File Roughing It 319.jpg thumb Seal The UnitedStatesSanitaryCommission was an official agency of the UnitedStates government, created by legislation signed by President of the UnitedStates Abraham ... History of the UnitedStatesSanitaryCommission, Being the General Report of Its Work during the War ... manuscripts u USSanitaryCommission679.html UnitedStatesSanitaryCommission Philadelphia ... states North and South in 1865. The http www.bostonsanitarycommission.org U.S SanitaryCommission, Boston Branch reenactor organization. American Civil War Category UnitedStatesSanitaryCommission Category 1861 establishments Category Military veterans affairs in the UnitedStates Category Old soldiers homes in the UnitedStates de UnitedStatesSanitaryCommission ... accessdate July 17, 2010 ref the organization was also inspired by the British SanitaryCommission ... The Brooklyn Sanitary Fair, 1864, raised funds for the Commission colored lithograph The USSC worked ... ussc.html title US SanitaryCommission historical website accessdate December 23, 2005 ref File USSC Camp Nelson Soldiers Home.jpg thumb right During the American Civil War the U.S. SanitaryCommission .... Frederick Law Olmsted served as the Executive Secretary of the SanitaryCommission. Louisa May Alcott served as a nurse for the SanitaryCommission at a Union Army Hospital in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Georgetown . Legacy The U.S SanitaryCommission is memorialized by a group of re enactors ... Hospital Ships of the SanitaryCommission References references External links http www.nypl.org ... USSC http books.google.com books?id BIw AAAAYAAJ&pg PA1279&lpg PA1279&dq U.S. SanitaryCommission ... effort of the Union states during the American Civil War . Women in the USSC Arising from a meeting ... , lodges, and rests for traveling or disabled soldiers, made uniforms, and organized Sanitary Fairs ... Chappell Porter , and many others. The Sanitary Fairs offered ways for local communities to see ... more details
The UnitedStates Christian Commission was an important agency of the Union during the American Civil ... to the central office, describing the activities of the UnitedStates Christian Commission at Gettysburg ... with the U.S. SanitaryCommission in providing medical services. The Christian Commission ... which met in New York City. Leaders outlined work needed to support the soldiers, the outline for the UnitedStates Christian Commission, whose organization was completed next day. Two of the founding ... Lawrence and Tom Chamberlian, heroes of Little Round Top, served with the UnitedStates Christian Commission during the battle of Gettysburg. During the evening of July 2nd, John assisted at the medical ... nurse named Franklin Thompson. Citations reflist Additional reading M. Hamlin Cannon, The UnitedStates Christian Commission , The Mississippi Valley Historical Review, Vol. 38, No. 1. Jun., 1951 , pp ... Shot and Shell , New York Union Publishing House, 1868 Edward P. Smith, Incidents of the UnitedStates ... http www.faithatgettysburg.com Stories of the U.S. Christian Commission , Faith at Gettysburg, accessed ... Commission url http www.edinborough.com Learn Commission Chamberlain.htm publisher Edinborough Press accessdate 24 March 2011 ref is found in Chamberlain s Christian Commission diary, kept during ... Commission. ref cite web last Hoisington first Daniel J. title Gettysburg and the Christian Commission url http www.amazon.com Gettysburg Christian Commission Daniel Hoisington dp 1889020052 ref sr 1 ... Commission in each evangelical congregation of the North these were auxiliary to the USCC. Increasing ... Commission website , accessed 3 Mar 2009 ref The USCC had continued to grow. More than three quarters ... Commission LCC played a critical role to this success. ref http www.usccgettysburg.org Official U.S. Christian Commission website , accessed 3 Mar 2009 ref Louisa May Alcott was among many women who worked with the Commission. Others included Georgia McClellan Fact date March 2009 , the sister of Jenny ... more details
In the UnitedStates , a Presidential Commission is a special task force ordained by the President of the UnitedStates President to complete some special research or investigation. They are often used ... Ownership 1980 President s Commission on UnitedStates Liberian Relations 1980 President s Committee ... in Education 1983 U.S. President s Commission on CIA activities within the UnitedStates a.k.a. ... in the UnitedStates 1998 President s Commission to Strengthen Social Security 2001 President s Commission on Excellence in Special Education 2001 Commission on the Future of the UnitedStates Aerospace Industry 2001 National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the UnitedStates a.k.a. 9 11 Commission 2002 President