Editing Darrell Issa (section)

==U.S. House of Representatives==
[[File:Dick Cheney and Darrell Issa.jpg|thumb|right|Issa with [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Dick Cheney]] in 2001]] 
[[File:President George W Bush delivers remarks before signing the FISA Amendments Act of 2008.jpg|thumb|right|Issa watches [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]] deliver remarks before signing the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008|FISA Amendments Act of 2008]]]]

===Elections===
====2000====
{{See also|United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2000#District 48}}
Nine-term incumbent Republican U.S. Congressman [[Ron Packard]] decided not to run for reelection in 2000, in [[California's 48th congressional district]]. Issa ran for the seat, capitalizing on his name recognition from the 1998 Senate race. The district was primarily based in [[North County (San Diego area)|northern]] [[San Diego County, California|San Diego County]], but had small portions in [[Riverside County, California|Riverside]] and [[Orange County, California|Orange]] counties. Issa finished first in the all-party primary with 35% of the vote, winning a plurality in all three counties; Republican [[California State Senate|state senator]] [[Bill Morrow (California politician)|Bill Morrow]] was second, with 24% of the votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=456734|title=CA District 48-All-Party Primary Race|date=March 7, 2000|publisher=Our Campaigns|access-date=September 30, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2000_primary/us_rep.pdf|title=2000 California congressional primary results|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612144846/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2000_primary/us_rep.pdf|archive-date=June 12, 2007|publisher=sos.ca.gov}}</ref> Issa won the November general election, defeating Democratic nominee Peter Kouvelis 61%–28%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=319|title=CA District 48 Race|date=November 7, 2000 |publisher=Our Campaigns|access-date=September 30, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2000-general/us-rep.pdf|title=House Results|publisher=sos.ca.gov|access-date=September 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018054213/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2000-general/us-rep.pdf|archive-date=October 18, 2012}}</ref>

====2002====
{{See also|United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2002#District 49}}
After redistricting, Issa's district was renumbered the 49th and lost its share of Orange County. Like its predecessor, the district was still overwhelmingly Republican; it had a [[Cook Partisan Voting Index|Cook Partisan Voting Index (PVI)]] of R+10. No Democrat filed against Issa that year. He was reelected, defeating Libertarian nominee Karl Dietrich, 77%–22%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1140 |title=CA District 49 Race|date=November 5, 2002 |publisher=Our Campaigns|access-date=September 30, 2013}}</ref>

====2004====
{{See also|United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2004#District 49}}
A [[write-in candidate]] from the 2002 election, Mike Byron, became the Democratic challenger in 2004.<ref>Burge, Michael (September 29, 2004). [http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/federal/20040929-9999-1mi29cong49.html "Democrat is looking for a big upset over incumbent Issa in 49th District"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051201070351/http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/federal/20040929-9999-1mi29cong49.html |date=December 1, 2005 }}, SignOnSanDiego.com; accessed May 11, 2017.</ref> Issa was reelected to a third term, defeating Byron 63%–35%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=4053|title=CA – District 49 Race |date=November 2, 2004|publisher=Our Campaigns|access-date=September 30, 2013}}</ref>

====2006====
{{See also|United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2006#District 49}}
Issa was reelected to a fourth term, defeating Democratic nominee Jeeni Criscenzo, 63%–33%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=201510|title=CA – District 49 Race|date=November 7, 2006|publisher=Our Campaigns|access-date=September 30, 2013}}</ref> He was one of four [[Middle Eastern American]] members in that Congress.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dBOF8Q685mAC&q=Charles+Boustany+lebanon&pg=PA775|title=Congressional Record, V. 152, Pt. 14, September 2006|date=October 28, 2010 |publisher=Government Printing Office|isbn=9780160867804|access-date=November 12, 2016|via=Google Books}}</ref> He has said that he identified primarily as Lebanese, not as pan-Arab.

