Whereas the power of the Congress to conduct investigations is inherent in the legislative process. That power is broad. It encompasses inquiries concerning the administration of existing laws as well as proposed or possibly needed statutes [and] comprehends probes into departments of the Federal Government to expose corruption, inefficiency or waste. ( Watkins v. United States (354 U.S. 178, 187)); Whereas a necessary corollary of Congress’s oversight and investigative authority is the power to issue and enforce subpoenas. The [I]ssuance of subpoenas . . . has long been held to be a legitimate use by Congress of its power to investigate. ( Eastland v. U.S. Serviceman’s Fund (421 U.S. 491, 504)); Whereas Chairman Devin Nunes of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives requested information on potential abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in a March 8, 2017, letter to the Department of Justice; Whereas the Committee reviewed responsive documents on March 17, 2017, but thereafter the Department of Justice refused to make the documents available; Whereas Chairman Nunes issued a subpoena on August 24, 2017 to include the documents sought on March 8, 2017; Whereas the Department of Justice came to substantially comply with the subpoena 10 months after the subpoena and more than one year from the original request; Whereas Chairman Nunes sought documents related to 9 current or former Department of Justice personnel in a March 23, 2018 letter; Whereas the Department of Justice complied with the request relating to one individual on May 8, 2018, but has yet to fully comply with the other requests; Whereas Chairman Nunes sent a letter classified SECRET on April 24, 2018, followed by a subpoena on April 30, 2018, which demanded the production of all documents related to the issue identified in the earlier letter