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Congress of the U.S. : committees, rules, and procedures /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hauppauge, N.Y. :
Nova Science Publishers,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Congress of the U.S.: Commitees, Rules and Procedures; Contents; Preface; Resolving Legislative Differences in Congress: Conference Committees and Amendments between the Houses; Summary; Introduction; The Need for Resolution; Selection of the Measure; Two Methods of Resolution; Amendments between the Houses; Consideration of Senate Amendments by the House; Consideration of House Amendments by the Senate; The Informal Alternative to Conference; The Stage of Disagreement; Arranging for a Conference; Selection of Conferees; Instructing Conferees; Restrictions on the Authority of Conferees.
- Conference Procedures and ReportsFloor Consideration of Conference Reports; Amendments in True Disagreement; Amendments in Technical Disagreement; House Consideration of Nongermane Senate Amendments; Some Concluding Observations; Endnotes; Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking: An Update and Assessment of the Congressional Review Act after Ten Years; Summary; Introduction; Review of Agency Rules; Utilization of the Review Mechanism since 1996; Discussion; Conclusion; Selected Source Readings; Endnotes.
- Federalism, State Sovereignty, and the Constitution: Basis and Limits of Congressional PowerSummary; Introduction; Powers of the States; Powers of the Federal Government; The Commerce Clause; The Fourteenth Amendment; The Tenth Amendment; Eleventh Amendment and State Sovereign Immunity; Conclusion; Endnotes; Rescission Actions Since 1974: Review and Assessment of the Record; Summary; Introduction; Impoundment Control Act of 1974; Rescission Actions Since 1974; Developments in the Clinton and George W. Bush Administrations; Some Concluding Observations.
- Appendix: Impoundment Data and Reporting RequirementsEndnotes; Grassroots Lobbying: Constitutionality of Disclosure Requirements; Summary; Background; Constitutional Protection of Lobbying and Advocacy Activities; Governmental Interest in Lobbying Disclosures; Disclosure of Direct vs. Indirect Lobbying; As-Applied Analysis; Judicial Decisions and State Grassroots Lobbying Disclosure; Endnotes; Congressional Resources in CRS Research Centers and the La Follette Congressional Reading Room; Summary; CRS Centers and Reading Rooms on Capitol Hill; CRS Publications and Products.
- CRS Website, Legislative Information System, and other Online SystemsArticles on a Subject: Looking for Background Information; Bills, Congressional Documents, Laws, and Regulations; Congress, Elections, and Politics; Federal Government: Executive and Judicial; Directories of Organizations, Corporations, and State Agencies; Biographical Information; Foreign Countries and International Affairs; Quick Facts, Statistics, and Quotations; Enforcement of Congressional Rules of Conduct: An Historical Overview; Summary; Background; House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.