. to invite public officials, public employees, and private individuals to appear before the committees or subcommittees to submit information; 3. to request reports from departments and agencies performing functions reasonably related to the committees’ jurisdictions; 4. to complete the interim projects assigned by the Speaker; and 5. to conduct such other business as directed by the Speaker[1][2]

Membership

2025-2026 legislative session

Government Oversight Committee, 2025-2026

Democratic members (3) Republican members (14) Third-party members(0)

2017 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

Government Oversight Members, 2025
Democratic members (3)Republican members (14)
Forrest BennettKevin West, Chair
Andy FugateNeil Hays, Vice chair
Cyndi MunsonKen Luttrell
Jim Olsen
Jay Steagall
• Denise Crosswhite Hader
Mike Kelley
Stan May
Eric Roberts
Judd Strom
Eddy Dempsey
Mark Lepak
Jim Shaw
Gabe Woolley

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Footnotes

  1. Oklahoma State Legislature, "House Rules 2025-2026," accessed March 18, 2025(Rule 7.13)
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.