s Commission on the UnitedStates Postal Service 2002 President s Commission on Implementation of UnitedStates Space Exploration Policy 2004 Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the UnitedStates Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction 2005 National Commission on Fiscal ... . Category Presidency of the UnitedStates Category UnitedStates national commissions US gov stub ... by a commission can generally be counted on to draw attention from the Mass media media , depending ... wants to avoid taking action but still look concerned about an issue, he can convene a commission and then let it slip into obscurity bureaucracy ish? . However, there have been cases the Tower Commission Tower , Rogers Commission Rogers and Warren Commission s where the commission has created ... Expand list date August 2008 President s Commission on Economy and Efficiency 1910 1912 Brownlow Committee President s Commission on Administrative Management Brownlow Committee 1937 Roberts CommissionCommission to Investigate the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor a.k.a. Roberts Commission 1941 President ... for American Democracy Presidential Commission on Higher Education 1947 President s Committee on Equality ... Welfare & Character Guidance in the Armed Forces 1948 President s Water Resources Policy Commission ... more details
The UnitedStatesCommission of Fish and Fisheries more commonly known as the U.S. Fish Commission was established ... Fish Commission published an annual http penbay.org cof uscof.html Bulletin of the UnitedStates Fish Commission summarizing the commission s annual report and correspondence. The bulletins include ... and Fisheries Industries of the UnitedStates . In 1902, the U.S. Fish Commission was reorganized as the UnitedStates Bureau of Fisheries and was made part of the newly created UnitedStates Department ... Service . See also Robert Barnwell Roosevelt originated the bill to create the Commission in the UnitedStates House of Representatives . Sources Bulletin of the UnitedStates Fish Commission. Volume ... UnitedStates National Archives. External links http penbay.org cof uscof.html UnitedStatesCommission of Fish and Fisheries Annual Reports 1871 1903 http penbay.org usfc usfc01.html Bulletin of the UnitedStates Fish Commission Selected Gulf of Maine Reports http www.archives.gov research guide fed ... George Bowers, the U.S. Fish Commission carried out extensive investigations of the fishes, shellfishes, marine mammals and other life in the rivers, lakes and marine waters of the UnitedStates ..., reports and letters from naturalists and fish researchers around the UnitedStates and other countries, and descriptions of the Commission s exploratory cruises and hatchery efforts. In 1884, the Commission ... resolution on February 9, 1871 16 Stat. 593 , as an independent commission with a mandate to investigate ... waters, to recommend remedies to Congress and the states, and to oversee restoration efforts ..., and oversaw the Alaskan and Aleutian fur seal fishery . From 1871 to 1903, the Commission ... of the above. Two ships were built for the Commission the convert 157 ft m adj on schooner rig steamer ... fishes ichthyology history fish commission.html Smithsonian U.S. FISH COMMISSION http ocp.hul.harvard.edu expeditions albatross.html Harvard University Pacific Expeditions of the US Fish Commission Steamer ... more details
The UnitedStates Sentencing Commission is an Independent agencies of the UnitedStates government independent agency of the Judiciary judicial branch of the federal government of the UnitedStates . It is responsible for articulating the Sentence law sentencing guidelines for the UnitedStates federal courts . The Commission promulgates the Federal Sentencing Guidelines , which replaced the prior ... four may belong to the same political party . The UnitedStates Attorney General or his designee and the chair of the UnitedStates Parole Commission fact date April 2010 sit as nonvoting ex officio ..., UnitedStates Parole Commission align center align center Jonathan J. Wroblewski br Ex officio Director .... References references External links http www.ussc.gov UnitedStates Sentencing Commission http www.uscourts.gov ... Guidelines US gov stub Category Judicial branch of the UnitedStates government Sentencing Commission Category Sentencing law Category Sentencing commissions in the UnitedStates de UnitedStates ... br Chair Judge, UnitedStates District Court for the District of Massachusetts U.S. District Court ... Vice chair Former UnitedStates Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania December 5, 2008 October ... October 31, 2013 Ricardo H. Hinojosa br Commissioner Judge, UnitedStates District Court for the Southern ... October 31, 2013 sup sup Beryl A. Howell br Commissioner Judge, UnitedStates District Court for the District ... to the maximum statutory punishment for the offense. