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Jurisdiction

The committee oversees all or part of the following executive branch departments and agencies:

Source: Wikipedia

Members

Republican Members (Majority)
Chair: Mike Turner, OH-10
Brad Wenstrup, OH-2
Chris Stewart, UT-02
Rick Crawford, AR-01
Elise Stefanik, NY-21
Trent Kelly, MS-01
Darin LaHood, IL-16
Brian Fitzpatrick, PA-01
Mike Gallagher, WI-08
Austin Scott, GA-08
French Hill, AR-02
Dan Crenshaw, TX-02
Mike Waltz, FL-06
Mike Garcia, CA-27

Democratic Members (Minority)
Ranking Member: Jim Himes, CT-04
Andre Carson, IN-07
Joaquin Castro, TX-20
Raja Krishnamoorthi, IL-08
Jason Crow, CO-06
Ami Bera, CA-06
Stacey Plaskett, VI-AL
Josh Gottheimer, NJ-05
Jimmy Gomez, CA-34
Chrissy Houlahan, PA-06
Abigail Spanberger, VA-07

History

Prior to establishing the permanent select committee in 1977, the House of Representatives established the “Select Committee on Intelligence”, commonly referred to as the “Pike Committee”, so named after its last chairman, Otis G. Pike of New York. The select committee had originally been established in February 1975 under the chairmanship of Congressman Lucien Nedzi of Michigan. Following Nedzi’s resignation in June, the committee was reconstituted with Pike as chair, in July 1975, with its mandate expiring January 31, 1976. Under Pike’s chairmanship, the committee investigated illegal activities by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

The final report of the Pike Committee was never officially published, due to Congressional opposition. However, unauthorized versions of the draft final report were leaked to the press. CBS News reporter Daniel Schorr was called to testify before Congress, but refused to divulge his source. Major portions of the report were published by The Village Voice, and a full copy of the draft was published in England.

During the 1980s the HPSCI worked to acquire access to covert action notifications of the CIA, as well as to strengthen the role of the committee in intelligence agency funding. Under the Reagan administration, the HPSCI and United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) worked with the Director of Central Intelligence William J. Casey on what was known as the “Casey Accords”. The accords required that covert action findings were to be accompanied by “scope papers” that included a risk/gain assessment of each such activity. However, the deal was not acceptable to the HPSCI, and after the Iran-contra scandal, more pressure was placed on strengthening the oversight of committees.

In 2017, the committee was tasked along with the SSCI to determine the degree of Russian interference in 2016 US elections. The committee has also been investigating allegations of wiretapping of President Donald Trump, as well as ties between Russian officials and members of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. The committee came under intense scrutiny in 2017-2018 due to allegations of partisanship and leaks of classified information by members of the committee and their staff. In March 2018, the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections was abruptly ended by the committee’s Republican members despite the assertion by Democratic members that the investigation was incomplete and had failed to gather pertinent information. Notably, House Intelligence Republicans released a draft of their investigatory report which contradicted some findings of the U.S. Intelligence Community and was written without the input of House Democrats. In March 2018, after further bitter disagreements, Republican committee member Tom Rooney claimed that the committee had “lost all credibility” and had become “a political forum for people to leak information to drive the day’s news.” In July 2018, the chair of the committee, Representative Devin Nunes, accused the Department of Justice, and its Federal Bureau of Investigations, of obstructing the committee’s Trump/Russia related investigation in the hope of a Democratic takeover of congress later that year.

With change of Party leadership in the House for the 116th United States Congress, the Committee launched a probe of Trump’s finances and Russian ties in February 2019. In June 2019, in the course of hearings on the national security implications of climate change, the White House blocked the submission of a statement by the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research Office of the Geographer and Global Issues, and the analyst who wrote the statement, Rod Schoonover, resigned.