====2008====
{{See also|United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2008#District 49}}
Issa was reelected to a fifth term, defeating Democratic nominee Robert Hamilton, 58%–37%. The 21-point margin of victory was the second smallest in Issa's career. He carried San Diego with 60% of the vote and Riverside with 57% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=334952|title=CA District 49 Race|date=November 4, 2008|publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=September 30, 2013}}</ref>

====2010====
{{See also|United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2010#District 49}}
Issa was reelected to a sixth term, defeating Democratic nominee Howard Katz, 63%–31%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=488395|publisher=Our Campaigns|title=CA – District 49 Race|date=November 2, 2010 |access-date=September 30, 2013}}</ref>

====2012====
{{See also|United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2012#District 49}}
After the 2010 census, Issa's district was renumbered the 49th and made significantly more compact. It lost its share of Riverside County, along with most of its share of San Diego County. It gained a small portion of southern Orange County, including [[San Clemente, California|San Clemente]], [[San Juan Capistrano]], [[Dana Point, California|Dana Point]], and part of [[Laguna Niguel, California|Laguna Niguel]]. The district was more competitive on paper than its predecessor. The old 49th had a PVI of R+10, while the new 49th has a PVI of R+4.

Issa was reelected to a seventh term, defeating Democratic nominee Jerry Tetalman, 58%–42%. The 16-point margin of victory was the smallest in Issa's political career. Issa carried the San Diego portion of his district with 55% of the vote and the Orange County part with 66%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=768471 |access-date=September 30, 2013|publisher=Our Campaigns|title=CA-District 49 Race|date=November 6, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Congress District 49-Districtwide Results|url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-congress/district/49|publisher=State of California|date=November 6, 2012|access-date=January 10, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610020341/http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-congress/district/49/|archive-date=June 10, 2012}}</ref>

====2014====
{{See also|United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2014#District 49}}
The June open primary was contested by Issa and two Democrats: Dave Peiser and Noboru Isaga. The top two vote-getters, Issa (62%) and Peiser (28%), advanced to the general election.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sdvote.com/voters/Eng/archive/201406bull.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809153723/http://www.sdvote.com/voters/Eng/archive/201406bull.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 9, 2014 |title=Gubernatorial Primary Election, Tuesday, June 3, 2014|work=San Diego County Registrar of Voters|access-date=December 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ocvote.com/data/election-results-archive/|title=Election results archive|work=Orange County Registrar of Voters |access-date=December 10, 2014}}</ref> Issa was elected to an eighth term, 60% to 40%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sdvote.com/voters/results/election.xml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512005709/http://www.sdvote.com/voters/results/election.xml|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 12, 2014|title=Gubernatorial General Election, Tuesday, November 4, 2014|work=San Diego County Registrar of Voters|access-date=December 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/live/gen2014/results.htm|title=General Election 2014, November 4, 2014 |work=Orange County Registrar of Voters|access-date=December 10, 2014}}</ref>

====2016====
{{See also|United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2016#District 49}}
In the June open primary, Issa received 51% of the vote to 46% for Democrat [[Doug Applegate (California politician)|Doug Applegate]], a retired Marine colonel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-rep/district/49|title=2016 General Election Results - California Secretary of State|access-date=November 12, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112080931/http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-rep/district/49|archive-date=November 12, 2016 }}</ref> Issa and Applegate advanced to the general election in November.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/darrell-issa-doug-applegate-viable-challenger|title=Darrell Issa Gets Viable Challenger |publisher=Roll Call|date=June 10, 2016|access-date=August 28, 2016|last=Garcia|first=Eric}}</ref> In October, Applegate and Issa were ranked by the [[Cook Political Report]] as equally likely to win.

Issa sent out a campaign mailer that featured a photograph of President [[Barack Obama]] signing a law. The mailer said that Issa was "very pleased" that Obama signed the [[Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act]], which Issa had co-sponsored.

Unusually, President Obama responded to this late campaign mailer by saying that Issa's "primary contribution to the U.S. Congress has been to obstruct and to waste taxpayer dollars on trumped up investigations that have led nowhere." Obama said that, because of fading support for [[Donald Trump]], Issa was promoting his cooperation with the president although he had previously accused Obama of corruption.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/24/politics/barack-obama-darrell-issa-comments|title=Obama: Issa 'not somebody who is serious about working on problems'|last=Liptak|first=Kevin|date=October 24, 2016|work=[[CNN]]}}</ref>

Issa said, "I've worked with the administration on good legislation where it was possible, called out wrongdoing wherever I saw it and will continue to do so."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-sac-essential-politics-updates-after-getting-ripped-by-president-1477351797-htmlstory.html|title=GOP Rep. Darrell Issa returns fire after President Obama rips his campaign mailer|last=Willon|first=Phil|date=October 24, 2016|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>

