Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946: Hearings on ... Feb. 2, 17, 18, 23, 25, 19481948 - 270 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 59
Page 27
... reason of the same subject matter . REPORT SEC . 404. The head of each Federal agency shall annually make a report to the Congress of all claims paid by such Federal agency under this part . Such report shall include the name of each ...
... reason of the same subject matter . REPORT SEC . 404. The head of each Federal agency shall annually make a report to the Congress of all claims paid by such Federal agency under this part . Such report shall include the name of each ...
Page 35
... reasons entirely apart from party regularity where , out of seven in the majority , there may be a very good reason why one or two of the majority members may be particularly opposed to a party measure - it would be perfectly proper ...
... reasons entirely apart from party regularity where , out of seven in the majority , there may be a very good reason why one or two of the majority members may be particularly opposed to a party measure - it would be perfectly proper ...
Page 37
... reasons for failure are easily understood to be excusable : 1. The staff of the fiscal committees was inadequate because Con- * gress had only 5 weeks in which to prepare . 2. Had there been time adequately to establish a ceiling on ...
... reasons for failure are easily understood to be excusable : 1. The staff of the fiscal committees was inadequate because Con- * gress had only 5 weeks in which to prepare . 2. Had there been time adequately to establish a ceiling on ...
Page 38
... reason why competent people in the employ of the fiscal committees cannot have ready for the deliberations of their commit- tees well - founded information which should lead to fiscal recommenda- tions as envisioned by the Legislative ...
... reason why competent people in the employ of the fiscal committees cannot have ready for the deliberations of their commit- tees well - founded information which should lead to fiscal recommenda- tions as envisioned by the Legislative ...
Page 44
... reason for not carrying out this entire recommendation forthwith . The member's job at present is a backbreaker . IV . Additional help for committees Congressional committees should be given more assistance ( 1 ) by retention of ...
... reason for not carrying out this entire recommendation forthwith . The member's job at present is a backbreaker . IV . Additional help for committees Congressional committees should be given more assistance ( 1 ) by retention of ...
Common terms and phrases
administrative agency amended appropriation bills Appropriations Committee approved authorized broadcast Capitol CHAIRMAN claim Clerk cloture committee chairmen Committee on Expenditures congressional debate District of Columbia effective Eightieth Congress employees executive branch Executive Departments February 15 Federal filed filibuster fiscal FOLLETTE Foreign function GALLOWAY Government hearings House of Representatives improve interest investigations Joint Committee Judiciary jurisdiction KAUFMAN Labor legislative budget Legislative Reference Service Legislative Reorganization Act legislature load lobbying lobbyists Majority Policy Committee matter Members of Congress ment minority mittee National North Carolina Office operation party person present President private bills problem procedure Professor ZELLER proposed provisions question radio recommendations record reduced resolution rule Senate Committee Senator BRICKER Senator FERGUSON Senator HICKENLOOPER Senator La Follette Senator MCCLELLAN Senator ROBERTSON Senator THYE seniority session SMITH standing committees statement subcommittees suggest tion United States Senate vote Washington witnesses
Popular passages
Page 19 - 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...
Page 18 - ... 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 198 - House by fine or imprisonment goes beyond this or not, we are sure that no person can be punished for contumacy as a witness before either House, unless his testimony is required in a matter into which that House has jurisdiction to inquire, and we feel equally sure that neither of these bodies possesses the general power of making inquiry into the private affairs of the citizen.
Page 45 - 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 20 - 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 18 - Subject to the provisions of this title relating to civil actions on tort claims against the United States, any such award or determination shall be final and conclusive on all officers of the government, except when procured by means of fraud.
Page 21 - 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.