Letter From Joseph D. Morelle and Rosa L. DeLauro, Committee on Appropriations

Dear Inspector General Benoit:

I am writing to request an investigation into, and continued monitoring of, potential improper communications between the Library of Congress (Library)—a legislative branch agency—and the executive branch, including the possible unauthorized transfer of congressional or Library data to executive branch agencies and personnel.

I request your office investigate:

1. whether the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) or other executive branch entities have requested or otherwise attempted to access or review Library data, including but not limited to communications between the Congressional Research Service and congressional offices;
2. whether Library staff have received directives from the executive branch to modify access protocols or information sharing practices with entities outside the legislative branch;
3. whether executive branch officials have attempted to circumvent existing inter-branch communication pathways; and
4. any other potentially illegal or inappropriate actions