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. The commission ... of 1984. The constitutionality of the commission was challenged as a congressional encroachment on the power of the Executive government executive but upheld by the Supreme Court of the UnitedStates Supreme Court in Mistretta v. UnitedStates , ussc 488 361 1989 . Unlike many special purpose study commissions within the executive branch, the U.S. Sentencing Commission was established by Congress as a permanent, independent agency within the judicial branch. The seven voting members on the Commission ... more details
The UnitedStates Parole Commission is the parole board responsible to grant or deny parole and to supervise those released on parole to incarcerated individuals who come under its jurisdiction. ref name uspc2 cite web title Mission url http www.usdoj.gov uspc mission.htm publisher U.S. Parole Commission ... Parole System url http www.usdoj.gov uspc history.htm publisher U.S. Parole Commission accessdate 2006 08 10 ref Congress passed the Parole Commission and Reorganization Act which took effect in May 1976. The Board was re titled the UnitedStates Parole Commission. The Act also incorporated the regions ... mission.htm Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2006 08 06 ref It is part of the UnitedStates Department of Justice . The commission has jurisdiction over Persons who committed a Federal offense before ... terms imposed by foreign countries and have been transferred to the UnitedStates to serve their sentence ref name uspc2 Additionally, the Commission has the responsibility to supervise two additional .... Further legislation was passed on September 30, 1950 which placed the Board under the UnitedStates ... required the Attorney General to report annually beginning in 1998 on whether the Commission remained cost effective. The 2002 act extended the life of the commission until November 2005. ref name uspc1 The UnitedStates Parole Commission Extension and Sentencing Commission Authority Act of 2005 , Pub. L. No. 109 76, 119 Stat. 2035, again extended the life of the USPC until November 2008. The UnitedStates parole Commission Extension Act of 2008 , Pub. L. No. 110 312, 122 Stat 3013, extended the life ... links http www.usdoj.gov uspc Official website DOJ agencies Category UnitedStates Department of Justice ... Act of 1984 brought major changes to the Commission. While preserving the Commission s jurisdiction .... ref name uspc1 Although the Commission was to be abolished in 1992, the life of the Commission was extended by the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990, the Parole Commission Phaseout Act of 1996 ... more details
Lead rewrite date September 2009 Image Usmc1936 logo.jpg right thumb 200px Seal of the UnitedStates Maritime Commission The UnitedStates Maritime Commission was an independent executive agency of the US ... of Maritime Commission transferred to Department of Commerce and MARAD , UnitedStates Maritime ... Records of U.S. Shipbuilding in WWII http www.ibiblio.org hyperwar ATO USGM MC.html UnitedStates Government Manual, 1945 UnitedStates Maritime Commission section http www.marad.dot.gov Education ... Defunct agencies of the UnitedStates government Category Independent agencies of the UnitedStates government Category Agencies of the UnitedStates government during World War II Category History of the UnitedStates 1918 1945 Category Maritime history of the UnitedStates de UnitedStates Maritime Commission nl UnitedStates Maritime Commission ... to be constructed was SS America 1940 SS America , which was owned by the UnitedStates Line and operated ... carrier s and many of the tankers became Category World War II tankers of the UnitedStates fleet ... UnitedStates Navy transports troop transports . By the end of the war, U.S. shipyards working ... SS UnitedStates which was intended to be both a symbol of American technological might and maritime ... and the UnitedStates Maritime Administration , which was responsible for administering the construction ... The UnitedStates Coast Guard takes over Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation 1942 UnitedStates ... since 1917. For a history, see UnitedStates Shipping Board . UnitedStates Merchant Marine War Shipping Administration UnitedStates Maritime Administration References Reflist Ships for Victory A History ... Commission was multifold as described in the Merchant Marine Act s Declaration of Policy.The ... role given to the Maritime Commission was to administer a subsidy system authorized by the Act ... under the American flag. Another function given to the Commission involved the formation of the U.S. ... more details
