1st Edition

Inside The Legislative Process The Passage Of The Foreign Service Act Of 1980

By William I. Bacchus Copyright 1984
170 Pages
by Routledge

170 Pages
by Routledge

170 Pages
by Routledge

This book illuminates the inner workings of legislative and executive interaction by focusing on one example of "low profile" legislation-the Foreign Service Act of 1980. It points to the risks to the public interest that are encountered when important legislation is enacted almost in private.

Introduction 1. Antecedents 2. The Plan 3. Hearings 4. Developing a Bill 5. The Floor 6. Conference 7. Enactment and Implementation 8. Why a New Act was Possible

Biography

William I. Bacchus