United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
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The United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is a committee
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 of the United States House of Representatives
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, currently chaired by Mike Rogers. It is the primary committee in the U.S. House of Representatives charged with the oversight of the United States Intelligence Community
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, though it does share some jurisdiction with other committees in the House, including the Armed Services Committee
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 for some matters dealing with the Department of Defense
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 and the various branches of the U.S. military
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.

The committee was preceded by the Select Committee on Intelligence between 1975 and 1977. established the permanent select committee, which gave it status equal to a standing committee on July 14, 1977.

Oversight

The committee oversees all or part of the following executive branch departments
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 and agencies
Independent agencies of the United States government
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:
  • Office of the Director of National Intelligence
  • Central Intelligence Agency
    Central Intelligence Agency
    The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...

  • Defense Intelligence Agency
    Defense Intelligence Agency
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  • Department of Defense
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  • Department of Energy
    United States Department of Energy
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  • Department of Homeland Security
    United States Department of Homeland Security
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  • Department of Justice
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  • Department of State
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  • Department of Treasury
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  • Drug Enforcement Administration
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  • Federal Bureau of Investigation
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  • National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
    National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
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  • National Reconnaissance Office
    National Reconnaissance Office
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  • National Security Agency
    National Security Agency
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  • Office of Naval Intelligence
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  • Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency
  • United States Army Intelligence and Security Command
    United States Army Intelligence and Security Command
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  • United States Coast Guard
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  • Marine Corps Intelligence Activity
    Marine Corps Intelligence Activity
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Members, 112th Congress

The committee is chaired by Mike Rogers from Michigan
Michigan
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's .
Majority Minority
  • Mike Rogers, Michigan, Chair
  • Mac Thornberry
    Mac Thornberry
    William McClellan "Mac" Thornberry is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1995. He is a member of the Republican Party....

    , Texas
  • Sue Myrick, North Carolina
  • Jeff Miller
    Jeff Miller
    Jefferson B. "Jeff" Miller is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes all of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, and Washington Counties....

    , Florida
  • Mike Conaway
    Mike Conaway
    Kenneth Michael "Mike" Conaway, is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is located in West Texas and includes Midland, Odessa, San Angelo, Brownwood and Fredericksburg....

    , Texas
  • Peter King
    Peter T. King
    Peter T. "Pete" King is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party. King's central Long Island district includes parts of Nassau and Suffolk counties....

    , New York
  • Frank LoBiondo
    Frank LoBiondo
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    , New Jersey
  • Devin Nunes
    Devin Nunes
    Devin Nunes is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district, located in the San Joaquin Valley, includes all of Tulare County, as well as much of eastern Fresno County. He is also the author of the book Restoring the Republic, published by...

    , California
  • Lynn Westmoreland
    Lynn Westmoreland
    Lynn A. Westmoreland is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from the far southern Atlanta suburbs to the suburbs of Columbus...

    , Georgia
  • Michele Bachmann
    Michele Bachmann
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    , Minnesota
  • Tom Rooney
    Tom Rooney (politician)
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    , Florida
  • Joe Heck
    Joe Heck
    Joseph John “Joe” Heck is the U.S. Representative for Nevada’s 3rd congressional district and is a member of the Republican Party...

    , Nevada
  • Dutch Ruppersberger
    Dutch Ruppersberger
    Charles Albert "Dutch" Ruppersberger III is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party....

    , Maryland, Ranking Member
  • Mike Thompson
    Mike Thompson
    Michael C. Thompson , is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1999. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes Napa, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties as well as parts of Yolo and Sonoma Counties....

    , California
  • Jan Schakowsky
    Jan Schakowsky
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    , Illinois
  • James Langevin
    James Langevin
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    , Rhode Island
  • Adam Schiff
    Adam Schiff
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    , California
  • Dan Boren
    Dan Boren
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    , Oklahoma
  • Luis Gutiérrez
    Luis Gutiérrez
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    , Illinois
  • Ben Chandler
    Ben Chandler
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    , Kentucky
  • Ex officio
  • John Boehner
    John Boehner
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    , Ohio
  • Nancy Pelosi
    Nancy Pelosi
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    , California


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    Subcommittees

    Subcommittee Chair Ranking Member
    Oversight Lynn Westmoreland
    Lynn Westmoreland
    Lynn A. Westmoreland is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from the far southern Atlanta suburbs to the suburbs of Columbus...

