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?Congressional Committees is intended as a guide for those doing a
variety of kinds of research on the United States Congress. It
serves a number of research purposes by, first, listing all
congressional committees in history. This is done in Part I, which
constitutes nearly 150 pages of the volume. All entries are
numbered and arranged alphabetically by key word subject. The
entries provide name of appropriate house, date established with
citation giving reason for founding, the Superintendent of
Documents classification number (where appropriate), date of
termination and citation to any report that may have been the
result of termination. Included are standing committees, select and
special committees, select and special joint committees, and
statutory joint committees .... Cross-references are provided for
name changes. Part II contains a bibliography of resources on the
subject; a useful table of Dates of Congressional Sessions, '
beginning with 1789 and concluding with 1982; a Chronological List
of Committees, ' ending with the 97th Congress of 1982; and lists
of House, Joint, and Senate Committees and their appropriate
Congressional sessions. Subject index. A substantial introduction
gives a brief history of Congressional Committee Structures, ' and
the scope, methodology and organization of this excellent
checklist. Recommended ....?-Reference Book Review
?This unique handbook supplies historical information on more than
1,500 congressional committees in existence between the years 1789
and 1982. The work provides dates the committees were active and
lists legislation initiated by various committees...Of further
assistance to users, the checklist includes dates of congressional
sessions, and Part 2 contains a chronological list of committees.
Recommended for both public and academic libraries with large
federal documents collections.?-CHOICE
"This unique handbook supplies historical information on more than
1,500 congressional committees in existence between the years 1789
and 1982. The work provides dates the committees were active and
lists legislation initiated by various committees...Of further
assistance to users, the checklist includes dates of congressional
sessions, and Part 2 contains a chronological list of committees.
Recommended for both public and academic libraries with large
federal documents collections."-CHOICE
"Congressional Committees is intended as a guide for those doing a
variety of kinds of research on the United States Congress. It
serves a number of research purposes by, first, listing all
congressional committees in history. This is done in Part I, which
constitutes nearly 150 pages of the volume. All entries are
numbered and arranged alphabetically by key word subject. The
entries provide name of appropriate house, date established with
citation giving reason for founding, the Superintendent of
Documents classification number (where appropriate), date of
termination and citation to any report that may have been the
result of termination. Included are standing committees, select and
special committees, select and special joint committees, and
statutory joint committees .... Cross-references are provided for
name changes. Part II contains a bibliography of resources on the
subject; a useful table of Dates of Congressional Sessions, '
beginning with 1789 and concluding with 1982; a Chronological List
of Committees, ' ending with the 97th Congress of 1982; and lists
of House, Joint, and Senate Committees and their appropriate
Congressional sessions. Subject index. A substantial introduction
gives a brief history of Congressional Committee Structures, ' and
the scope, methodology and organization of this excellent
checklist. Recommended ...."-Reference Book Review
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