IC Oversight & Policy — 2026-06-30

House Task Force on Declassification Schedules Live Hearing on CIA MKULTRA Mind Control Experiments for June 30

BLUFLuna's task force almost certainly built a formal evidentiary record on MKULTRA by June 30, creating procedural leverage to compel CIA compliance amid the agency's active resistance to disclosure.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), chair of the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, held a public hearing on June 30 at 10 a.m. in Rayburn 2154 to examine MKULTRA's history, its original classification rationale, and the intelligence community's record on releasing related records 12. Named witnesses are Stephen Kinzer, Brown University Senior Fellow and author of "Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control," and investigative journalist Tom O'Neill, author of "CHAOS: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties" 23. Luna stated in the June 28 announcement that the IC "has covered up the nature and classification of the MKULTRA experiments for decades" and that its "unwillingness to deliver the truth has fueled dangerous conspiracy theories and eroded public trust in the federal government" 23.

Analysis
The task force hearing almost certainly proceeded as scheduled by end of day June 30, formalizing congressional oversight of CIA MKULTRA record retention into a live public proceeding. High confidence rests on primary committee documentation, confirmed witness appearances, and no cancellation indicators in open sources. The hearing's evidentiary record gives Luna's task force a documented basis to compel further disclosure or pursue legislation mandating CIA compliance. The CIA's seizure of MKULTRA files from Gabbard's office in May positions the agency's posture as active resistance rather than passive delay. The committee's witness selection signals intent to establish institutional culpability, not merely satisfy historical curiosity.
4 sources
  1. Mind Control and Accountability: Uncovering the Truth of the CIA's MKULTRA Project - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  2. Luna Announces Hearing on MKULTRA Experiments and Its Impact on Public Trust - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  3. Congressional Hearing on MKULTRA Scheduled for Tuesday - JFK Facts
  4. What to know about MK-Ultra as Rep. Luna ramps up scrutiny - The Hill

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