"We have long supported the principle of congressional review of this matter," said White House spokesman Josh Earnest, saying one was "certainly warranted."
Dismissing President-elect Donald Trump's doubts about Moscow's role, Earnest added: "You didn't need a security clearance to figure out who benefited from malicious Russian cyber activity."
Trump again dismisses CIA findings on Russian meddling
US Republican President-elect Donald Trump has reiterated his questions about US intelligence reports that Russia intervened in the presidential election on his behalf through targeted hacking.
In two posts on Twitter on Monday, Trump also suggested that politics played a role in the reports that emerged late last week.
"Can you imagine if the election results were the opposite and WE tried to play the Russia/CIA card. It would be called conspiracy theory!" he wrote.
A second tweet said, "Unless you catch "hackers" in the act, it is very hard to determine who was doing the hacking. Why wasn't this brought up before election?"
But US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has added his voice to calls for bipartisan cooperation on investigations into Russian hacking aimed at interfering with the American presidential election.
"Any foreign breach of our cybersecurity measures is disturbing and I strongly condemn any such efforts," McConnell said at a news conference. "This simply cannot be a partisan issue."
US House Speaker Paul Ryan says he supports effort by the House Intelligence Committee to examine cyber threats posed to the American democratic process, but that such efforts should not cast doubt on Trump's victory.
"Any foreign intervention in our elections is entirely unacceptable. And any intervention by Russia is especially problematic," Ryan said in a statement on Monday.
The White House supports reviews by Congress of Russian interference, saying intelligence agencies have been cooperating closely with lawmakers from both parties.
"We certainly have long supported the principle of congressional review of this matter," spokesman Josh Earnest told a news briefing on Monday.
