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Book Presidential Appointments  the Senate s Confirmation Process  and Proposals for Change  112th Congress

Download or read book Presidential Appointments the Senate s Confirmation Process and Proposals for Change 112th Congress written by Maeve P. Carey and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The responsibility for populating top positions in the executive and judicial branches of government is shared, with the President having the power of appointment and the Senate having the power of advice and consent. This report provides a brief background on advice and consent issues, an overview of the appointment process in both the executive and legislative branches, and a brief discussion of recent concerns about the system. Next, the report explores the events in the 112th Congress leading up to the introduction and Senate action on S. 679 and S.Res. 116, and concludes with an analysis of the two measures.

Book Presidential Appointments to Full Time Positions in Executive Departments During the 112th Congress

Download or read book Presidential Appointments to Full Time Positions in Executive Departments During the 112th Congress written by Michael W. Greene and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The President is responsible for appointing individuals to positions throughout the federal government. In some instances, the President makes these appointments using authorities granted to the President alone. Other appointments, generally referred to with the abbreviation PAS, are made by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate via the nomination and confirmation process. This report identifies, for the 112th Congress, all nominations submitted to the Senate for executive-level full-time positions in the 15 executive departments for which the Senate provides advice and consent. It excludes appointments to regulatory boards and commissions as well as to independent and other agencies.

Book Presidential Appointments to Full Time Positions in Executive Departments During the 112th Congress

Download or read book Presidential Appointments to Full Time Positions in Executive Departments During the 112th Congress written by Congressional Research Service and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-08 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The President makes appointments to positions within the federal government, either using the authorities granted to the President alone or with the advice and consent of the Senate. There are some 349 full-time leadership positions in the 15 executive departments for which the Senate provides advice and consent. This report identifies all nominations submitted to the Senate during the 112th Congress for full-time positions in these 15 executive departments. Information for each department is presented in tables. The tables include full-time positions confirmed by the Senate, pay levels for these positions, and appointment action within each executive department. Additional summary information across all 15 executive departments appears in the Appendix. During the 112th Congress, the President submitted 116 nominations to the Senate for full-time positions in executive departments. Of these 116 nominations, 90 were confirmed, 11 were withdrawn, and 15 were returned to him in accordance with Senate rules. For those nominations that were confirmed, a mean (average) of 151.4 days elapsed between nomination and confirmation. The median number of days elapsed was 131.5. Information for this report was compiled using the Senate nominations database of the Legislative Information System (LIS) http: //www.lis.gov/nomis/, the Congressional Record (daily edition), the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, telephone discussions with agency officials, agency websites, the United States Code, and the 2012 Plum Book (United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions).

Book US Senate Guide Volume 1 Basic Information  Organization  Procedures

Download or read book US Senate Guide Volume 1 Basic Information Organization Procedures written by IBP, Inc. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2011 Updated Reprint. Updated Annually. US Senate Guide vol1

Book We Hold These Truths

Download or read book We Hold These Truths written by Stephen M. Maurer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-11-30 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madison designed his Constitution to promote consensus. This book explains why it also rewards polarization, and how to fix it.

Book Yale Law Journal  Volume 125  Number 8   June 2016

Download or read book Yale Law Journal Volume 125 Number 8 June 2016 written by Yale Law Journal and published by Quid Pro Books. This book was released on 2016-07-20 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book City of Rivals

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jason Grumet
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2014-09-09
  • ISBN : 1493014129
  • Pages : 293 pages

Download or read book City of Rivals written by Jason Grumet and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty years ago the Watergate scandal deeply wounded Americans’ faith in government. Since then, good-government reformers and big-government opponents have been on a shared mission to make everything transparent. The problem is that too much light is scaring Congressmen away from making the tough choices necessary to govern in the national interest. It’s no secret that the backrooms are where things get done and where politicians can collaborate without reprisal. In City of Rivals, Grumet boldly argues that the answer lies in harnessing partisanship, not spinning in its mud. America is once again gripped by fear that we are falling behind and fast. Unlike the Soviet threat that shook our nation a half century ago, the menace today is homegrown. On issues of national importance, the two parties in Congress appear incapable of working together. Whether the threat is competition from China, crumbling infrastructure, or rising debt, Washington’s legitimacy to govern and capacity to solve problems are in doubt. The Bipartisan Policy Center’s president, Jason Grumet, tackles this issue head-on by challenging the conventional diagnosis of the current gridlock. Rather than lamenting our differences, Grumet offers practical steps to govern a polarized nation, and he explores the unintended consequences of past reform movements. It’s a must-read for all who care about our country’s future.

