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1Congressional response to the NSA warrantless surveillance program — Congressional inquiries and investigations Three days after news broke about the Terrorist Surveillance Program, a bipartisan group of Senators Democrats Dianne Feinstein of California, Carl Levin of Michigan, Ron Wyden of Oregon and Republicans… …
2Congressional oversight — refers to oversight by the United States Congress of the Executive Branch, including the numerous U.S. federal agencies. Congressional oversight refers to the review, monitoring, and supervision of federal agencies, programs, activities, and… …
3Congressional Research Service — Agency overview Formed 1914 Headquarters Washington, DC Agency executives …
4Congressional Budget Office — Agency overview Formed July 12, 1974 Headquarters Ford House Office Building …
5Congressional Quarterly — Congressional Quarterly, Inc., or CQ, is a privately owned publishing company that produces a number of publications reporting primarily on the United States Congress. CQ is wholly owned by The Economist Group and is a member of the CQ Roll Call… …
6Congressional staff — are employees of the United States Congress or of its individual members. Contents 1 Types of staff members 2 Personal staff 3 Committee staff 4 Notes …
7Congressional hearing — Congressional hearings are the principal formal method by which committees collect and analyze information in the early stages of legislative policymaking. Whether confirmation hearings a procedure unique to the Senate legislative, oversight,… …
8Congressional Review Act — The Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. § 801 808), was enacted by the United States Congress as section 251 of the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996 (Pub.L. 104 121), also known as the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement… …
9Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry — The United States Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, (ATSDR) is an agency for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that is directed by a congressional mandate to perform specific functions concerning the effect on… …
10Congressional-Executive Commission on China — The Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC) is an independent agency of the U.S. government which monitors human rights and rule of law developments in the People s Republic of China. It was created in October 2001 under Title III of H …
