Church Committee investigation

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gptkbp:instanceOf United States Senate investigation
gptkbp:chairman gptkb:Frank_Church
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Church_Committee
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate 1976
gptkbp:focus gptkb:Project_SHAMROCK
gptkb:COINTELPRO
gptkb:Operation_CHAOS
abuses by U.S. intelligence agencies
assassination plots against foreign leaders
illegal surveillance of U.S. citizens
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Church Committee investigation
gptkbp:influenced legislation on intelligence oversight
public perception of intelligence agencies
gptkbp:investigatedBy gptkb:Central_Intelligence_Agency
gptkb:Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
gptkb:Internal_Revenue_Service
gptkb:National_Security_Agency
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Frank_Church
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:John_Tower
gptkb:Walter_Mondale
gptkb:Barry_Goldwater
gptkb:Gary_Hart
gptkb:Howard_Baker
gptkb:Charles_Mathias
gptkb:Richard_Schweiker
gptkb:Robert_Morgan
gptkb:Robert_T._Stafford
gptkb:Walter_Huddleston
gptkb:Philip_Hart
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:United_States_Senate_Select_Committee_to_Study_Governmental_Operations_with_Respect_to_Intelligence_Activities
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Watergate_scandal
gptkbp:producedDocument gptkb:Final_Report_of_the_Church_Committee
gptkbp:publicHearings yes
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Pike_Committee
gptkb:Rockefeller_Commission
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act
increased oversight of intelligence agencies
creation of the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
gptkbp:significance exposed illegal and unethical activities by U.S. intelligence agencies
gptkbp:startDate 1975
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Security_Agency
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4