House Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran

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United States congressional committee select committee special investigative body

The House Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran was a special U.S. congressional panel formed in the 1980s to investigate the Iran-Contra affair, specifically the secret sale of arms to Iran and the diversion of proceeds to Nicaraguan rebels.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States congressional committee ⓘ select committee ⓘ special investigative body ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
country	United States of America ⓘ
dissolvedAfter	completion of Iran–Contra investigation ⓘ
fieldOfWork	congressional investigation ⓘ legislative oversight ⓘ national security oversight ⓘ
formedFor	investigation of Iran–Contra affair ⓘ investigation of covert arms transactions with Iran ⓘ investigation of diversion of arms sale proceeds to Nicaraguan rebels ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	Iran–Contra affair NERFINISHED ⓘ covert arms transactions with Iran ⓘ diversion of funds to Nicaraguan Contras ⓘ
hasOutput	congressional investigative report on Iran–Contra affair ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalBasis	resolution of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States House of Representatives ⓘ
legislativeChamber	House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
partOf	United States Congress ⓘ
seeAlso	Iran–Contra report NERFINISHED ⓘ Joint House–Senate Iran–Contra hearings NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	1980s ⓘ
topic	Iran–Contra affair NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicaraguan Contras NERFINISHED ⓘ United States foreign policy ⓘ arms sales ⓘ covert operations ⓘ executive branch oversight ⓘ intelligence activities oversight ⓘ national security policy ⓘ
usedProcedure	document review ⓘ public hearings ⓘ subpoena power ⓘ sworn testimony ⓘ

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Louis Stokes → chairpersonOf → House Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran ⓘ