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Legislative Reorganization Act Of 1970
The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 () was an act of the United States Congress to "improve the operation of the legislative branch of the Federal Government, and for other purposes." The act focused mainly on the rules that governed congressional committee procedures, decreasing the power of the chair and empowering minority members, and on making House and Senate processes more transparent. Provisions * Required that reports on a measure be made available three days before a floor vote. * Established procedures for recorded votes in the House Committee of the Whole and led to the installation of electronic voting machines. * Provided procedures to combat non-germane amendments in conference reports and compromises that exceeded the scope of the disagreement between House and Senate versions of the bill. * Required that debate time on conference reports be equally divided between the two major parties. * Allowed committees to meet while the Senate was in session, with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the legislature, legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. It is a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, including a Lower house, lower body, the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives, and an Upper house, upper body, the United States Senate, U.S. Senate. They both meet in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Members of Congress are chosen through direct election, though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a Governor (United States), governor's appointment. Congress has a total of 535 voting members, a figure which includes 100 United States senators, senators and 435 List of current members of the United States House of Representatives, representatives; the House of Representatives has 6 additional Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives, non-voting members. The vice president of the United States, as President of the Senate, has a vote in the Senate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Andrew Young
John Andrew Young (November 10, 1916 – January 22, 2002) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from Texas who served in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from 1957 to 1979. Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Young attended Incarnate Word Academy (Corpus Christi, Texas), Incarnate Word Academy and Corpus Christi College-Academy. He earned his Bachelor of Arts, B.A. at St. Edward's University in 1937 and his L.L.B from the University of Texas School of Law in 1940. After starting his career as a lawyer, he served in the United States Navy from 1941 to 1945. Young served as a lawyer for Nueces County, Texas in various positions, as County attorney, assistant county attorney in 1946, District attorney, assistant district attorney from 1947 to 1950, county attorney from 1951 to 1952 and county judge from 1953 to 1956. He ran successfully as a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat for the United States House of Represe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of The United States Congress
The history of the United States Congress refers to the chronological record of the United States Congress including legislative sessions from 1789 to the present day. It also includes a brief history of the Continental Congress from 1774 through 1781 and the Congress of the Confederation from 1781 to 1789. The United States Congress first organized in 1789, is an elected bicameral democratic legislative body established by Article I of the United States Constitution, ratified in 1788. It consists of an upper chamber, the senate with 2 members per state, and a lower chamber, the House of Representatives, with a variable number of members per state based on population. The bicameral structure of the Congress was modeled on the bicameral legislatures of the Thirteen Colonies, which in turn were modeled on the bicameral structure of the English Parliament. The politics of Congress have been defined by members' affiliation with political parties. From the earliest days, politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Affairs
''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and foreign policy of the United States, U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit organization, nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international relations, international affairs. Founded on 15 September 1922, the print magazine is published every two months, while the website publishes articles daily and anthologies every other month. ''Foreign Affairs'' is considered one of the United States' most influential foreign-policy magazines. It has published many seminal articles, including George F. Kennan, George Kennan's "X Article" (1947) and Samuel P. Huntington's "The Clash of Civilizations" (1993). Leading academics, public officials, and members of the policy community regularly contribute to the magazine. Recent ''Foreign Affairs'' authors include Robert O. Keohane, Hillary Clinton, Donald H. Rumsfe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politico
''Politico'' (stylized in all caps), known originally as ''The Politico'', is an American political digital newspaper company founded by American banker and media executive Robert Allbritton in 2007. It covers politics and policy in the United States and internationally, with publications dedicated to politics in the U.S., European Union, United Kingdom, and Canada, among others. Primarily providing distributed news, analysis and opinion online, it also produces printed newspapers, radio, and podcasts. Its coverage focuses on topics such as the federal government, lobbying and the media. Ideologically, ''Politicos coverage has been described as centrist on American politics and Atlanticist on international politics. In 2021, ''Politico'' was acquired for reportedly over US$1 billion by Axel Springer SE, a German news publisher and media company. Axel Springer is Europe's largest newspaper publisher and had previously acquired '' Business Insider''. Unlike employees of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States House Of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of the United States Constitution, Article One of the Constitution of the United States, U.S. Constitution to pass or defeat federal legislation, known as Bill (United States Congress), bills. Those that are also passed by the Senate are sent to President of the United States, the president for signature or veto. The House's exclusive powers include initiating all revenue bills, Impeachment in the United States, impeaching federal officers, and Contingent election, electing the president if no candidate receives a majority of votes in the United States Electoral College, Electoral College. Members of the House serve a Fixed-term election, fixed term of two years, with each seat up for election before the start of the next Congress. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Archives And Records Administration
