Overview
- Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, who leads the House Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, said on Wednesday on X that the panel will hold an MKUltra hearing on May 13.
- Her office has not released the time, location, witness list, or the specific scope of the session.
- MKUltra was a CIA effort during the 1950s to 1970s that tested drugs such as LSD, hypnosis, and other methods on unwitting people to study behavior control.
- Large parts of the program’s files were destroyed in 1973 on orders from CIA Director Richard Helms, leaving key facts about participants, methods, and outcomes unclear.
- Interest rose after 2024 releases of MKUltra-related records by the National Security Archive and ProQuest, which could guide what the task force seeks to make public next.