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History of the Blue Slip in the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1917-Present.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Executive-legislative relations.
- Nominations for office.
- Political parties.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (31 pages) : digital, PDF file
- monochrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2003.
- System Details:
- System requirements: PDF reader software.
- text file
- Summary:
- Describes the blue-slip process, an informal Senate custom under which the Senate refuses to confirm a nomination unless the nominee has been approved by the home-State Senators of the President's party. Reviews the origin of this senatorial courtesy, provides an overview of blue slips in the 65th-108th Congresses, and answers frequently asked questions.
- Notes:
- CRS Report.
- Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
- Other Format:
- Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. History of the Blue Slip in the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1917-Present
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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