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S. Res. 164 111th Congress Senate

A resolution amending Senate Resolution 400, 94th Congress, and Senate Resolution 445, 108th Congress, to improve congressional oversight of the intelligence activities of the United States, to…

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Official title: A resolution amending Senate Resolution 400, 94th Congress, and Senate Resolution 445, 108th Congress, to improve congressional oversight of the intelligence activities of the United States, to provide a strong, stable, and capable congressional committee structure to provide the intelligence community appropriate oversight, support, and leadership, and to implement a key recommendation of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.

Introduced: June 2, 2009 See on congress.gov
Congress AppropriationsCentral Intelligence Agency (CIA)Congressional committeesCongressional operations and organization
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Department of DefenseDepartment of JusticeDepartment of StateDirector of National IntelligenceFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationSenate Committee on AppropriationsSenate Select Committee on Intelligence
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5950-5951)
Jun 2, 2009
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Jun 2, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5950-5951)
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 Latest action June 2, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5950-5951)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Senate Resolution 400, 94th Congress (establishing the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence) to expand the Committee's jurisdiction to appropriations as well as (under current law) the authorization of appropriations for: (1) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the DNI Director; (2) the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the CIA Director; (3) the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); (4) the National Security Agency (NSA); (5) the intelligence activities of other departments and subdivisions of the Department of Defense (DOD); (6) the intelligence activities of the Department of State; (7) the intelligence activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI); and (8) their respective successors.

Amends Senate Resolution 445, 108th Congress (establishing in the Senate Committee on Appropriations a Subcommittee on Intelligence) to abolish the Subcommittee.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 164: A resolution amending Senate Resolution 400, 94th Congress, and Senate Resolution 445, 108th Congress, to improve congressional oversight of the intelligence activities of the United States, to provide a strong, stable, and capable congressional committee structure to provide the intelligence community appropriate oversight, support, and leadership, and to implement a key recommendation of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-164/
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"S. Res. 164: A resolution amending Senate Resolution 400, 94th Congress, and Senate Resolution 445, 108th Congress, to improve congressional oversight of the intelligence activities of the United States, to provide a strong, stable, and capable congressional committee structure to provide the intelligence community appropriate oversight, support, and leadership, and to implement a key recommendation of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-164/.
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S. Res. 164, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-164/.
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[S. Res. 164: A resolution amending Senate Resolution 400, 94th Congress, and Senate Resolution 445, 108th Congress, to improve congressional oversight of the intelligence activities of the United States, to provide a strong, stable, and capable congressional committee structure to provide the intelligence community appropriate oversight, support, and leadership, and to implement a key recommendation of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-164/)
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