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The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 () was an act of the United States Congress to "improve the operation of the legislative branch of the Federal Government, and for other purposes."〔 The act focused mainly on the rules that governed congressional committee procedures, decreasing the power of the chair and empowering minority members,〔 and on making House and Senate processes more transparent.〔 == Provisions == * Required that reports on a measure be made available three days before a floor vote.〔 * Established procedures for recorded votes in the House Committee of the Whole and led to the installation of electronic voting machines.〔〔〔 * Provided procedures to combat non-germane amendments in conference reports and compromises that exceeded the scope of the disagreement between House and Senate versions of the bill.〔 * Required that debate time on conference reports be equally divided between the two major parties.〔〔 * Allowed committees to meet while the Senate was in session, with approval of the majority and minority leaders.〔 * Expanded committee staffing, gave minority members greater say in staff selections, and required majority approval for hiring and firing committee staffers.〔 * Renamed the Legislative Reference Service as the Congressional Research Service, gave it greater autonomy from the Library of Congress, expanded the services that it provided, and directed it to triple its staff.〔 * Revised the executive oversight functions of standing committees, requiring committees to issue biennial reports.〔 * Authorized funding of computer technology in member offices.〔 * Authorized televising of open House committee hearings.〔 * Created the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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