On November 23, 2016, Issa held a 3,234-vote lead with approximately 6,000 ballots still uncounted. He declared victory, but Applegate had not conceded.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wisckol|first1=Martin|title=Congressman Issa declares re-election win in 49th district|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/issa-736346-applegate-campaign.html|access-date=November 23, 2016 |publisher=Orange County Register|date=November 22, 2016}}</ref> The [[Associated Press]] finally declared Issa the winner on November 28, citing a small but convincing lead with only a few votes left to count.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/28/us/politics/darrell-issa-wins-congress-california.html?_r=0|title=Darrell Issa Narrowly Wins Re-election in California|last=Chokshi|first=Niraj|date=November 28, 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=November 29, 2016}}</ref>

====2018====
{{See also|United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2018#District 49}}
Multiple Democrats, including Applegate and environmental attorney [[Mike Levin]], launched campaigns for California's 49th district seat.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Willon|first1=Phil|title=Another Democrat jumps into the 2018 race against Republican Rep. Darrell Issa|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-another-democrat-jumps-into-the-2018-1489003574-htmlstory.html|access-date=January 6, 2018|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=March 8, 2017}}</ref> Given the close margin in 2016, the election was expected to be highly competitive.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bellatoni|first1=Christina|last2=Westfall|first2=Julie|last3=Wisk|first3=Allison|title=California could flip the House, and these 13 races will make the difference|url=https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-pol-ca-california-congressional-race-rankings/ |access-date=January 6, 2018|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=November 20, 2017}}</ref> For months, Issa's Vista office was the site of weekly protests. Hundreds of people gathered to protest against Trump and his agenda and actions. At a May rally, 800 people showed up to protest the House vote to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).<ref>{{cite news |title=Weekly Demonstrations |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/sd-no-weekly-demonstrations-20170830-story.html |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |date=September 5, 2017 }}</ref> On January 10, 2018, Issa announced that he would not run for reelection.<ref name=retirement/> Democrat Mike Levin won the seat.

====2020====
{{See also|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 50}}
On September 26, 2019, Issa announced that he was running for [[California's 50th congressional district]] in the [[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 50|2020 election]].<ref name = launches/><ref name =ktla/> The incumbent at that time was fellow Republican [[Duncan D. Hunter]], who was then under indictment. In December 2019, Hunter pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and resigned from Congress effective January 13, 2020, leaving the seat vacant.<ref name=politicoresign>{{Cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/07/rep-duncan-hunter-resigns-from-congress-095725 |title=Rep. Duncan Hunter resigns from Congress |first=Melanie |last=Zanona |work=[[Politico]]}}</ref>

In redistricting, the 50th district had absorbed much of Issa's former base in the more Republican inland portion of San Diego County. Issa placed second in the March 3, 2020, blanket primary and beat Democratic challenger [[Ammar Campa-Najjar]] by nearly 30,000 votes in the general election. Issa said he could switch districts because he owns his mother's home in [[Bonsall, California|Bonsall]]. He has long lived in [[Vista, California|Vista]], where he has raised his family.

===Tenure===
====Oversight committee====
After the 2010 elections, Issa became chair of the [[House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform]]. He was a vocal advocate for investigations into the [[Obama administration]], including the [[Troubled Assets Relief Program]], the [[Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission]], corruption in [[Afghanistan]], [[WikiLeaks]], and the [[Food and Drug Administration]], among other topics.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/01/republican-plans-investigations-of-corrupt-obama-investigation/1 |title=Republican plans investigations of 'corrupt' Obama administration|date=January 3, 2011|work=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> In 2010 he told the press that he wanted the committee to hold investigative hearings "seven hearings a week, times 40 weeks."<ref name="hearings">{{cite news |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/44850.html |title=Darrell Issa plans hundreds of hearings|date=November 8, 2010 |publisher=[[Politico]]}}</ref>

In February 2011, the Watchdog Institute, a nonprofit investigative reporting center based at [[San Diego State University]], published an investigation alleging that as leader of the committee, Issa built a team that included staff members with close connections to industries that could benefit from his investigations.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/28/darrell-issa-team_n_829046.html|title=Darrell Issa's Team Includes Industry Insiders |last=Snyder|first=Whitney|date=February 28, 2011|publisher=[[HuffPost]]|access-date=December 4, 2011}}</ref>

