Commemorative Commissions. : Overview, Structure, and Funding.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Laws, etc. (Statutes of the United States).

United States.

Executive advisory bodies.

Expenditures, Public.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides overview of commemorative commissions established to oversee the commemoration of a person or event by coordinating celebrations, scholarly events, public gatherings, and other activities, often to coincide with a milestone anniversary. Examines commemorative commissions created by statute since the 96th Congress, focusing on content of typical legislative language used to create commemorative commissions and how commemorative commissions are funded.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Commemorative Commissions

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.