Hayes case before the Electoral Commission, William M. Evarts, was appointed UnitedStates Secretary ... Electoral Commission Category UnitedStates presidential election, 1876 Category Political controversies in the UnitedStates Category Election commissions UnitedStates ... crisis the likes of which the nation had never seen, Congress of the UnitedStates Congress passed a law forming the Electoral Commission to settle the result. The Commission consisted of fifteen members five UnitedStates House of Representatives representatives , five UnitedStates Senate senators , and five Supreme Court of the UnitedStates Supreme Court justices . Eight members were Republicans ... provides that no person holding an office of trust or profit under the UnitedStates shall be appointed an elector. Watts was a UnitedStates postmaster however, he resigned from his office a week after ... Act The election dispute gave rise to a crisis the likes of which the UnitedStates had never seen ... to end Reconstruction era of the UnitedStates Reconstruction . This thesis was most notably ..., s UnitedStates Code Title 3 Chapter 1 .C2.A7 5. Determination of controversy as to appointment of electors ... of the UnitedStates publisher Charles Scribner s Sons date 1912 location New York ref If the same ...Image Florida Case.jpg right thumb 400px The Electoral Commission was a panel that resolved the disputed presidential election of 1876. The Electoral Commission was a temporary body created by Congress to resolve the disputed UnitedStates U.S. presidential election, 1876 presidential election of 1876 . It consisted of 15 members. The election was contested by the History of the UnitedStates Democratic Party Democratic ticket, Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas A. Hendricks , and the History of UnitedStates Republican Party Republican ticket, Rutherford B. Hayes and William A. Wheeler . Twenty electoral votes, from the states of Florida , Louisiana , Oregon , and South Carolina , were in dispute the resolution ... more details
UnitedStatesSanitaryCommission Category Hospital ships ... and Donelson. Upon hearing word of the battle, members of the SanitaryCommission in Cincinnati gathered supplies, volunteers and procured a steamer passengered by the most senior members of the Commission at the Cincinnati branch. Upon arrival at Fort Donelson, the commission learned that insufficient .... The two transports refitted and dispatched by the SanitaryCommission were joined by a fleet of private, Army, and state hospital ships. The Tycoon and Monarch were the Commission s first ... and initially supplied through the direction of the SanitaryCommission. Funding came from the Army, SanitaryCommission, state, and volunteer organizations. The Army transferred at least one ship to the SanitaryCommission, the steamer Daniel Webster No. 1. Even the Red Rover , a river boat captured by the Union Army, was well equipped and initially staffed by the SanitaryCommission until ... 90 days easily and stayed on station rarely travelling. The SanitaryCommission used their steamers ..., served throughout the hospital ships and hospitals of the Union as nurses. The Western SanitaryCommission The SanitaryCommission, at the request of the Army, created the Western SanitaryCommission ... were refitted and supplied. The SanitaryCommission worked closely with the US Army. In fact, it was Army Surgeon General, R.C. Wood, who had initially founded the Commission some years before. The commission ... of the SanitaryCommission Fanny Bullitt Ohio River City of Alton Crescent City Ruth Glasgow Diana ... Cincinnati Monarch Shiloh Cincinnati Ships Outfitted by SanitaryCommission but transferred to Army ... nation s troops was the only thing these groups shared in common. Following this event, the SanitaryCommission began outfitting any hospital ship, Army, State, association, or voluntary, and if necessary ... further North. Overview of the Western Sanitation Commission When possible, few embarkation points ... more details
Washington Suburban SanitaryCommission Category Local government in Maryland Category Public utilities of the UnitedStates Category Water companies of the UnitedStates Category Laurel, Maryland ...Image WSSC building.jpg thumb right WSSC Headquarters on Sweitzer Lane, Laurel Washington Suburban SanitaryCommission WSSC provides safe drinking water and sewage treatment wastewater treatment for Montgomery County, Maryland Montgomery and Prince George s County, Maryland Prince George s Counties in Maryland . It was established on May 1, 1918. It is the eighth largest water and wastewater public utility utility in the UnitedStates . The WSSC serves about 1.8 million people in an approximately convert 1000 sqmi km2 sing on area. It owns and