United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
R) Since January 9, 2023 | |
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Ranking member | Jim Himes (D) Since February 1, 2023 |
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Seats | 25 |
Political parties | Majority (14)
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Purpose | to "oversee and make continuing studies of the intelligence activities and programs of the United States Government" |
Oversight authority | United States Intelligence Community |
Senate counterpart | United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence |
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The United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), also known as the House Intelligence Committee, is a
The committee was preceded by the Select Committee on Intelligence between 1975 and 1977. House Resolution 658 established the
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The committee oversees all or part of the following
- Office of the Director of National Intelligence
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Defense Intelligence Agency
- Department of Defense
- Department of Energy
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Justice
- Department of State
- Department of Treasury
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- National Reconnaissance Office
- National Security Agency
- Office of Naval Intelligence
- Sixteenth Air Force
- Space Delta 7
- Army Intelligence and Security Command
- Coast Guard Intelligence
- Marine Corps Intelligence Activity
History
Prior to establishing the permanent select committee in 1977, the House of Representatives established the "Select Committee on Intelligence", commonly referred to as the "
The final report of the Pike Committee was never officially published due to Congressional opposition. However, unauthorized versions of the draft final report were leaked to the press. CBS News reporter Daniel Schorr was called to testify before Congress, but refused to divulge his source.[2] Major portions of the report were published by The Village Voice, and a full copy of the draft was published in England.
During the 1980s the HPSCI worked to acquire access to covert action notifications of the CIA, as well as to strengthen the role of the committee in intelligence agency funding. Under the Reagan administration, the HPSCI and United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) worked with Director of Central Intelligence William J. Casey on what was known as the "Casey Accords". The accords required that covert action findings were to be accompanied by "scope papers" that included a risk/gain assessment of each such activity. However, the deal was not acceptable to the HPSCI, and after the Iran–Contra affair, more pressure was placed on strengthening the oversight of committees.[3]
In 2017, the committee was tasked along with the SSCI to evaluate the
With the change of party leadership in the House in the 116th United States Congress, the committee launched a probe of Trump's finances and Russian ties in February 2019.[10] In June 2019, in the course of hearings on the national security implications of climate change, the White House blocked the submission of a statement by the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research Office of the Geographer and Global Issues, and the analyst who wrote the statement, Rod Schoonover, resigned.[11][12]
Members, 118th Congress
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Subcommittees
118th Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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Central Intelligence Agency Subcommittee[13] | Rick Crawford (R-AR) | André Carson (D-IN) |
National Intelligence Enterprise Subcommittee[14] | Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) | Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) |
Defense Intelligence & Overhead Architecture Subcommittee[15] | Trent Kelly (R-MS) | Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) |
National Security Agency & Cyber Subcommittee[16] | Darin LaHood (R-IL) | Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) |
Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee[17] | Chris Stewart (R-UT) | Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) |
Historical membership rosters
117th Congress
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117th Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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Strategic Technologies and Advanced Research (STAR) Subcommittee
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Jim Himes (D-CT) | Chris Stewart (R-UT) |
Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation (C3) Subcommittee
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André Carson (D-IN) | Rick Crawford (R-AR) |
Intelligence Modernization and Readiness (INMAR) Subcommittee
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Eric Swalwell (D-CA) | Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) |
Defense Intelligence and Warfighter Support (DIWS) Subcommittee
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Peter Welch (D-VT) | Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) |
Chairs
Select Committee chairs
- Lucien N. Nedzi(D), 1975
- Otis G. Pike (D), 1975–1976
Permanent Select Committee chairs
- Edward P. Boland(D), 1977–1985
- Lee H. Hamilton(D), 1985–1987
- Louis Stokes (D), 1987–1989
- Anthony C. Beilenson(D), 1989–1991
- David K. McCurdy(D), 1991–1993
- Dan Glickman (D), 1993–1995
- Larry Combest (R), 1995–1997
- Porter Goss (R), 1997–2004
- Pete Hoekstra (R), 2004–2007
- Silvestre Reyes (D), 2007–2011
- Mike Rogers (R), 2011–2015
- Devin Nunes (R), 2015–2019
- Adam Schiff (D), 2019–2023
- Mike Turner (R), 2023-present
See also
- COINTELPRO
- Church Committee
- Family Jewels
- List of current United States House of Representatives committees
- Timeline of investigations into Trump and Russia (2019)
- United States President's Commission on CIA Activities within the United States
- United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Notes
- ^ "H.Res.658 - Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives and establish a Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence". Congress.gov. July 14, 1977. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ U.S. House. Hearings Before the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. Investigation of Publication of Select Committee on Intelligence Report. 94th Congress, 2nd session. July 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28 and 29, September 8, 14, 15, 1976.
- ^ Snider, L. Britt. The Agency & The Hill CIA's Relationship with Congress, 1946–2004 (PDF). p. 63. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
- ^ "Donald Trump's habit of making accusations without evidence is corrosive". The Economist. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
- ^ "Five things to watch at the House Intelligence Committee's Russia hearing". Washington Post. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
- ^ "House Intelligence Committee member on the Russia-Trump investigation: 'There is more than circumstantial evidence now'". Business Insider. March 23, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "Russia probe: House intel Republicans end investigation, find 'no evidence' of collusion". USA Today. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ Megerian, Chris (March 13, 2018). "Republicans wind down House Intelligence Committee's Russia investigation, claiming no evidence of collusion". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ Squitieri, Jason (March 13, 2018). "Republican member of House Intel Committee says it has 'lost all credibility'". CNN. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ "House Intelligence Committee launches broad new probe of Trump's finances and Russia ties". Chicago Tribune. February 6, 2019.
- ^ Eilperin, Juliet (July 10, 2019). "Intelligence aide, blocked from submitting written testimony on climate change, resigns from State Dept. Rod Schoonover's decision to leave was voluntary, according to individuals familiar with the matter". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ "White House edits of intelligence agency's testimony. This document shows White House officials' comments on the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research climate testimony, which they ultimately blocked from being submitted to Congress". Washington Post. June 14, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ "Central Intelligence Agency | Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence".
- ^ "National Intelligence Enterprise | Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence".
- ^ "Defense Intelligence & Overhead Architecture | Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence".
- ^ "National Security Agency & Cyber | Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence".
- ^ "Oversight & Investigations | Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence".
External links
- Official website
- The Pike Committee Investigations and the CIA
- Congressional Directory: Main Page, Government Printing Office Online. Detailed listings of many aspects of previous memberships and sessions of Congress.
- Open Congress Wiki
- Pike Committee Reports
- The Pike Committee Investigations and the CIA Archived November 12, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
- Are all leaks good? The Pike Committee Report, Kissinger, and the Distortion of Events
- Historical Dictionary of the Kurds: Pike Committee Report