United States House Select Committee on Benghazi

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The United States House Select Committee on Benghazi was a temporary congressional panel established by the U.S. House of Representatives to investigate the 2012 attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, and the government’s response to them.

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instanceOf United States congressional committee
select committee
chairperson Trey Gowdy
chairpersonParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
chairpersonState South Carolina
controversy allegations of partisanship
debate over cost and duration of investigation
country United States of America
createdBy United States House of Representatives
createdByResolution H.Res. 567 (113th Congress)
dissolved 2016-12-31
finalReportPublicationDate 2016-06-28
hasJurisdictionOver 2012 Benghazi attack
United States consulate in Benghazi
surface form: United States diplomatic facilities in Benghazi

United States government response to the 2012 Benghazi attack
heldHearingWithWitness Hillary Clinton
HillaryClintonTestimonyDate 2015-10-22
inception 2014-05-08
investigatedDateRange 2012-09-11/2012-09-12
investigatedEvent 2012 Benghazi attack
surface form: Attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi
investigatedSubject actions of the Obama administration
actions of the U.S. Department of State
security at U.S. facilities in Benghazi
languageOfWork English
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
legislativeTerm 113th United States Congress
114th United States Congress
location Washington, D.C.
majorityParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
minorityParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
natureOfInvestigation congressional oversight investigation
notableWitness Hillary Clinton
numberOfDemocraticMembers 5
numberOfMembers 12
numberOfRepublicanMembers 7
parentOrganization United States House of Representatives
partOf United States Congress oversight of the executive branch
precededBy United States House Select Committee on Benghazi self-linksurface differs
surface form: United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Benghazi investigation

United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
surface form: United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Benghazi investigation
producedReport Final Report of the Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi
rankingMember Elijah Cummings
rankingMemberParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
rankingMemberState Maryland
reasonForAbolition completion of investigation
topic Benghazi
surface form: Benghazi, Libya

United States foreign policy
counterterrorism
diplomatic security

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Benghazi attack congressional hearings hasPart United States House Select Committee on Benghazi
this entity surface form: House Oversight Committee hearings on Benghazi
Benghazi attack congressional hearings committee United States House Select Committee on Benghazi
United States House Select Committee on Benghazi precededBy United States House Select Committee on Benghazi self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Benghazi investigation