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The investigation - led by Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) under committee chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) - began in August when Kiley "sent a letter to FireAid requesting a detailed breakdown of all non-profits that received money from FireAid." Kiley expressed concern that the money had gone toward local nonprofits rather than as more direct aid to affected residents. FireAid promptly released a comprehensive document detailing its fundraising and grant dispersals.

The investigation will explore how the California Volunteer Fund spent a $500,000 grant it received from the disaster-relief charity FireAid. Two House Republicans launched an investigation on Wednesday that will, in part, examine how a California charitable organization used a $500,000 grant that was meant to support victims of the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires, a move that is expanding congressional scrutiny over the response to the disaster.