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Congressional Oversight (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Revised Jan. 2, 2001
Report Number 97-936GOV
Authors Frederick M. Kaiser
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
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Summary:

Congressional oversight of policy implementation and administration, which has occurred throughout the U.S. government experience under the Constitution, takes a variety of forms and utilizes various techniques. These range from specialized investigations by select committees to annual appropriations hearings, and from informal communications between Members or congressional staff and executive personnel to the use of extra congressional mechanisms, such as offices of inspector general and study commissions. Oversight, moreover, is supported by a variety of authorities—the Constitution, public law, and chamber and committee rules—and is an integral part of the system of checks and balances between the legislature and the executive