On February 16, 2012, the committee held a hearing on the [[Department of Health and Human Services]]'s [[contraceptive mandate|regulation requiring insurance plans to cover birth control]], which Issa believed to be a violation of the religious freedom of people who oppose the use of birth control. Democratic members submitted attorney and activist [[Sandra Fluke]] as a witness for promoting women's health, but Issa did not permit her to testify, saying her name was submitted too late,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/where-are-the-women-dispute-settled-kind-of/2012/03/27/gIQA8tGHgS_story.html |title='Where are the women?' dispute settled. Kind of.|last=O'Keefe|first=Ed|date=March 28, 2012 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> a claim Democrats challenged.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/meet-sandra-fluke-the-woman-you-didnt-hear-at-congress-contraceptives-hearing/2012/02/16/gIQAJh57HR_blog.html|title=Contraception Controversy Continues: Meet Witness Sandra Fluke|last=Kiff|first=Sarah|date=February 16, 2012|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=March 3, 2012}}</ref>

====Legislation====
In 2013 Issa introduced the [[Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 (H.R. 2061; 113th Congress)]].<ref name="2061allactions">{{cite web|url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2061/all-actions|title=H.R. 2061 – All Actions|publisher=United States Congress|access-date=November 18, 2013}}</ref> H.R. 2061 aimed to make information on federal expenditures more easily available, accessible, and transparent.<ref name="cbo2061">{{cite web |url=http://www.cbo.gov/publication/44793|title=CBO – H.R. 2061|date=November 13, 2013|publisher=Congressional Budget Office|access-date=November 18, 2013}}</ref> President Obama signed the bill into law on May 9, 2014.<ref name=994allactions>{{cite web|title=S. 994 - All Actions |url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/994/all-actions/|publisher=United States Congress|access-date=April 28, 2014}}</ref>

Issa introduced the [[FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014 (H.R. 1211; 113th Congress)]] on March 15, 2013, a bill to amend the [[Freedom of Information Act (United States)|Freedom of Information Act]] in order to make it easier and faster to request and receive information.<ref name="cbo1211">{{cite web|url=http://cbo.gov/publication/44264|title=H.R. 1211 – CBO|date=May 21, 2013|publisher=Congressional Budget Office |access-date=February 26, 2014}}</ref><ref name="politicoGold">{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2014/02/house-unanimously-passes-foia-bill-184049.html|title=House unanimously passes FOIA bill|last=Gold|first=Hadas|date=February 26, 2014 |access-date=February 27, 2014 |newspaper=[[Politico]]}}</ref> The bill would have required the [[Office of Management and Budget]] to create a single FOIA website for people to use to make FOIA requests and check on the status of their request. It would also have created a Chief FOIA Officers Council charged with reviewing compliance and recommending improvements,<ref name="cbo1211"/> and required the federal agency to release the information it disclosed to the person who requested it publicly afterward.<ref name="politicoGold"/>

Issa argued in favor of the bill because it "shifts the burden of proof from the public requestor seeking information about a government agency...to the government being open and transparent unless it has a good reason to withhold."<ref name="nextgov1">{{cite news|url=http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2014/02/house-passes-bill-put-more-foia-processing-online/79447/?oref=ng-dropdown |title=House passes bill to put more FOIA processing online|last=Marks|first=Joseph|date=February 26, 2014|access-date=February 27, 2014 |newspaper=NextGov.com}}</ref> The bill passed the House unanimously on February 25, 2014,<ref name="1211allactions">{{cite web|url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1211/all-actions|title=H.R. 1211 – All Actions|date=February 26, 2014|publisher=United States Congress|access-date=February 26, 2014}}</ref> but a nearly identical Senate bill failed when it was tabled by House Speaker [[John Boehner]].<ref>{{Cite episode|publisher=PBS|credits=Robert Collins (Director)|title=Push to Reform the Freedom of Information Act Collapses in House|work=Media - Frontline|series=Frontline|access-date=December 14, 2014|date=14 December 2014|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/media/push-to-reform-the-freedom-of-information-act-collapses-in-house/}}</ref>

