Recess Appointments A Legal Overview

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. President.

United States.

Constitutional law.

Executive-legislative relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

Provides legal overview of recess appointments clause in the Constitution, under which the President is allowed to fill certain vacancies without consent of the Senate during Congressional recess. Discusses textual issues and historical interpretation, authority and tenure of recess appointees, and statutory pay restrictions on recess appointees

Notes:

CRS Report

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Recess Appointments

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-AML-0183

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