Presidential Succession : An Overview with Analysis of Legislation Proposed in the 109th Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress.

United States.

Constitutional law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (25 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.

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text file

Summary:

Addresses Presidential succession through history, and outlines proposals to revise the order of Presidential succession in the event of a mass catastrophe in the legislative and executive branches. Discusses H.R. 1455 and S. 442, both to revise the order of succession to include the Secretary of DHS; and H.R. 1943 and S. 920, both the Presidential Succession Act of 2005, to revise procedures for the transfer of power in case of simultaneous vacancies in the offices of President and Vice President.

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Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Presidential Succession

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