     (R-GA)
    Jan Schakowsky
    Jan Schakowsky
    Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1999. She is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes many of Chicago's northern suburbs, including Evanston, Skokie, Wilmette, Park Ridge, Des Plaines and Rosemont...

     (D-IL)
    Technical and Tactical Intelligence
    United States House Intelligence Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence
    The House Intelligence Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence is one of the three subcommittees within the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence- Members, 112th Congress :- External links :*...

    Joe Heck
    Joe Heck
    Joseph John “Joe” Heck is the U.S. Representative for Nevada’s 3rd congressional district and is a member of the Republican Party...

     (R-NV)
    Adam Schiff
    Adam Schiff
    Adam Bennett Schiff is the U.S. Representative for . He has served in Congress since 2001. He is a member of the Democratic Party...

     (D-CA)
    Terrorism, HUMINT, Analysis and Counterintelligence Sue Wilkins Myrick
    Sue Wilkins Myrick
    Sue Wilkins Myrick is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1995. She is a member of the Republican Party. She is the first Republican woman to represent North Carolina in Congress.-Early political career:...

     (R-NC)
    Mike Thompson
    Mike Thompson
    Michael C. Thompson , is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1999. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes Napa, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties as well as parts of Yolo and Sonoma Counties....

     (D-CA)

    Select Committee on Intelligence, 1975–1977

    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
    Otis G. Pike
    Otis Grey Pike is a retired Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Early life:...

     of New York
    New York
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    . The select committee had originally been established in February 1975 under the chairmanship of Congressman Lucien Nedzi
    Lucien N. Nedzi
    Lucien Norbert Nedzi is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Michigan....

     of Michigan
    Michigan
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    . 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
    Central Intelligence Agency
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     (CIA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation
    Federal Bureau of Investigation
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     (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
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     reporter Daniel Schorr
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     was called to testify before Congress, but refused to divulge his source. Major portions of the report were published by The Village Voice
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    , and a full copy of the draft was published in England.

    Select Committee Chairs

    • Lucien N. Nedzi
      Lucien N. Nedzi
      Lucien Norbert Nedzi is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Michigan....

       (February 1975 – July 1975)
    • Otis G. Pike
      Otis G. Pike
      Otis Grey Pike is a retired Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Early life:...

       (July 1975 – January 1976)

    Permanent Select Committee Chairs

    • Edward P. Boland (1977–1985)
    • Lee H. Hamilton
      Lee H. Hamilton
      Lee Herbert Hamilton is a former member of the United States House of Representatives and currently a member of the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council. A member of the Democratic Party, Hamilton represented the 9th congressional district of Indiana from 1965 to 1999...

       (1985–1987)
    • Louis Stokes
      Louis Stokes
      Louis Stokes is a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives....

       (1987–1989)
    • Anthony C. Beilenson
      Anthony C. Beilenson
      Anthony Charles Beilenson is a former Democratic Congressman from Southern California who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1997....

       (1989–1991)
    • David K. McCurdy (1991–1993)
    • Dan Glickman
      Dan Glickman
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       (1993–1995)
    • Larry Combest
      Larry Combest
      Larry Ed Combest is a retired Texas Republican U.S. politician who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 to 2003.-Early life:...

       (1995–1997)
    • Porter Goss (1997–2004)
    • Peter Hoekstra (2004–2007)
    • Silvestre Reyes
      Silvestre Reyes
      Silvestre "Silver" Reyes is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997, and the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the primary Committee in the U.S...

       (2007–2011)
    • Mike Rogers (2011–present)

    See also

    • Church Committee
      Church Committee
      The Church Committee is the common term referring to the United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities, a U.S. Senate committee chaired by Senator Frank Church in 1975. A precursor to the U.S...

    • Rockefeller Commission
      United States President's Commission on CIA activities within the United States
      The U.S. President's Commission on CIA activities within the United States was set up under President Gerald Ford in 1975 to investigate the activities of the Central Intelligence Agency and other intelligence agencies within the United States...

    • Family jewels (Central Intelligence Agency)
      Family Jewels (Central Intelligence Agency)
      The Family Jewels is the informal name used to refer to a set of reports that detail activities conducted by the United States Central Intelligence Agency. Considered illegal or inappropriate, these actions were conducted over the span of decades, from the 1950s to the mid-1970s...

    • COINTELPRO
      COINTELPRO
      COINTELPRO was a series of covert, and often illegal, projects conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation aimed at surveilling, infiltrating, discrediting, and disrupting domestic political organizations.COINTELPRO tactics included discrediting targets through psychological...


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