United States House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government information
Subcommittee of the US House of Representatives
United States House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government
Select committee
United States House of Representatives 118th Congress
History
Formed
January 10, 2023
Leadership
Chair
Jim Jordan (R) Since January 10, 2023
Ranking member
Stacey Plaskett (D) Since January 10, 2023
Structure
Seats
21
Political parties
Majority (12)
Republican (12)
Minority (9)
Democratic (9)
Jurisdiction
Purpose
To investigate the executive branch's authority to investigate U.S. citizens and gather information, as well as its ability to obtain information from or shared with the private sector.[1]
Senate counterpart
None
The United States House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government is a select subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee created by the House on January 10, 2023. Established to investigate alleged abuses of federal authority, including collusion between federal agencies and private sector entities to suppress conservative viewpoints, the committee has broad authority to subpoena law enforcement and national security agencies, including with regard to ongoing criminal investigations.
The subcommittee is chaired by Representative Jim Jordan, who also chairs the Judiciary Committee.[2][3]
^Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Luke Broadwater; Catie Edmondson (January 10, 2023). "Divided House Approves G.O.P. Inquiry Into 'Weaponization' of Government". The New York Times.
^Kapur, Sahil (January 10, 2023). "House GOP eyes new committee to probe 'weaponization' of federal government". NBC News. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
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