Source: Wikipedia

Contact

Locations

Capitol Visitor Center HVC-304
US Capitol Building Washington, DC 20515-6415

Majority Staff
Phone: : (202) 225-7690
Fax: (202) 226-5068

Minority Staff
Phone: (202) 225-4121
Fax: (202) 225-1991

Web Links

• Government Site
• Minority Webpages
• Congress.Gov
• House Telephone Directory
• OnAir Post: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
• Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
• Chair, Mike Turner
• Ranking Member,
• Wikipedia
• Twitter
• YouTube
• Facebook

Legislation

Bills

Source: Committee website

Hearings

Source: Committee website

Subcommittees

Central Intelligence Agency Subcommittee

Source: Committee Website

Legislative and oversight responsibilities shall include the programs, policies, budget, and operations of the Central Intelligence Agency; all covert actions of the Intelligence Community; and the collection, exploitation, and dissemination of HUMINT.

Republican Members (Majority)
Chair: Rick Crawford
Elise Stefanik
Mike Gallagher
Austin Scott
Dan Crenshaw
Mike Waltz

Democratic Members (Minority)
Ranking Member: André Carson
Joaquin Castro
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Jason Crow

National Intelligence Enterprise Subcommittee

Source: Committee Website

Legislative and oversight responsibilities shall include the programs, policies, budget, and operations of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the intelligence components of the Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security (including the U.S. Coast Guard), Department of Justice (including the Drug Enforcement Administration and Federal Bureau of Investigation), Department of State, and Department of Treasury; matters regarding U.S. persons’ privacy and civil liberties; counter-intelligence; all domestic activities of the Intelligence Community; and all cross-cutting matters associated with the National Intelligence Enterprise.

Republican Members (Majority)
Chair: Brian Fitzpatrick
Brad Wenstrup
Trent Kelly
Darin LaHood
French Hill
Dan Crenshaw

Democratic Members (Minority)
Ranking Member: Stacey E. Plaskett
Abigail Spanberger
Ami Bera
Josh Gottheimer

Defense Intelligence & Overhead Architecture Subcommittee

Source: Committee Website

Legislative and oversight responsibilities shall include the programs, policies, budget, operations, and intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the Department of Defense, including the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, Defense Intelligence Agency, National Reconnaissance Office, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the intelligence components of the Military Services (Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force); all activities funded by the Military Intelligence Program; all matters related to the Defense Intelligence Enterprise; and the collection, exploitation, and dissemination of Acoustic Intelligence (ACINT), Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), Imagery Intelligence (IMINT), and Measures and Signatures Intelligence (MASINT).

Republican Members (Majority)
Chair:  Trent Kelly
Brad Wenstrup
Chris Stewart
Rick Crawford
Brian Fitzpatrick
Mike Garcia

Democratic Members (Minority)
Ranking Member: Chrissy Houlahan
Jason Crow
Stacey E. Plaskett
Abigail Spanberger

National Security Agency & Cyber Subcommittee

Source: Committee Website

Legislative and oversight responsibilities shall include the programs, policies, budget, and operations of the National Security Agency/Central Security Service; the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM); the collection, exploitation, and dissemination of Communications Intelligence (COMINT), Electronic Intelligence (ELINT), Foreign Instrumentation Signals Intelligence (FISINT), and all cyber-intelligence activities of the Intelligence Community, including support for the nation’s cyber-defense and cyber-offense.

Republican Members (Majority)
Chair: Darin LaHood
Mike Gallagher
Austin Scott
French Hill
Mike Waltz
Mike Garcia

Democratic Members (Minority)
Ranking Member: Josh Gottheimer
Ami Bera
Joaquin Castro
Jimmy Gomez

Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee

Source: Committee Website

Oversight responsibilities shall include all matters within the scope of the full Committee’s jurisdiction, in concurrence with the relevant subcommittee(s) of jurisdiction; any investigative matters referred by the Chair; and receiving and reviewing whistleblower complaints and other information concerning waste, fraud, or abuse by the Intelligence Community.

Republican Members (Majority)
Chair:  Brad Wenstrup

Democratic Members (Minority)
Ranking Member: Jimmy Gomez

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Campaign Finance

Source: Open Secrets