Church Committee
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The Church Committee was a 1975–76 U.S. Senate committee that investigated abuses by the CIA, FBI, NSA, and other intelligence agencies, leading to major reforms and increased oversight of American intelligence activities.
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| instanceOf |
United States Senate select committee
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congressional investigative committee → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
federal intelligence agencies of the United States
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| chairperson |
Frank Church
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| chairpersonParty |
Democratic Party
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| chairpersonState |
Idaho
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| contemporaneousWith |
Pike Committee
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Rockefeller Commission → |
| country |
United States
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| dissolved |
1976
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| endTime |
1976
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| hasMember |
Barry Goldwater
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Charles Mathias → Frank Church → Gary Hart → Howard Baker → John Tower → Philip Hart → Richard Schweiker → Robert Morgan → Walter Mondale → William G. Miller → |
| hasTopic |
abuses of power by U.S. intelligence agencies
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civil liberties and privacy in intelligence operations → separation of powers and intelligence oversight → |
| inception |
January 1975
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| investigated |
Central Intelligence Agency
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Federal Bureau of Investigation → Internal Revenue Service intelligence activities → National Security Agency → |
| legislativeBody |
United States Senate
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| legislativeTerm |
94th United States Congress
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| location |
Washington, D.C.
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| namedAfter |
Frank Church
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| officialName |
United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities
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| partOf |
post-Watergate congressional investigations
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| positionHeld |
staff director: William G. Miller
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| publication |
Final Report of the Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities
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| publicationDate |
1976
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| resultedIn |
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
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creation of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence → creation of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence → establishment of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court → executive orders restricting U.S. involvement in assassinations → increased congressional oversight of intelligence agencies → new guidelines for FBI domestic security investigations → |
| shortName |
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities
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| startTime |
1975
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| subjectOf |
CIA mail-opening programs
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FBI COINTELPRO operations → NSA warrantless surveillance programs → United States intelligence activities → assassination plots against foreign leaders → covert action programs abroad → domestic surveillance by U.S. intelligence agencies → |
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Frank Church
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Frank Church
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William Colby
("Church Committee hearings")
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