Constitutional Approaches to Continuity of Congressional Representation : Background and Issues for Congress.

Provides background on issues related to continuity of Congressional representation in the event of a national disaster. Summarizes proposed constitutional amendments from 2001-2009 to address consequences of catastrophic losses of Congressional membership, and reviews related Cold War era proposals...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Constitutional amendments. Disasters. Planning. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides background on issues related to continuity of Congressional representation in the event of a national disaster. Summarizes proposed constitutional amendments from 2001-2009 to address consequences of catastrophic losses of Congressional membership, and reviews related Cold War era proposals, from 1945-63. Analyzes pro/con arguments for constitutional proposals.
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.