manages about convert 10000 mi km of water and sewer mains. ref name WSSC About Washington Suburban SanitaryCommission. Laurel, MD. http www.wsscwater.com home jsp content org fact sheet.faces About WSSC. Accessed 2010 10 14. ref Operations A bi county agency, WSSC has extensive regulatory functions. It promulgates and enforces the plumbing Regulation plumbing code for its jurisdiction as well as reviews and approves contract plans for extensions of water supply network water and sanitary sewer sewer mains. The agency operates 3 reservoir s plus shared access to a fourth reservoir , 2 water purification drinking water filtration plants, and 7 sewage treatment wastewater treatment plants. It also collects wastewater which is treated by the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Blue Plains plant operated by District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority DC WASA in Washington, D.C. ref name WSSC About Facilities class wikitable style width 40 Reservoirs Drinking Water br Filtration Plants Wastewater br Treatment Plants Rocky Gorge Reservoir Patuxent Damascus Triadelphia Reservoir Potomac Hyattstown Little Seneca Lake Parkway Piscataway ... supervises a staff of over 1,500. The Commission s budget for Fiscal Year 2008 which ended June 30 ... more details
The President s Commission on the UnitedStates Postal Service was a Presidential CommissionUnitedStates Presidential Commission formed by President of the UnitedStatesUnitedStates President George W. Bush on December 11, 2002, through the Executive order UnitedStates Executive Order 13278 . ref http a257.g.akamaitech.net 7 257 2422 14mar20010800 edocket.access.gpo.gov 2002 pdf 02 31624.pdf Executive Order 13278 From the Federal Reserve. URL accessed September 4, 2006. ref References references Category UnitedStates national commissions US gov stub ... more details
Image US CommissionOnOceanPolicy Logo.svg right 230px The UnitedStatesCommission on Ocean Policy sometimes known as the Watkins Commission , after the chairman of the commission during its first gathering, James D. Watkins James Watkins was created by an act of the 106th UnitedStates Congress known as the Oceans Act of 2000 . The commission s mandate was to establish findings and develop recommendations ... from the MTS Archives Summer 2006 Category UnitedStates national commissions Ocean Policy Category ... 2004, and shortly afterwards the commission was terminated, as scheduled by the Oceans Act. Working groups Image WatkinsCommissioners.jpg thumb right Members of the Watkins Commission In the course of its work, the Commission established four working group s to address the following issues Governance ... review of U.S. ocean policy had been conducted thirty five years before by the Stratton Commission ... to form the Commission on Ocean Policy to conduct a new review, and develop recommendations for future ocean policy. The Oceans Act of 2000 was passed in the UnitedStates Senate Senate June 6, 2000, and become effective on January 20, 2001. The Commission is composed of 16 members. Per the Act, the UnitedStates House of Representatives House of Representatives and UnitedStates Senate Senate Majority each nominated eight people, and the President of the UnitedStates President appointed four from each list. The Commission began its work in September 2001 with a series of nine regional meetings and 18 additional site visits in every coastal region of the UnitedStates and the Great Lakes . The Commission heard testimony from 445 experts, including many of the nation s top ocean scientists ... as receiving written testimony from countless others. The Commission released its Preliminary ... 20, 2004, the Commission submitted its Final Report to the President and Congress, An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century . On December 19, 2004, the Commission officially expired, as called for under ... more details
Image USARC.gif right The UnitedStates Arctic Research Commission is a List of U.S. federal agencies UnitedStates federal agency . It was established by the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 as amended, Public Law 101 609 . Duties The Commission s principal duties are to establish the national policy, priorities, and goals necessary to construct a federal program plan for basic and applied scientific research with respect to the Arctic, including natural resources and materials, physical, biological and health sciences, and social and behavioral sciences to promote Arctic research, to recommend Arctic research policy, and to communicate our research and policy recommendations to the President of the UnitedStates President and the UnitedStates Congress Congress to work with the National Science Foundation as the lead agency responsible for implementing