Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1392
Book Description
Congressional Record
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1392
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1392
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Committees and the Decline of Lawmaking in Congress
Author: Jonathan Lewallen
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472132067
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
The public, journalists, and legislators themselves have often lamented a decline in congressional lawmaking in recent years, often blaming party politics for the lack of legislative output. In Committees and the Decline of Lawmaking in Congress, Jonathan Lewallen examines the decline in lawmaking from a new, committee-centered perspective. Lewallen tests his theory against other explanations such as partisanship and an increased demand for oversight with multiple empirical tests and traces shifts in policy activity by policy area using the Policy Agendas Project coding scheme. He finds that because party leaders have more control over the legislative agenda, committees have spent more of their time conducting oversight instead. Partisanship alone does not explain this trend; changes in institutional rules and practices that empowered party leaders have created more uncertainty for committees and contributed to a shift in their policy activities. The shift toward oversight at the committee level combined with party leader control over the voting agenda means that many members of Congress are effectively cut out of many of the institution’s policy decisions. At a time when many, including Congress itself, are considering changes to modernize the institution and keep up with a stronger executive branch, the findings here suggest that strengthening Congress will require more than running different candidates or providing additional resources.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472132067
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
The public, journalists, and legislators themselves have often lamented a decline in congressional lawmaking in recent years, often blaming party politics for the lack of legislative output. In Committees and the Decline of Lawmaking in Congress, Jonathan Lewallen examines the decline in lawmaking from a new, committee-centered perspective. Lewallen tests his theory against other explanations such as partisanship and an increased demand for oversight with multiple empirical tests and traces shifts in policy activity by policy area using the Policy Agendas Project coding scheme. He finds that because party leaders have more control over the legislative agenda, committees have spent more of their time conducting oversight instead. Partisanship alone does not explain this trend; changes in institutional rules and practices that empowered party leaders have created more uncertainty for committees and contributed to a shift in their policy activities. The shift toward oversight at the committee level combined with party leader control over the voting agenda means that many members of Congress are effectively cut out of many of the institution’s policy decisions. At a time when many, including Congress itself, are considering changes to modernize the institution and keep up with a stronger executive branch, the findings here suggest that strengthening Congress will require more than running different candidates or providing additional resources.
CIS US Congressional Committee Hearings Index: 79th Congress-82nd Congress, 1945-1952 (6 v.)
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 748
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Federal Depository Library Directory
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Depository libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
This is the official GPO directory information (names, addresses, telephone numbers, etc.) of all federal depository libraries. The electronic version is created from the PROFILE portion of the LPS PAMALA database. The results screens include links to each library's latest Item Lister item selection profile record, and, as applicable, a hotlinked email address and a Depository Web site URL. This database is updated on the first Friday of the month.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Depository libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
This is the official GPO directory information (names, addresses, telephone numbers, etc.) of all federal depository libraries. The electronic version is created from the PROFILE portion of the LPS PAMALA database. The results screens include links to each library's latest Item Lister item selection profile record, and, as applicable, a hotlinked email address and a Depository Web site URL. This database is updated on the first Friday of the month.
The Congressional Globe
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 960
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 960
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The Pig Book
Author: Citizens Against Government Waste
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312343576
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A compendium of the most ridiculous examples of Congress's pork-barrel spending.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312343576
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A compendium of the most ridiculous examples of Congress's pork-barrel spending.
Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings in the U.S. Senate
Author: Dion Farganis
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472119338
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
How much do Supreme Court nominees reveal at their confirmation hearings, and how do their answers affect senators' votes?
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472119338
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
How much do Supreme Court nominees reveal at their confirmation hearings, and how do their answers affect senators' votes?
Index to Publications
Author: United States. Department of Labor. Manpower Administration
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Category : Labor supply
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Publisher:
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Category : Labor supply
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Government Printing and Binding Regulations
Author: United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Printing
Publisher:
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the United States House of Representatives, 1789-1946 (Record Group 233)
Author: National Archives (U.S.)
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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