Presidential Succession : An Overview with Analysis of Legislation Proposed in the 109th Congress.

Addresses Presidential succession through history, and outlines proposals to revise the order of Presidential succession in the event of a mass catastrophe in the legislative and executive branches. Discusses P.L. 109-177, the USA Patriot Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005; H.R. 1455 and S....

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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], 2007.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	United States. > Congress. Constitutional law. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Addresses Presidential succession through history, and outlines proposals to revise the order of Presidential succession in the event of a mass catastrophe in the legislative and executive branches. Discusses P.L. 109-177, the USA Patriot Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005; H.R. 1455 and S. 442, both to revise the order of succession to include the Secretary of DHS; and H.R. 1943 and S. 920, both the Presidential Succession Act of 2005, to revise procedures for the transfer of power in case of simultaneous vacancies in the offices of President and Vice President.
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.