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Book Presidential Appointments to Full time Positions in Executive Departments During the 108th Congress 2003 2004

Download or read book Presidential Appointments to Full time Positions in Executive Departments During the 108th Congress 2003 2004 written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 108th Congress, the President submitted to the Senate 166 nominations to executive department full-time positions. Of these 166 nominations, 120 were confirmed; eight were withdrawn; one was returned to the President at the end of the first session; and 37 were returned to him at the end of the second session of the 108th Congress. For those nominations that were confirmed, an average of 98 days elapsed between the time of the nomination and the nomination's receipt and confirmation. The median number of days elapsed was 83. These statistics do not include the days during which the Senate was adjourned for its August recesses and between sessions of Congress. President Bush made a total of 18 recess appointments to the departments during this time. Of those 18, three were made during the recess between the first and second sessions of the 108th Congress (intersession recess appointments). The remaining 15 were made during recesses within the first or second session of the 108th Congress (intrasession recess appointments). Information for this report was compiled from data from the Senate nominations database of the Legislative Information System [http://www.congress.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 "Plum Book" (United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions). This report will be updated as necessary.

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 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 on Regulatory and Other Collegial Boards and Commissions 108th Congress

Download or read book Presidential Appointments to Full time Positions on Regulatory and Other Collegial Boards and Commissions 108th Congress written by Henry B. Hogue and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Supreme Court Nominations

    Supreme Court Nominations

    Book Details:
  • Author : Denis Steven Rutkus
  • Publisher : TheCapitol.Net Inc
  • Release : 2009
  • ISBN : 1587332248
  • Pages : 215 pages

Download or read book Supreme Court Nominations written by Denis Steven Rutkus and published by TheCapitol.Net Inc. This book was released on 2009 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the Supreme Court Justice appointment process--from Presidential announcement, Judiciary Committee investigation, confirmation hearings, vote, and report to the Senate, through Senate debate and vote on the nomination.