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- Supreme Court Appointment Process: Roles of the President, Judiciary Committee, and Senate
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- Presidential Advisers' Testimony Before Congressional Committees: An Overview
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- The War Powers Resolution: A Decade of Experience
- "This report analyzes the provisions of the [War Powers] Resolution and a decade of experience with it" (p. ii).
- Recess Appointments: A Legal Overview
- This report provides an overview of the Recess Appointments Clause, exploring its historical application and legal interpretation by the executive branch, the courts, and the Comptroller General. Furthermore, congressional legislation designed to prevent the President's overuse or misuse of the Clause is also explored.
- Speed of Presidential and Senate Actions on Supreme Court Nominations, 1900-2010
- This report provides information on the amount of time taken to act on all Supreme Court nominations occurring between 1900 and the present. It focuses on the actual amounts of time that Presidents and the Senate have taken to act (as opposed to the elapsed time between official points in the process). This report focuses on when the Senate became aware of the President's selection (e.g., via a public announcement by the President).
- Presidential Permit Review for Cross-Border Pipelines and Electric Transmission
- This report focuses on the Presidential Permit review processes for cross-border energy infrastructure as implemented by the Department of State, The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and The Department of Energy (DOE). These permits have been required for the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of certain facilities that cross the United States borders with Canada and Mexico.
- President of the United States: Compensation
- This report discusses the President’s compensation and the three most recent increases to the salary enacted in 1949 (81st Congress), 1969 (91st Congress), and 1999 (106th Congress).
- Independent Bids for President
- This report briefly discusses legal and practical obstacles for candidates pursuing an independent run for the presidency after participating in the nomination process of a major political party--including competing in state primaries and caucuses for delegates to the party's national nominating convention.
- Powers of the President
- This report is about the powers of the President.
- Powers Of The President
- This report consists of the powers of president.