Discharging Congress
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Discharging Congress

Government by Commission

  1. 216 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Discharging Congress

Government by Commission

About this book

The creation of temporary, independent advisory bodies that give advice to Congress, is an important yet under-investigated area of congressional delegation. With variations to fit the circumstances, lawmakers entrust commissions to accomplish diverse goals, such as coping with increases in the scope and complexity of legislation, forging consensus, drafting legislation, finessing institutional obstacles, coordinating strategy, and promoting party unity. Campbell investigates why and when Congress formulates policy by commissions rather than by the normal legislative process. He shows that many variables go into the decision to entrust those bodies to render non-partisan recommendations. According to lawmakers and their staff, the three primary justifications for choosing to delegate to commission include expertise, workload, and avoidance. Which of these three dominates depends in large part on the politics surrounding a particular issue and the nature of the policy problem. The logic of delegation to each of the three commission types is different. Which reason dominates depends in large part on the politics surrounding the issue and the nature of the legislative policy problem. Scholars, students, and other researchers involved with Congress, American government, and public policy will find the study of particular interest.

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Table of contents

  1. Tables and Figure
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter 1 The Development and Use of Ad Hoc Commissions in Legislative Policymaking
  5. Chapter 2 The Path to Delegation
  6. Chapter 3 The Politics of Congressional Delegation
  7. Chapter 4 A Case of Expertise: The National Commission on AIDS
  8. Chapter 5 A Case of Workload Management: The National Commission on the Thrift Industry
  9. Chapter 6 A Case of Blame Avoidance: The Base Closure and Realignment Commission
  10. Chapter 7 The Significance of Commissions in Understanding Legislative Behavior
  11. Appendix 1: Method and Scope of Research
  12. Appendix 2: Congressional Language to Propose a Commission
  13. Appendix 3: Proposed Commissions: 93rd–107th Congresses
  14. Selected Bibliography
  15. Index