Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs members will vote June 4 in Washington, according to a newly released agenda.

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If authorized, Johnson, the committee’s chairman, also will be able to issue subpoenas for information or appearances of individuals relating to the unmasking, or revealing of identities, of U.S. citizens affiliated with Trump’s campaign, his transition teams, and the president’s administration.

Johnson and ranking member Gary Peters (D-Mich.) didn’t immediately respond to requests by The Epoch Times for comment. Johnson hasn’t said which officials he wants to call to testify.

The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote at the same time on the same date on authorizing subpoenas for records on the Crossfire Hurricane probe.

Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) announced that vote earlier this month. He said he wants to subpoena former Obama administration officials, including James Comey, the former FBI director, and James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence.

Because Republicans control the Senate, they control and hold majorities on each committee. Chairs can’t issue subpoenas without consent of the ranking member or by a committee vote.

The votes will come one day after Rod Rosenstein, a former deputy attorney general who appointed special counsel Robert Mueller, appears before Graham’s committee to answer questions from lawmakers.

If subpoena power is authorized, Johnson and Graham can issue subpoenas for witnesses, documents, or other materials. According to the Senate Judiciary Committee, subpoena authorization votes aren’t common.

Graham is seeking documents referenced in Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report into Crossfire Hurricane, which found a series of errors in the FBI’s spy applications against Trump campaign associate Carter Page, including mismanagement of informants. . .

(Excerpt from The Epoch Times. Article by Zachary Stieber.)