5 U.S.C. § 2954
Information to committees of Congress on request
An Executive agency, on request of the Committee on Government Operations of the House of Representatives, or of any seven members thereof, or on request of the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, or any five members thereof, shall submit any information requested of it relating to any matter within the jurisdiction of the committee.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1971–2022 · leading case: Cummings v. Murphy, 321 F. Supp. 3d 92 (D.C. Cir. 2018).
Cummings v. Murphy, 321 F. Supp. 3d 92 (D.C. Cir. 2018). “That moniker derives from the "Seven Member Rule," which is embodied in 5 U.S.C. § 2954 . Adopted by Congress in 1928, section 2954 provides in pertinent part that, upon request of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the U.”
Carolyn Maloney v. Emily Murphy, 984 F.3d 50 (D.C. Cir. 2020). “See 5 U.S.C. § 2954 . In 2017, the Ranking Member of the Committee and seven other members sent such a request to the General Services Administration seeking information related to property owned by the United States government.”
Gary A. Soucie v. Edward E. David, Jr., Dir., Off. of Sci. & Tech., 448 F.2d 1067 (D.C. Cir. 1971). “996 , as amended, 5 U.S.C. § 2954 (Supp. V, 1970) (each executive agency must disclose certain information to Gov’t Operations Committees of House and Senate on request).”
Leach v. Resolution Trust Corp., 860 F. Supp. 868 (D.D.C. 1994). “See 5 U.S.C. § 2954 (“An Executive agency, on request of the Committee on Government Operations of the House of Representatives, or of any seven members thereof .”
Carolyn Maloney v. Robin Carhahan (ORDER IN SLIP OPINION FORMAT) (D.C. Cir. 2022). “MILLETT, Circuit Judge, with whom Senior Circuit Judge TATEL joins, concurring in the denial of rehearing en banc: While much still remains to be litigated in district court, the court rightly denies rehearing en banc on the narrow issue before us. The only question in this case…”
Cummings v. Murphy (D.D.C. 2018). “That moniker derives from the “Seven Member Rule,” which is embodied in 5 U.S.C. § 2954 . Adopted by Congress in 1928, section 2954 provides in pertinent part that, upon request of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the U.”
Constitutionality of Statute Requiring Exec. Agency to Report Directly to Cong. (OLC 1982). “” 5 U.S.C. § 2954 . This provision, however, has been narrowly interpreted by the Executive Branch to grant to the pertinent committees access to only the type of information that has traditionally been made available to Congress and that is not subject to valid claims of…”
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