Issa introduced the [[Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (H.R. 1232; 113th Congress)]] on March 18, 2013, to make changes and reforms to the framework that manages how the federal government buys new technology.<ref name="1232sum">{{cite web |url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1232|title=H.R. 1232 – Summary |publisher=United States Congress |access-date=February 26, 2014}}</ref> One of the requirements would be that the government develop a streamlined plan for its acquisitions.<ref name="Hillhousevotes">{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/votes/199254-house-votes-to-fix-foia-process/|title=House votes unanimously to fix FOIA process|last=Kasperowicz|first=Pete|date=February 25, 2014 |access-date=February 27, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref> The bill would increase the power of federal agencies' [[chief information officer]]s (CIO) so that they could be more effective.<ref name="FedTimes1">{{cite news|url=http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20140225/ACQ02/302250009/House-passes-FITARA?odyssey=nav%7Chead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140227202951/http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20140225/ACQ02/302250009/House-passes-FITARA?odyssey=nav%7Chead|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 27, 2014|title=House passes FITARA|last=Hardy|first=Michael|date=February 25, 2014|access-date=February 27, 2014|newspaper=Federal Times}}</ref>

Each agency would also be reduced to having only one CIO, who would be responsible for the success and failure of the agency's IT projects.<ref name="NextGovMarks">{{cite news|url=http://www.nextgov.com/cloud-computing/2014/02/it-reform-act-heads-house-floor-today/79357/|title=IT Reform Act Heads to House Floor Tuesday|last=Marks|first=Joseph|date=February 25, 2014 |access-date=February 27, 2014|newspaper=NextGov.com}}</ref> The bill would also require the federal government to make use of private sector best practices.<ref name="FedTimes1" /> The bill was intended to reduce IT procurement-related waste.<ref name="WashTech1">{{cite news |url=http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2014/02/25/it-bill-vote-today.aspx|title=Acquisition reform effort hits the House floor |date=February 25, 2014|access-date=February 27, 2014|newspaper=Washington Technology}}</ref> It passed the House in a [[voice vote]] on February 25, 2014.<ref name="Hillhousevotes" /> In December 2014 it passed as a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.actiac.org/groups/project-fitara |title=Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform ACT (FITARA)|work=ACT-IAC |access-date=March 4, 2017}}</ref> Issa also introduced and co-sponsored [[Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014|The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014]] (Pub.L. 113–283, S. 2521; commonly referred to as FISMA Reform), which Obama signed into law on December 18, 2014.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kominsky|first=Mitchell |date=February 2014|title=The Current Landscape of Cybersecurity Policy: Legislative Issues in the 113th Congress |url=http://harvardnsj.org/2014/02/the-current-landscape-of-cybersecurity-policy-legislative-issues-in-the-113th-congress/ |journal=Harvard Law School National Security Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2521/text|title=S.2521, 113th Congress|date=December 18, 2014|access-date=May 10, 2019}}</ref>

On May 7, 2014, Issa introduced a [[simple resolution]] in the House (which passed 231 - 187): [[Finding Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress (H.Res. 574; 113th Congress)|Recommending that the House of Representatives find Lois G. Lerner, former Director, Exempt Organizations, Internal Revenue Service, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform]]. The resolution holds [[Lois Lerner]], one of the central [[Internal Revenue Service]] officials involved in the [[2013 IRS scandal]], in [[contempt of Congress]] for her refusal to testify about the scandal before Issa's committee in response to a subpoena.<ref name="hres574sum">{{cite web|url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/574|title=H.Res. 574 – Summary|date=May 7, 2014|publisher=United States Congress|access-date=May 12, 2014}}</ref><ref>William Branigin and Ed O'Keefe, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/lois-lerner-invokes-fifth-amendment-in-house-hearing-on-irs-targeting/2013/05/22/03539900-c2e6-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html "Lois Lerner invokes Fifth Amendment in House hearing on IRS targeting"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', May 22, 2013.</ref><ref name="variety">{{cite web|last1=Parisi|first1=Paula|title='Fair Play, Fair Pay' Radio-Royalty Act Gains Momentum, But Faces Uphill Climb|url=https://variety.com/2017/biz/news/fair-play-fair-pay-radio-royalty-act-gains-momentum-1202462359/|website=Variety|access-date=April 18, 2018|date=June 12, 2017}}</ref>