Book Landmark Briefs and Arguments of the Supreme Court of the United States

Download or read book Landmark Briefs and Arguments of the Supreme Court of the United States written by United States. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Governing Health

    Book Details:
  • Author : William G. Weissert
  • Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Release : 2019-04-02
  • ISBN : 1421428938
  • Pages : 425 pages

Download or read book Governing Health written by William G. Weissert and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on compelling current examples, Governing Health is a timely and essential book.

Book Debate Over Selected Presidential Assistants and Advisors

Download or read book Debate Over Selected Presidential Assistants and Advisors written by Barbara L. Schwemle and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are some of Pres. Obama¿s appointments (particularly some of those to the White House Office), made outside of the advice and consent process of the Senate, circumvent the Constitution? Are the activities of such appointees subject to oversight by, and accountable to, Congress? This report provides info. and views on the role of some of these appointees and discusses selected appointments in the Obama Admin. It discusses some of the constitutional concerns that have been raised about presidential advisors. These include, for ex., the kinds of positions that qualify as the type that must be filled in accordance with the Appointments Clause, with a focus on examining a few existing positions established by statute, exec. order, and regulation.

Book Congress s Constitution

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  • Author : Joshua Aaron Chafetz
  • Publisher : Yale University Press
  • Release : 2017-01-01
  • ISBN : 0300197101
  • Pages : 449 pages

Download or read book Congress s Constitution written by Joshua Aaron Chafetz and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART ONE: SEPARATION-OF-POWERS MULTIPLICITY -- Prelude -- 1 Political Institutions in the Public Sphere -- 2 The Role of Congress -- PART TWO: CONGRESSIONAL HARD POWERS -- 3 The Power of the Purse -- 4 The Personnel Power -- 5 Contempt of Congress -- PART THREE: CONGRESSIONAL SOFT POWERS -- 6 The Freedom of Speech or Debate -- 7 Internal Discipline -- 8 Cameral Rules -- Conclusion: Toward a Normative Evaluation -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z

Book The Constitution in Congress

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  • Author : David P. Currie
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Release : 1997-05-15
  • ISBN : 9780226131146
  • Pages : 356 pages

Download or read book The Constitution in Congress written by David P. Currie and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1997-05-15 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thus the First Congress left us a rich legacy of arguments over the meaning of a variety of constitutional provisions, and the quality of those arguments was impressively high.

Book Constitutional Conflicts Between Congress and the President

Download or read book Constitutional Conflicts Between Congress and the President written by Louis Fisher and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic on the separation of powers, this book dissects the crucial constitutional disputes between the executive and legislative branches from the Constitutional Convention to the present day. New material includes military tribunals and NSA eavesdropping, disputes over executive orders, state secrets privilege, and post-9/11 wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Book Leadership for America

Download or read book Leadership for America written by United States. National Commission on the Public Service and published by Free Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the report of the 1987 National Commission on the Public Service, chaired by Paul Volcker (otherwise known as the Volcker Commission). It evaluates the current public service malaise, and provides analysis and recommendations for rebuilding an effective service. It considers issues of public perception, education, recruitment, politicization, and economic remuneration. By-the-by, it took Volcker et al. two years to publish the Commission's proceedings, and they don't include an index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book The President Shall Nominate

Download or read book The President Shall Nominate written by Mitchel A. Sollenberger and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive and path-breaking study of what happens behind the scenes before presidents publicly announce to the Senate--and, thus, the nation--their nominees for federal positions.