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government within the executive branch, charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records. It is also tasked with increasing public access to those documents that make up the National Archives. NARA is officially responsible for maintaining and publishing the legally authentic and authoritative copies of acts of Congress, presidential directives, and federal regulations. NARA also transmits votes of the Electoral College to Congress. It also examines Electoral College and constitutional amendment ratification documents for prima facie legal sufficiency and an authenticating signature. The National Archives, and its publicly exhibited Charters of Freedom, which include the original United States Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States, United States Bill of Rights, Emancipation Proclamation (starting in 2026), and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Reorganization Act Of 1946
The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (also known as the Congressional Reorganization Act, ch. 753, , enacted August 2, 1946) was the most comprehensive reorganization of the United States Congress in history to that date. Background The need to modernize the national legislature became evident during the Great Depression of the 1930s and World War II. During those years of economic crisis and global war, the federal government took on vast new responsibilities—responsibilities that stretched to the breaking point of the capacity of the national legislature, as it was then structured, to cope with a vastly increased workload. At the same time the power and prestige of Congress were rapidly eroding. During the Depression, and even more so during the war, Congress delegated sweeping authority to the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt to implement legislation as he and his agents in the executive branch saw fit. In addition, the war caused Congress a severe loss of pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delbert L
Delbert is a given name. It is a short form of Adelbert, which is a combination of the German words ''adal'', meaning noble, and ''berht'', meaning bright. Notable people with the name include: *Delbert F. Anderson (1919–1999), American farmer and politician *Delbert Baker, Seventh-day Adventist minister, author, educator, and administrator *Delbert Black (1922–2000), the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, from 1967 to 1971 *Delbert Cowsette (born 1977), former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League *Delbert Daisey (1924–2017), known as Cigar Daisey, American waterfowl wood carver *Delbert Day, American engineer and co-inventor of TheraSphere glass microspheres and glasphalt *Delbert Fowler (born 1958), former American football player for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League *D. R. Fulkerson (1924–1976), mathematician who co-developed the Ford–Fulkerson algorithm *Delbert Gee, judge of the Superior Court of Califor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Walker Bolling
Richard Walker Bolling (May 17, 1916 – April 21, 1991) was a prominent American Democratic Congressman from Kansas City, Missouri, and Missouri's 5th congressional district from 1949 to 1983. He retired after serving for four years as the chairman of the powerful United States House Committee on Rules. Early life and education Born in New York City as the great-great-grandson of John Williams Walker and great-great-nephew of Percy Walker, he attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire. At the age of fifteen, upon his father's death, he returned to the family home in Huntsville, Alabama. He then attended the University of the South, in Sewanee, Tennessee, where he studied literature and French, earning a B.A. in 1937 and an M.A., 1939. He went on to further graduate studies, at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1939–1940. Academic career An educational administrator by profession, Bolling taught at Sewanee Military Academy in 1938 and 1939, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray J
William Ray Norwood Jr. (born January 17, 1981), known professionally as Ray J, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, television presenter, and actor. Born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Carson, California, he is the younger brother of singer and actress Brandy. Ray J's 1997 debut single, " Let It Go", was released by EastWest Records for the soundtrack to the F. Gary Gray film, '' Set It Off''. Both moderate hits, the song peaked within the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and additionally served as lead single for Ray J's debut studio album, '' Everything You Want'' (1997), which entered the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. He then signed with Atlantic Records to release his second album, '' This Ain't a Game'' (2002). Led by his second top 40 single, " Wait a Minute" (featuring Lil' Kim), the album became his first to enter the ''Billboard'' 200–at number 21. His 2005 single, " One Wish", peaked at number 11 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and preceded his third ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Committee Of The Whole (United States House Of Representatives)
In the United States House of Representatives, a Committee of the Whole House is a congressional committee that includes all members of the House. In modern practice there is only one such committee, the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, which has original consideration of all bills on the Union Calendar. While assembled, the House may resolve itself temporarily into a Committee of the Whole House. Business can then proceed with various procedural requirements relaxed. At the conclusion of business, the committee resolves to "rise" and reports its conclusions (typically in the form of an amended bill) or lack of conclusion to the speaker. When the House resolves into a Committee of the Whole House, the speaker appoints another member to the chair, and this member is responsible for delivering the committee's report. Conventionally, the speaker appoints a member of the majority party who does not hold the chair of a standing committee. A Committee of the Who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
