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Congressional Oversight

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Congressional oversight is the monitoring of the executive branch and its agencies through hearings, investigations, and required reports.

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A committee summons an agency head to explain a program under its jurisdiction.

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Oversight is a continuing power — it operates between elections, not only at them.