<P> Congressional oversight is oversight by the United States Congress over the Executive Branch , including the numerous U.S. federal agencies . Congressional oversight includes the review , monitoring , and supervision of federal agencies , programs , activities , and policy implementation . Congress exercises this power largely through its congressional committee system . Oversight also occurs in a wide variety of congressional activities and contexts . These include authorization , appropriations , investigative , and legislative hearings by standing committees ; specialized investigations by select committees ; and reviews and studies by congressional support agencies and staff . </P>
<P> Congressional oversight is oversight by the United States Congress over the Executive Branch , including the numerous U.S. federal agencies . Congressional oversight includes the review , monitoring , and supervision of federal agencies , programs , activities , and policy implementation . Congress exercises this power largely through its congressional committee system . Oversight also occurs in a wide variety of congressional activities and contexts . These include authorization , appropriations , investigative , and legislative hearings by standing committees ; specialized investigations by select committees ; and reviews and studies by congressional support agencies and staff . </P>
who establishes committees to oversee activities of executive branch
who establishes committees to oversee activities of executive branch
Congress
Congress