In July 2017, Issa introduced [[the CLASSICS Act]] to Congress in a bipartisan effort to empower artists by collecting royalties for the preceding three-year period and also by ensuring their creative rights remain in force for pre-1972 recordings just as newer artists are guaranteed by current legislation. Issa has been a consistent cosponsor of the Fair Play Fair Pay Act as well; granting radio performance rights for musicians and [[record producer]]s.<ref name="latimes">{{cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=Randy |title=Fair Play, Fair Pay Act of 2015 would require radio to pay for music |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-fair-play-fair-pay-act-congress-radio-royalties-20150413-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=April 18, 2018|date=April 13, 2015}}</ref><ref name="billbstaff">{{cite magazine|title=Garth Brooks, Tina Turner and Neil Young Join Call for CLASSICS Act Passage|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/8099518/garth-brooks-tina-turner-and-neil-young-join-ad|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 18, 2018 |date=February 13, 2013}}</ref><ref name="classact">{{cite web|last1=Hertweck |first1=Nate|title=CLASSICS Act Champion Rep. Issa To Retire|url=https://www.grammy.com/advocacy/news/rep-darrell-issas-retirement-brings-new-urgency-classics-act|website=GRAMMY.com|access-date=April 18, 2018|date=January 12, 2018}}</ref>

===Bombing plot===
In 2001, Issa's San Clemente district office was targeted in an [[2001 JDL plot in California|aborted bombing plot]]. [[Jewish Defense League]] leader [[Irving Rubin]] was arrested along with [[Earl Krugel]] in connection with the plot, which reportedly had focused on other targets before shifting to Issa's office.<ref name="WaPo2001" /><ref>{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011213012328/http://www.tolerance.org/news/article_hate.jsp?id=371|date=December 13, 2001|title="Chair of Jewish Defense League Arrested in Failed Bomb Plot"}}, Tolerance.org, December 12, 2001.<br /> Archived from the [http://www.tolerance.org/news/article_hate.jsp?id=371 original] December 13, 2001; retrieved November 11, 2016.</ref> Issa speculated that the cause of the incident may have been a column written by political commentator [[Debbie Schlussel]] in which she charged that Issa sympathized with [[Hezbollah]] despite its being listed by the U.S. government as a terrorist organization, charges he denied.<ref name="WaPo2001" /><ref>Cantlupe, Joe (December 24, 2001). [http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20011224-9999_1m24issa.html "Rep. Issa's fight with columnist has dark side"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060320202624/http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20011224-9999_1m24issa.html |date=March 20, 2006 }}. ''SignOnSanDiego.com''; ''[[San Diego Union Tribune]]'', [[Copley News Service]]; accessed November 11, 2016.</ref><ref>[[Debbie Schlussel|Schlussel, Debbie]] (November 30, 2001). {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020821192500/http://politicalusa.com/columnists/schlussel/schlussel_003.htm|date=August 21, 2002|title="Darrell Issa: Traitor, or useful idiot?"}}. Political USA blog.<br />
Archived from the [http://www.politicalusa.com/columnists/schlussel/schlussel_003.htm original], August 21, 2002.</ref>

===Ethics complaints and 2010 award===
In September 2011, a liberal advocacy and lobbying group, American Family Voices, filed a complaint with the [[Office of Congressional Ethics]] against Issa, alleging he had repeatedly used his position of authority on the Oversight Committee to improperly intervene in dealings with [[Goldman Sachs]], [[Merrill Lynch]], and [[DEI Holdings]], all of which Issa is associated with in some way. Issa's office rejected the allegations.<ref>Madison, Lucy (September 13, 2011) [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/liberal-group-files-ethics-complaint-against-darrell-issa/ Liberal group files ethics complaint against Darrell Issa], ''[[CBS News]]''; accessed November 11, 2016.</ref>

The year before, the [[Project on Government Oversight]], a government watchdog group, gave Issa its Good Government Award for his contributions to government oversight and transparency. These included publicizing documents produced by the [[New York Fed|New York Federal Reserve Bank]] in response to a congressional subpoena, publicly exposing the NYFR's secret "back-door bailout" of [[AIG]]'s counterparties, and cofounding a Transparency Caucus dedicated to "promoting a more open and accountable government through education, legislation, and oversight."<ref>[http://www.pogo.org/honorees/good-government-award/ "Good Government Award Home Page"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707020520/http://www.pogo.org/honorees/good-government-award/|date=July 7, 2010}}, [[Project On Government Oversight]] website; retrieved July 1, 2010.</ref><ref>Staff (June 29, 2010). [http://issa.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=558:issa-recognized-for-rigorous-government-oversight&catid=10:district-blog&Itemid=33&Itemid=33 "Press Room – Issa Recognized for Rigorous Government Oversight"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721042730/http://issa.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=558:issa-recognized-for-rigorous-government-oversight&catid=10:district-blog&Itemid=33&Itemid=33 |date=July 21, 2011 }} (Press Release); Congressman Issa's official  website; retrieved July 2, 2010.</ref> In 2012 Issa featured in [[TechCrunch]]'s list of "The 20 Most Innovative People in Democracy."<ref>{{Cite web|title=The 20 Most Innovative People in Democracy|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/11/03/the-20-most-innovative-people-in-democracy-2012/|url-status=live|website=[[TechCrunch]]|date=November 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105185604/http://techcrunch.com:80/2012/11/03/the-20-most-innovative-people-in-democracy-2012/ |archive-date=November 5, 2012 }}</ref>

