Reorganization Act of 1977
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The Reorganization Act of 1977 is a U.S. federal law that granted the President temporary authority to propose executive branch reorganization plans subject to congressional review and approval.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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reorganization authority statute ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve efficiency of the executive branch
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streamline federal agencies and functions ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| branchAffected | executive branch of the United States government ⓘ |
| chamberInvolved |
United States House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| checksAndBalancesRole | maintains congressional control over structural changes to the executive branch ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| enables | presidential reorganization authority ⓘ |
| governs | submission process for presidential reorganization plans ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffect |
authorizes submission of reorganization plans to Congress
ⓘ
conditions presidential reorganization authority on congressional oversight ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle | Reorganization Act of 1977 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | public law ⓘ |
| legalNature | framework statute for reorganization authority ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| mechanism | statutory delegation of authority to the President ⓘ |
| oversightBy | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States administrative law
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United States constitutional framework for separation of powers ⓘ |
| policyArea |
executive management
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public administration ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Jimmy Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates | procedure for executive branch reorganization ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Reorganization Act of 1949
NERFINISHED
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executive reorganization plans of the Carter administration ⓘ |
| requires |
congressional approval of reorganization plans
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congressional review of reorganization plans ⓘ statutory procedures for congressional consideration of plans ⓘ |
| signedBy | Jimmy Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
administrative reorganization plans
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executive branch reorganization ⓘ |
| temporalScope | temporary authority ⓘ |
| typeOfDelegation | conditional delegation of legislative authority ⓘ |
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