Congressional staff and support services : background and responsibilities / Brett Waller, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Waller, Brett, editor.

Series:

Congressional policies, practices and procedures series.

Congressional Polices, Practices and Procedures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Officials and employees.

United States.

United States--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (126 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Article I, Section 3, clause 5 of the U.S. Constitution authorizes the Senate to choose its officers, but does not specifically identify them by title. The officers currently elected by the Senate are the President pro tempore, Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms, chaplain, secretary for the majority, and secretary for the minority. The Senate has also established appointive offices to handle certain other administrative functions that are under the direction of the legal counsel, legislative counsel, and parliamentarian. This book provides an overview of Senate administrative officers a

Contents:

""CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND SUPPORT SERVICES: BACKGROUND AND RESPONSIBILITIES""; ""CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND SUPPORT SERVICES: BACKGROUND AND RESPONSIBILITIES""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: SENATE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS: A BRIEF OVERVIEW""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Chapter 2: SECRETARY OF THE SENATE: LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES""; ""SUMMARY""; ""HISTORY OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE""; ""ORIGINS OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES""; ""AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY""; ""APPENDIX. SECRETARY OF THE SENATE""

""Chapter 3: SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE: LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES""""SUMMARY""; ""HISTORY OF THE SENATE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER""; ""ORIGINS OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES""; ""APPENDIX. SERGEANTS AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPERS OF THE SENATE""; ""Chapter 4: OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL: SENATE""; ""SUMMARY""; ""Chapter 5: OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL""; ""SUMMARY""; ""Chapter 6: THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE: HISTORY AND AUTHORITY OF THE OFFICE""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE""

""POWER, AUTHORITY, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE""""OFFICES OF THE DEPUTY PRESIDENT PROTEMPORE, THE PERMANENT ACTING PRESIDENTPRO TEMPORE, AND THE PRESIDENT PROTEMPORE EMERITUS""; ""FOR ADDITIONAL READING""; ""APPENDIX. POLITICAL PARTY ABBREVIATIONS""; ""Chapter 7: SUPPORT OFFICES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: ROLES AND AUTHORITIES""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""OFFICES ASSISTING LEGISLATIVE DUTIES""; ""ADMINISTRATIVE, OPERATIONAL, AND FINANCIAL OFFICES""; ""LEGAL AND REGULATORY OFFICES""

""OFFICES SUPPORTING CEREMONIAL TRADITIONS AND THE PRESERVATION OF INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY""""OFFICES ASSISTING IN SECURITY AND THE MAINTENANCE OF ORDER""; ""Chapter 8: CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF THE HOUSE: HISTORY AND ORGANIZATION""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""HISTORY OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER""; ""STRUCTURE OF THE CAO�S OFFICE""; ""APPENDIX. DIRECTORS OF NON-LEGISLATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES AND CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES""; ""Chapter 9: HOUSE SERGEANT AT ARMS: LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES""; ""INTRODUCTION""

""DUTIES OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE""""APPENDIX. SERGEANTS AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES""; ""Chapter 10: OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL: HOUSE""; ""SUMMARY""; ""BACKGROUND AND HISTORY""; ""STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS""; ""CONTACT INFORMATION""; ""Chapter 11: HOUSE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL""; ""SUMMARY""; ""Chapter 12: THE OFFICE OF THE PARLIAMENTARIAN IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Chapter 13: HOUSE AND SENATE CHAPLAINS: AN OVERVIEW""; ""INTRODUCTION AND FUNCTIONS""; ""HISTORY""; ""ELECTIONS""; ""CURRENT CHAPLAINS""; ""CONSTITUTIONALITY""; ""USEFUL LINKS""

""Chapter 14: PAGES OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS: HISTORY AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 5, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63117-822-9

OCLC:

916951728