SRES 21 · 94th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Resolved, to establish a select committee of the Senate to conduct an investigation and study of governmental operations with respect to intelligence activities.
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EnactedLatest: Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #1 (82-4).(1975-01-27)
Recorded Votes
PassedSenate · 1975-01-27
Yea 82Nay 4
PassedSenate · 1975-01-27
Yea 82Nay 4
Plain Language Summary
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Establishes in the Senate the Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities to conduct an investigation of the extent, if any, to which illegal, improper, or unethical activities were engaged in by any agency or by any persons, acting either individually or in combination with others, in carrying out any intelligence or surveillance activities by or on behalf of any agency of the Federal Government. Authorizes the select committee to make a study of the activities of any agency or persons or groups which have any tendency to reveal the full facts with respect to specified matters, including the following: (1) whether the Central Intelligence Agency has conducted an illegal domestic intelligence operation in the United States; (2) the conduct of domestic intelligence or counterintelligence operations against United States citizens by the Federal Bureau of Investigation or any other Federal agency; and (3) the origin and disposition of the so-called Huston Plan to apply United States intelligence agency capabilities against individuals or organizations within the United States. Sets forth the powers of the committee. Directs the committee t…
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