"Independent" Legislative Commission or Office for Ethics and/or Lobbying.

Examines proposals to create an "independent" body in the legislative branch of the Federal Government to oversee lobbying regulations and/or to enforce Congressional ethics rules for Members and staff. Discusses arguments for and against the creation of an "independent" body. Ad...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	United States. > Congress > Officials and employees. Constitutional law. Political ethics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines proposals to create an "independent" body in the legislative branch of the Federal Government to oversee lobbying regulations and/or to enforce Congressional ethics rules for Members and staff. Discusses arguments for and against the creation of an "independent" body. Addresses constitutional issues; and outlines H. Res. 895, to create an Office of Congressional Ethics to initiate reviews and evaluate allegations of ethics violations by House Members and staff.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.