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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 Of these 116 nominations, 90 were confirmed, 11 were withdrawn, and 15 were returned to him in accordance with Senate rules.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 on Regulatory and Other Collegial Boards and Commissions 109th Congress

Download or read book Presidential Appointments to Full Time Positions on Regulatory and Other Collegial Boards and Commissions 109th Congress written by Henry Hogue and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides an overview of the process for filling positions to which the President makes appointments with the advice and consent of the Senate. It also specifies, for the 109th Congress, all nominations to full-time positions on 33 regulatory and other collegial boards and commissions. Profiles of each board and commission provide information on their organizational structures, membership as of end of the 109th Congress, and appointment activity during that Congress. The organizational section discusses the statutory requirements for the appointed positions, including the number of members on each board or commission, their terms of office, whether or not they may continue in their positions after their terms expire, whether or not political balance is required, and the method for selection of the chair. Membership and appointment activity are provided in tabular form. The report also includes tables summarizing the collective appointment activity for all 33 bodies, and identifying Senate recesses during the 109th Congress.

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 110th Congress 2007 2008

Download or read book Presidential Appointments to Full time Positions in Executive Departments During the 110th Congress 2007 2008 written by Maureen Bearden and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: