SSCI

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United States Senate committee abbreviation

SSCI is the abbreviation for the United States Senate committee responsible for overseeing the nation’s intelligence agencies and activities.

Aliases (1)

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ×40

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Senate committee → United States Senate committee → abbreviation →
abbreviation	SSCI →
canIssue	subpoenas →
country	United States →
createdBy	United States Senate →
establishedAfter	investigations of U.S. intelligence abuses in the 1970s →
establishedInYear	1976 →
hasCommitteeType	select committee →
hasMajorityPartyMembers	members of the majority party in the U.S. Senate →
hasMinorityPartyMembers	members of the minority party in the U.S. Senate →
hasNumberOfMembers	16 →
hasOversightType	legislative oversight →
hasParentOrganization	United States Senate →
hasSubcommittee	Subcommittee on the Strategic Forces and Intelligence (historical or ad hoc, as applicable) →
hasWebsite	https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/ →
holds	closed hearings → open hearings →
jurisdiction	United States federal government →
legislativeChamber	United States Senate →
meetsAt	United States Capitol →
oversees	Central Intelligence Agency → Defense Intelligence Agency → Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence activities → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency → National Reconnaissance Office → National Security Agency → Office of the Director of National Intelligence → United States Intelligence Community →
predecessor	Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities →
publishes	committee reports on intelligence matters →
reportsTo	United States Senate →
responsibility	ensuring intelligence activities comply with U.S. law → oversight of U.S. intelligence activities → protection of U.S. intelligence sources and methods → review of intelligence budgets → review of intelligence programs →
standsFor	Senate Select Committee on Intelligence →
subjectArea	counterterrorism → covert action oversight → intelligence policy → national security →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence →	abbreviation
United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence →	hasAbbreviation