Are CRS reports public?
No CRS reports are available to the public.
How do I request a CRS report?
How can I contact the author of a report? By law, CRS staff are only available to assist Members, committees and staff of Congress and respond to their congressional requests. Inquiries from the media should be directed to [email protected].
How do I access CRS?
To access CRS reports, visit crsreports.congress.gov.
Who is second in authority to the Speaker of the House?
Like the Speaker, the majority leader is elected every two years. The majority party selects the majority leader during meetings before the start of a new Congress. The majority leader is second-in-command to the Speaker of the House.
What are 7 perks that Members of Congress receive?
1) high salary 2) retirement benefits 3) office space in WA and constituencies 4) congress staff 5) travel allowances or free travel fare on congressional inquires 6) franking privileges–free mail system 7) small privileges like free flowers from Botanical Gardens etc.
How many people work for the CRS?
CRS has about 600 employees working in Washington, D.C. More than 400 of these employees are policy analysts, attorneys and information professionals working across a variety of disciplines in one of CRS’s five research divisions.
Who does the GAO report to?
Role of the Comptroller General The Comptroller General of the United States heads the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an agency within the legislative branch of the federal government. The Comptroller General is appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Who is in charge of the government Accountability Office?
Gene L. Dodaro is the eighth Comptroller General of the United States and head of GAO. As Comptroller General, Mr. Dodaro leads GAO and helps oversee the hundreds of reports and testimonies that GAO provides each year to various committees and individual Members of Congress.
What are the purposes of casework?
Casework in a congressional office refers to the response or services that Members of Congress provide to constituents who request assistance. Casework appears to be one of the more enduring representational activities; Members of Congress have been providing such service since the early years of the American republic.