U.S. Senate Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments
GPTKB entity
Properties (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Committee
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| gptkbp:administrativeDivision |
oversaw federal agencies
collaborated_with_GAO |
| gptkbp:analyzes |
government efficiency
specific cases of misuse of funds waste and fraud in government spending |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
government spending oversight
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| gptkbp:attendance |
regularly scheduled meetings
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| gptkbp:budget |
examined government expenditures
focused on budgetary control |
| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
other_Senate_committees
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| gptkbp:committee |
subcommittees
held public meetings issued committee reports set precedent for future committees staff supporting the committee work Senate_members Senate_member_chairing_the_committee part_of_Senate_history part_of_the_Senate_committee_system |
| gptkbp:community_engagement |
public interest in government spending
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| gptkbp:completed |
1952
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| gptkbp:dissolved |
1952
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| gptkbp:formed |
1941
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| gptkbp:function |
conduct hearings
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| gptkbp:hasMember |
annual
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| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
first committee to focus on executive spending
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
1940s to 1950s
post-World_War_II_era |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
U.S. Senate Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments
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| gptkbp:impact |
government accountability
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| gptkbp:is_monitored_by |
conducted oversight hearings
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| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
federal budget
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| gptkbp:keyPeople |
Senators
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| gptkbp:legacy |
influence on future oversight committees
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| gptkbp:legislation |
oversight laws
Federal_Budget_and_Accounting_Act |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
produced investigative reports
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| gptkbp:powers |
subpoena power
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| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:U.S._Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations
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| gptkbp:provides_access_to |
open to the public
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| gptkbp:publications |
committee reports
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| gptkbp:purpose |
oversight of executive department expenditures
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| gptkbp:reform |
advocated for government reform
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:U.S._Senate
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| gptkbp:reportsTo |
annual reports to the Senate
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| gptkbp:research |
recommendations for budget reforms
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| gptkbp:responsibleFor |
enhanced accountability in federal spending
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| gptkbp:rules |
operated_under_Senate_rules
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| gptkbp:scope |
executive branch agencies
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| gptkbp:successor |
U.S._Senate_Committee_on_Government_Operations
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| gptkbp:testimonials |
witness testimonies during hearings
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| gptkbp:visibility |
promoted transparency in government spending
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