Congressional member organizations : purposes, activities and types / Branden I. Galloway and Jan G. Hopper, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Galloway, Branden I., editor.

Hopper, Jan G., editor.

Series:

Laws and legislation series.

Congressional policies, practices and procedures series.

Laws and Legislation

Congressional Policies, Practices and Procedures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Caucuses.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (125 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Place of Publication:

New York : Novinka, 2012.

Summary:

This book presents and examines the purpose and activities of Congressional Member Organizations (CMOs) and the reasons Members form them, with a focus on identifying and describing the seven CMO types. Also discussed is the historical development of informal Member organizations since the first Congress, focusing on their regulation in the House by the Committee on House Oversight/Committee on House Administration; the rise and fall of legislative service organizations; and the House's decision to issue regulations for establishing CMOs and governing their behavior.

Contents:

Preface

Congressional member organizations: their purpose and activities, history and formation / Robert Jay Dilger

112th Congress congressional member organizations (CMO).

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61942-450-9