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The U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Management and Accountability is a standing subcommittee within the House Homeland Security Committee.
The duties of the former Homeland Security Subcommittee on Investigations were combined with this subcommittee starting with the 110th Congress.
From the committee website, the Subcommittee has jurisdiction over:
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