Regulatory Improvement Act of 2007

Regulatory Improvement Act of 2007
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
Publisher:
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2009
Genre: Administrative procedure
ISBN:

Midnight Rulemaking

Midnight Rulemaking
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
Publisher:
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2009
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Reining in the Imperial Presidency

Reining in the Imperial Presidency
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Majority Staff
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 487
Release: 2009
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1437915701

Documents the various abuses that occurred during the Bush Admin. relating to the House Judiciary Committee¿s review and jurisdiction, and to develop a comprehensive set of recommendations to prevent the recurrence of these or similar abuses in the future. Contents: Preface: ¿Deconstructing the Imperial Presidency,¿ which describes and critiques the key war power memos that gave rise to the concept of broad-based, unreviewable, and secret presidential powers in time of war. Also describes specific abuses of the Imperial Presidency relating to Judiciary Comm. inquiries. Includes a comprehensive set of 47 policy recommendations designed to respond to the abuses and excesses of the Bush Imperial Presidency.

Unified Agenda

Unified Agenda
Author: Curtis W. Copeland
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 21
Release: 2010
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1437921922

The Obama Administration has launched an initiative to make the policymaking process more open and transparent, and has asked for comments from the public on how the rulemaking process in particular can be improved in these respects. Contents of this report: (1) Introduction; (2) Open Government and Rulemaking: The Rulemaking Process; Importance of the Pre-NPRM Period; (3) The Unified Agenda as a Possible Vehicle for Pre-NPRM Transparency and Public Participation; (4) Agencies¿ Use of Unified Agenda Before Proposed Rules Varied; (5) Discussion; and (6) Policy Options. Illustrations.