Application of the Twenty-fifth Amendment to Vacancies in the Office of the Vice President: Legislative History |
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... give full consideration to alternative pro- posals and to efforts to perfect as good an amendment as possible . Mr. Chairman , in the interest of saving time , I offer the rest of my statement for the record . The CHAIRMAN . It will be ...
... give full consideration to alternative pro- posals and to efforts to perfect as good an amendment as possible . Mr. Chairman , in the interest of saving time , I offer the rest of my statement for the record . The CHAIRMAN . It will be ...
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... give you a warm welcome here this morning . We are glad to hear from you . First , Senator , I would like to have the record show the various proposals we have some 38 bills , and also the message of the Presi- dent . ( Message from the ...
... give you a warm welcome here this morning . We are glad to hear from you . First , Senator , I would like to have the record show the various proposals we have some 38 bills , and also the message of the Presi- dent . ( Message from the ...
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... give written notification thereof to the Chairman and members of the Commission provided for by section 3 of this Act . Upon receipt of such written notification of Presidential inability or upon its own motion whenever a majority of ...
... give written notification thereof to the Chairman and members of the Commission provided for by section 3 of this Act . Upon receipt of such written notification of Presidential inability or upon its own motion whenever a majority of ...
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... give written notification to the person acting as President of such fact and such person shall forthwith cease to discharge the powers and duties of the President . ( 2 ) Upon receipt of the copy of such resolution the Senate shall ...
... give written notification to the person acting as President of such fact and such person shall forthwith cease to discharge the powers and duties of the President . ( 2 ) Upon receipt of the copy of such resolution the Senate shall ...
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... give and take a little bit on his idea in the true legislative process to come up with the best solution we could find - one which would certainly be better than none at all . I feel extensive hearings , study , the effort for a ...
... give and take a little bit on his idea in the true legislative process to come up with the best solution we could find - one which would certainly be better than none at all . I feel extensive hearings , study , the effort for a ...
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12th amendment 89th Congress Acting President action American Bar Association assume Attorney become President bill body as Congress Brownell Cabinet CELLER Chairman CHELF clause committee Congress his written congressional constitutional amendment CURTIN death or resignation declares in writing dent devolve disability discharge the powers elected event executive departments FOLSOM H.J. Res Herbert Brownell House Joint Resolution House of Representatives Houses of Congress inability exists Judiciary KATZENBACH language law provide legislation line of succession majority vote MATHIAS McCULLOCH Nation nominate a Vice office of President office of Vice period POFF powers and duties President and Vice President as Acting President from office President is unable President pro tempore President shall become presidential inability principal officers procedure question removal resume the powers ROGERS Senate Joint Resolution Senator BAYH Speaker statute TENZER tion two-thirds vote U.S. Representative unable to discharge United Vice President written concurrence written declaration
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Page 26 - ... or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, The Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.
Page 8 - Congress, within twentyone days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office...
Page 18 - Section 3. Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office...
Page 366 - President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.
Page 20 - Section 1 In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President. Section 2 Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. Section...
Page 366 - Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments, or of such other body as Congress may by law provide...
Page 308 - Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office...
Page 2 - ... you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men, all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected? It therefore astonishes me, Sir, to find this system approaching so ( near to perfection as it does; and I think it will astonish our enemies, who are waiting with confidence to hear that our councils are confounded...
Page 29 - Congress, but they shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties vested in the commission.
Page 8 - SECTION 3 Whenever the President transmits to the President pro ternpore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.