In late February 2021, Issa and a dozen other Republican House members skipped votes and [[Proxy voting|enlisted others to vote for them]], citing the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]], while actually attending the [[Conservative Political Action Conference]], which was held at the same time as their slated absences.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/26/politics/cpac-house-republicans-proxy-voting/index.html|title=More than a dozen Republicans tell House they can't attend votes due to 'public health emergency.' They're slated to be at CPAC.|publisher=[[CNN]]|last1=Bash|first1=Dana|last2=Raju|first2=Manu|last3=Diaz|first3=Daniella|last4=Fox|first4=Lauren|last5=Warren|first5=Michael|date=February 26, 2021|accessdate=March 10, 2021}}</ref> In response, the [[Campaign for Accountability]], an ethics watchdog group, filed a complaint with the [[United States House Committee on Ethics|House Committee on Ethics]] and requested an investigation into Issa and the other lawmakers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/10/politics/house-committee-ethics-watchdog-republicans-proxy-voting-cpac/index.html|title=First on CNN: Watchdog group requests investigation into 13 GOP lawmakers for misusing proxy voting|publisher=[[CNN]]|last1=Grayer|first1=Annie|last2=Diaz|first2=Daniella|date=March 10, 2021|accessdate=March 10, 2021}}</ref>

===Committee assignments===
For the [[118th United States Congress|118th Congress]]:<ref>{{cite web |title=Darrell Issa |url=https://clerk.house.gov/members/I000056 |publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives |access-date=1 May 2023}}</ref>
* [[United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs|Committee on Foreign Affairs]]
** [[United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe|Subcommittee on Europe]]
** [[United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability|Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability]]
* [[United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology|Committee on Science, Space, and Technology]]
** [[United States House Science Subcommittee on Research and Technology|Subcommittee on Research and Technology]]
** [[United States House Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics|Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics]]
* [[United States House Committee on the Judiciary|Committee on the Judiciary]]
** [[United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet|Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet]] (chairman)
** [[United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust|Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust]]
* [[United States House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government|Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government]]

===Caucus memberships===
* [[Congressional Constitution Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|url=https://congressionalconstitutioncaucus-garrett.house.gov/about-us/membership|publisher=Congressional Constitution Caucus|access-date=May 8, 2018|archive-date=June 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614044928/https://congressionalconstitutioncaucus-garrett.house.gov/about-us/membership|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|url=http://www.ng911institute.org/about-the-congressional-nextgen-9-1-1-caucus|publisher=Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus|access-date=June 8, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142643/http://www.ng911institute.org/about-the-congressional-nextgen-9-1-1-caucus|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Climate Solutions Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=90 Current Climate Solutions Caucus Members|url=https://citizensclimatelobby.org/climate-solutions-caucus/| publisher=[[Citizens' Climate Lobby]] |access-date=October 20, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Freedom Caucus]]{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}
* [[Congressional Armenian Caucus]]<ref>{{Cite tweet|author=Armenian National Committee of America|user=ANCA_DC|title=Welcome Back @repdarrellissa to the Congressional #Armenian Caucus! The @ANCA_DC, @ANCA_WR, and pro-Armenian advocates throughout the Golden State look forward to working with Rep. Issa to advance pro-#Artsakh/Armenia priorities.|number=1362158041760735250|website=[[Twitter]]|access-date=April 28, 2022}}</ref>
*[[Republican Study Committee]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Member List|url=https://rsc-walker.house.gov/|publisher=Republican Study Committee|access-date=December 21, 2017|archive-date=January 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101195017/https://rsc-walker.house.gov/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Congressional Western Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Caucus Memberships|author=|url=https://westerncaucus.house.gov/about/membership.htm|format=|publisher=Congressional Western Caucus|date=|accessdate=9 April 2025}}</ref>