Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 |
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... experts who have studied the effectiveness of the act without be- coming enmeshed in its day - to - day operations . It is anticipated that hearings will be held today , tomorrow , and Wednesday , and that they will then be adjourned to ...
... experts who have studied the effectiveness of the act without be- coming enmeshed in its day - to - day operations . It is anticipated that hearings will be held today , tomorrow , and Wednesday , and that they will then be adjourned to ...
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... experts or other personnel detailed or assigned from any department or agency of the Government , except with the written permission of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate or the Committee on House Administration of ...
... experts or other personnel detailed or assigned from any department or agency of the Government , except with the written permission of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate or the Committee on House Administration of ...
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... experts employed by committees . I think the work of legislation is better done . I don't feel that it has particularly succeeded in relieving Senators of multifarious duties , because there are just so many subjects , and if you don't ...
... experts employed by committees . I think the work of legislation is better done . I don't feel that it has particularly succeeded in relieving Senators of multifarious duties , because there are just so many subjects , and if you don't ...
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... expert assistance which has been given , they have been able to do very much better work . I think that is the principal advantage of the bill . There are some conflicts in the assignments of subjects to com- mittees , which I suppose ...
... expert assistance which has been given , they have been able to do very much better work . I think that is the principal advantage of the bill . There are some conflicts in the assignments of subjects to com- mittees , which I suppose ...
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... expert on governmental affairs . Many members of Con- gress and professional political scientists , either in the employ of or outside the Government , have assisted me at various times in the preparation of my material which I consider ...
... expert on governmental affairs . Many members of Con- gress and professional political scientists , either in the employ of or outside the Government , have assisted me at various times in the preparation of my material which I consider ...
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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...