title: Jeff Baran
Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy hearings
United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act
Jason Chaffetz
Research Works Act
United States House Committee on Agriculture
Clapper v. Amnesty International USA
Congressional Resolution 642
Jennifer Safavian
sentences: Jeff Baran is an American attorney who has served as a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) since October 14, 2014.
 In September 2017, he was renominated by President Donald Trump to another five-year term on the NRC.
 Prior to joining the NRC, Baran served on the staff of the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and was senior counsel to the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, advising ranking member Henry Waxman.
The United States House Committee on the Judiciary and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, have oversight authority over Department of Justice (DOJ).
 In 2007 it conducted public and closed-door oversight and investigative hearings on the DOJ's interactions with the White House and staff members of the Executive Office of the President.
 A routine oversight hearing on January 18, 2007 by the Senate committee was the first public congressional occasion that Attorney General Gonzales responded to questions about dismissed United States Attorneys (USAs).
 Both committees invited or subpoened past and present Department of Justice officers and staff to appear and testify during 2007, and both committees requested or subpoenaed documents, and made the documents that were produced publicly available.
United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
The Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act (GPS Act), was a bill introduced in the U.S. Congress in 2011 that attempted to limit government surveillance using geolocation information such as signals from mobile phones and global positioning system (GPS) devices.
 The bill was sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Jason Chaffetz.
 Since its initial proposal in June 2011, the GPS Act awaits consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee as well as the House.
Jason E. Chaffetz ( ; born March 26, 1967) is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Utah 's 3 congressional district , from 2009 until 2017.
 He was the chairman of the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform from 2015 until 2017.
The Research Works Act, 102 H.R. 3699, was a bill that was introduced in the United States House of Representatives at the 112th United States Congress on December 16, 2011, by Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) and co-sponsored by Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY).
 The bill contained provisions to prohibit open-access mandates for federally funded research and effectively revert the United States' National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy, which requires taxpayer-funded research to be freely accessible online.
 If enacted, it would have also severely restricted the sharing of scientific data.
 The bill was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, of which Issa is the chair.
 Similar bills were introduced in 2008 and 2009 but have not been enacted since.
The U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, or Agriculture Committee is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.
 The House Committee on Agriculture has general jurisdiction over federal agriculture policy and oversight of some federal agencies, and it can recommend funding appropriations for various governmental agencies, programs, and activities, as defined by House rules.
Clapper v. Amnesty International, 568 U.S. 398 (2013) , was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that Amnesty International USA and others lacked standing to challenge (also known as Section 702) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act as amended by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008.
Congressional Resolution 642 is a proposed legislation, introduced to the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform by Pete Sessions on 14 March 2016, to help preserve, protect, and promote magic as an art form.
 The movement is publicly headed by Las Vegas magician David Copperfield and is embodied by various magic organisations, including the Society of American Magicians and the International Brotherhood of Magicians, and by many politicians.
 The bill requests that the United States House of Representatives:
Jennifer McLaughlin Safavian, was formerly the Chief Counsel for oversight and investigations on the United States Congress House Government Reform Committee, which is responsible for overseeing government procurement.
 As of December 16, 2010, she will be the General Counsel of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chief Counsel for the Subcommittee on Oversight.

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 Jeff Baran is an American attorney who has served as a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) since October 14, 2014.
 In September 2017, he was renominated by President Donald Trump to another five-year term on the NRC.
 Prior to joining the NRC, Baran served on the staff of the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and was senior counsel to the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, advising ranking member Henry Waxman. 

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 The United States House Committee on the Judiciary and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, have oversight authority over Department of Justice (DOJ).
 In 2007 it conducted public and closed-door oversight and investigative hearings on the DOJ's interactions with the White House and staff members of the Executive Office of the President.
 A routine oversight hearing on January 18, 2007 by the Senate committee was the first public congressional occasion that Attorney General Gonzales responded to questions about dismissed United States Attorneys (USAs).
 Both committees invited or subpoened past and present Department of Justice officers and staff to appear and testify during 2007, and both committees requested or subpoenaed documents, and made the documents that were produced publicly available. 

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 The Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act (GPS Act), was a bill introduced in the U.S. Congress in 2011 that attempted to limit government surveillance using geolocation information such as signals from mobile phones and global positioning system (GPS) devices.
 The bill was sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Jason Chaffetz.
 Since its initial proposal in June 2011, the GPS Act awaits consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee as well as the House. 

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 Jason E. Chaffetz ( ; born March 26, 1967) is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Utah 's 3 congressional district , from 2009 until 2017.
 He was the chairman of the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform from 2015 until 2017. 

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 The Research Works Act, 102 H.R. 3699, was a bill that was introduced in the United States House of Representatives at the 112th United States Congress on December 16, 2011, by Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) and co-sponsored by Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY).
 The bill contained provisions to prohibit open-access mandates for federally funded research and effectively revert the United States' National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy, which requires taxpayer-funded research to be freely accessible online.
 If enacted, it would have also severely restricted the sharing of scientific data.
 The bill was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, of which Issa is the chair.
 Similar bills were introduced in 2008 and 2009 but have not been enacted since. 

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 The U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, or Agriculture Committee is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.
 The House Committee on Agriculture has general jurisdiction over federal agriculture policy and oversight of some federal agencies, and it can recommend funding appropriations for various governmental agencies, programs, and activities, as defined by House rules. 

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 Congressional Resolution 642 is a proposed legislation, introduced to the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform by Pete Sessions on 14 March 2016, to help preserve, protect, and promote magic as an art form.
 The movement is publicly headed by Las Vegas magician David Copperfield and is embodied by various magic organisations, including the Society of American Magicians and the International Brotherhood of Magicians, and by many politicians.
 The bill requests that the United States House of Representatives: 

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 Jennifer McLaughlin Safavian, was formerly the Chief Counsel for oversight and investigations on the United States Congress House Government Reform Committee, which is responsible for overseeing government procurement.
 As of December 16, 2010, she will be the General Counsel of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chief Counsel for the Subcommittee on Oversight. 

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Answer: Utah