Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948 - 270 pages |
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... Galloway , Dr. George B. , Legislative Reference Service , Library of Congress 117 Gurney , Hon . Chan , chairman , Armed Services Committee , United States Senate .. 255 Heller , Robert , chairman of the National Committee for ...
... Galloway , Dr. George B. , Legislative Reference Service , Library of Congress 117 Gurney , Hon . Chan , chairman , Armed Services Committee , United States Senate .. 255 Heller , Robert , chairman of the National Committee for ...
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... Galloway , shows that Senate committee assignments , in- cluding standing , subcommittee , and special committee , have de- creased from 10.7 per Senator in the Seventy - ninth Congress to only 5.4 in the Eightieth Congress . The ...
... Galloway , shows that Senate committee assignments , in- cluding standing , subcommittee , and special committee , have de- creased from 10.7 per Senator in the Seventy - ninth Congress to only 5.4 in the Eightieth Congress . The ...
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... Galloway's figures show that only 131 private bills were passed in the first session of the Eightieth Congress compared to 365 during the same period of the Seventy- ninth Congress . The Federal Tort Claims Act is working well , I ...
... Galloway's figures show that only 131 private bills were passed in the first session of the Eightieth Congress compared to 365 during the same period of the Seventy- ninth Congress . The Federal Tort Claims Act is working well , I ...
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... Galloway , will result in the removal of this extraneous work load from Congress . For example , 12 subcommittees of the two Houses work in handling District of Columbia problems . I feel that the unused sections of the act , those ...
... Galloway , will result in the removal of this extraneous work load from Congress . For example , 12 subcommittees of the two Houses work in handling District of Columbia problems . I feel that the unused sections of the act , those ...
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... Galloway and then Mr. Smith . ( Whereupon , at 3:15 p . m . , the committee adjourned until 10 a . m . , Wednesday , February 18 , 1948. ) EVALUATION OF LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1946 WEDNESDAY , FEBRUARY 116 LEGISLATIVE ...
... Galloway and then Mr. Smith . ( Whereupon , at 3:15 p . m . , the committee adjourned until 10 a . m . , Wednesday , February 18 , 1948. ) EVALUATION OF LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1946 WEDNESDAY , FEBRUARY 116 LEGISLATIVE ...
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Page 26 - States, sitting without a jury, shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render judgment on any claim against the United States, for money only, accruing on and after January 1, 1945, on account of damage to or loss of property or on account of personal injury or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any employee of the Government...
Page 4 - If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the act and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Page 26 - ... by a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than twelve months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Page 25 - ... solicits, collects, or receives money or any other thin? of value to be used principally to aid, or the principal purpose of which person is to aid, in the accomplishment of any of the following purposes: (a) The passage or defeat of any legislation by the Congress of the United States.
Page 27 - ... on account of damage to or loss of property or on account of personal injury or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any employee of the government while acting within the scope of his office or employment, under circumstances where the United States, if a private person, would be liable to the claimant for such damage, loss, injury, or death in accordance with the law of the place where the act or omission occurred.
Page 53 - Rule 27.] [In the appointment of the standing committees, the Senate will proceed, by ballot, severally to appoint the chairman of each committee; and then, by one ballot, the other members necessary to complete the same...
Page 28 - Any claim based upon an act or omission of an employee of the Government, exercising due care, in the execution of a statute or regulation, whether or not such statute or regulation be valid...
Page 6 - Resources, to which committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects: 1.
Page 29 - Any claim arising out of assault, battery, false imprisonment, false arrest, malicious prosecution, abuse of process, libel, slander, misrepresentation, deceit, or interference with contract rights.
Page 49 - House) at any time, in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of such House. (b) As used in this section, the term "resolution...