United States Senate Resolution 21

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United States Senate Resolution 21 was the 1975 measure that created the Church Committee, a special Senate panel tasked with investigating abuses and oversight of U.S. intelligence agencies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Senate resolution
founding instrument of a congressional committee
legislative measure
authorized investigation of abuses by U.S. intelligence agencies
oversight of U.S. intelligence activities
branchAffected executive branch of the United States government
intelligence community of the United States NERFINISHED
chamberOfOrigin United States Senate NERFINISHED
committeeFullNameCreated United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities NERFINISHED
country United States of America
created Church Committee NERFINISHED
United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities NERFINISHED
date 1975
establishedBodyChamber Senate select committee NERFINISHED
establishedBodyType select committee
governmentalLevel federal
historicalContext 1970s investigations of U.S. intelligence agencies
post-Watergate reform era
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
language English
legalForm simple resolution
legislativeBody United States Senate
legislativeProcess adopted by the United States Senate in 1975
nicknameOfCommitteeCreated Church Committee NERFINISHED
purpose to establish a Senate select committee to study governmental operations with respect to intelligence activities
relatedTo Church Committee hearings NERFINISHED
United States intelligence community NERFINISHED
congressional oversight of intelligence
resultedIn final reports of the Church Committee
increased congressional oversight of intelligence agencies
public hearings on intelligence abuses
scope U.S. domestic intelligence activities
U.S. foreign intelligence activities
activities of other U.S. intelligence agencies
activities of the Central Intelligence Agency
activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
activities of the National Security Agency
topic abuses of power by intelligence agencies
civil liberties and intelligence activities
intelligence oversight
typeOfInvestigation special Senate investigation
year 1975

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