the Arctic research policy and to support cooperation and collaboration throughout the Federal Government to give guidance to the Interagency ... Commission ref See also Arctic Policy of the UnitedStates Notes references External links http thefederalregister.com b.p department ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION Arctic Research Commission Meeting ... RESEARCH COMMISSION RSS Feed Category Agencies of the UnitedStates government Arctic Research Commission ... Act was amended in 1990 to increase the number of Commissioners appointed by the President of the UnitedStates from five to seven voting members. Four members are from academic or research institutions ... serves as an ex officio member. Staff The Commission staff consists of an Executive Director in Arlington ... in the Arlington office. The principal office of the Commission is in Arlington and the Alaska office of the Commission is located in Anchorage. Advisors are appointed by the Commission on an as needed basis to provide information and advice on particular research needs and issues of concern to the Commission, review draft documents of the Commission and convey information of importance on the various ... more details
http www.usitc.gov press room about usitc.htm The UnitedStates International Trade Commission ITC is an independent, bi partisan political partisan , quasi judicial , Federal Government of the UnitedStates federal agency of the UnitedStates that provides trade expertise to both the legislature ... and Maintain the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the UnitedStates . In so doing, the Commission ... by the President and confirmed by the UnitedStates Senate . The formal commission is signed by the President ... Category UnitedStates trade policy Category Government agencies established in 1916 Category Organizations based in Washington, D.C. de UnitedStates International Trade Commission ja zh ... on which UnitedStates trade policy U.S. international trade policy is based. Statutory authority for the Commission s responsibilities is provided primarily by the Tariff Act of 1930 , the Agricultural ... own words, the mission of the Commission is to Administer U.S. trade remedy laws within its mandate in a fair and objective manner Provide the President of the UnitedStates President , Office of the UnitedStates Trade Representative , and UnitedStates Congress Congress with independent, quality ... of Preferences International Trade Administration Office of the UnitedStates Trade Representative UnitedStates Commercial Service World Trade Organization External links reflist http www.usitc.gov USITC website Category Independent agencies of the UnitedStates government International Trade Commission ...Infobox Government agency agency name International Trade Commission logo logo width logo caption seal UnitedStates International Trade Commission seal.PNG seal width 150 px seal caption Official seal formed September 8, 1916 preceding1 U.S. Tariff Commission jurisdiction International Trade Issues ... on September 8, 1916 as the U.S. Tariff Commission. ref 39 Stat. 795 ref In 1974, the name was changed to the U.S. International Trade Commission by section 171 of the Trade Act of 2002 Trade ... more details
January 30, 2009. ref Introduction An excerpt from the introduction of the Interim Report 2 of the commission ref name interim2 http www.fas.org asmp resources govern AerospaceInterimRpt2.htm Commission on the Future of the UnitedStates Aerospace Industry Interim Report 2 A March 20, 2002 report. URL accessed September 4, 2006. ref The Commission on the Future of the UnitedStates Aerospace ... Commission on the Future of the UnitedStates Aerospace Industry Interim Report 3 PDF A June 26, 2002 ... the future importance of the domestic aerospace industry for the economic and national security of the UnitedStates. Commissioners The Commission consisted of 12 members, six of whom were appointed by the President ... Reports The commission produced three interim reports and a final report. Interim report 1 ref http www.spaceref.com news viewsr.html?pid 4320 Letter to President Bush from Robert Walker, chair of the Commission on the Future of the UnitedStates Aerospace Industry A December 18, 2001 letter at Spaceref.com. ..., September 17, 2002, and October 23, 2002. See also President s Commission on Implementation of UnitedStates Space Exploration Policy References Reflist NASA navbox DEFAULTSORT Commission On The Future Of The UnitedStates Aerospace Industry Category Reports of the UnitedStates government Category ...File AeroComFinalReport250.jpg 250px thumb right Cover page of final report The Commission on the Future of the UnitedStates Aerospace Industry was formed jointly by President of the UnitedStatesUnitedStates President George W. Bush and the UnitedStates Congress in 2001 . ref http www.stlncma.org rji ncma.pdf A November 29, 2001 Introduction to the Commission PDF Presentation from Boeing. ref ..., 2002. ref name final http trade.gov static aero rpt aero commission.pdf Commission on the Future ... for the commission. ref Buzz Aldrin former Astronaut Ed Bolen President of General Aviation Manufacturers ..., 2002 Meetings The commission held six public meetings the hear testimonies and gain different perspectives ... more details
Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants Oklahoma Tax Commission v. UnitedStates ArgueDate April 9 ArgueYear 1943 DecideDate June 14 DecideYear 1943 FullName Oklahoma Tax Commission v. UnitedStates USVol 319 USPage 598 Citation 63 S. Ct. 1284 87 L. Ed. 1612 Prior cite court litigants UnitedStates v. Oklahoma Tax Commission vol 131 reporter F.2d opinion 635 pinpoint court 10th Cir. year 1942 url quote Subsequent ... 35 315 , usstat 44 239 , usstat 47 777 Oklahoma Tax Commission v. UnitedStates , Case citation 319 U.S. 598 1943 , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the UnitedStates held that Indian land ... of Interior. ref name SCOTUS Oklahoma Tax Commission v. UnitedStates , ussc 319 598 1943 ref ref name 10thCir cite court litigants UnitedStates v. Oklahoma Tax Commission vol 131 reporter F.2d opinion ... Oklahoma Tax Commission v. UnitedStates , ussc 319 598 1943 DEFAULTSORT Oklahoma Tax Commission V. UnitedStates Category 1943 in law Category Muscogee Category Seminole tribe Category UnitedStates Native American tax case law Category UnitedStates Supreme Court cases ... In 1908 UnitedStates Congress Congress passed usstat 35 315 , ref name 35Stat315 cite web ... an action in the UnitedStates District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma to recover the taxes. The District Court entered a judgment for Oklahoma and the UnitedStates appealed. ref name SCOTUS ref name 10thCir On appeal, the UnitedStates Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Tenth Circuit Court reversed. The UnitedStates contended that the right to transfer land in these cases flowed ... taxes without the consent of the UnitedStates. The appellate court cited Childers v. Beaver , ussc ... and the UnitedStates Supreme Court Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear the case. ref name ... Civilized Tribes were restricted to members of that tribe unless the restrictions were lifted by the UnitedStates Secretary of the Interior . Three enrolled full blood members of the tribes died in 1930 ... more details
Update date September 2009 The UnitedStates Capitol Preservation Commission was established under Title ... on the Bicentennial of the UnitedStates Senate and the Chairman of the Commission of the House ... of the Capitol Site Category UnitedStates Capitol Capitol Preservation Commission ... for the UnitedStates Capitol and other locations under the control of the Congress. In September 1999, the Commission was given the responsibility, pursuant to Public Law 106 57, for approving the planning ... projects are invested in interest bearing obligations of the UnitedStates. The Fund s assets ... of the UnitedStates Congress Commemorative Coin Act and the Bicentennial of the UnitedStates Capitol Commemorative Coin Act . These proceeds were received without restriction, deposited into the Fund and have been available to the Commission for use in funding approved improvement, preservation, and acquisition projects. In 1999, the Commission was designated to receive surcharge proceeds authorized by the UnitedStates Capitol Visitor Center Commemorative Coin Act . Proceeds ... Stevens Alaska Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert Illinois . UnitedStates Senate Bill Frist R TN , Majority Leader Harry Reid D NV , Democratic Leader Wayne Allard R CO , Chairman, UnitedStates Senate ... Bennett R UT Christopher Dodd D CT Thad Cochran R MS Dick Durbin Richard Durbin D IL . UnitedStates ... Jerry Lewis R CA , Chairman, UnitedStates House Committee on Appropriations Committee on Appropriations Vernon Ehlers R MI , Chairman, UnitedStates House Committee on House Administration Committee ... Bill Shuster R PA , Chairman, UnitedStates House Transportation Subcommittee on Economic Development ... activities of the Commission. In addition, in January 2002, the Commission received authority ..., design, or construction of the CVC, under Public Law 107 117. In April 2003, the Commission approved ... with its rules, the Commission may fund or assist in the funding of improvements to the Capitol Building ... more details
Refimprove date September 2009 Image US Atomic Energy Commission logo.jpg right thumb 230px Shield of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission The UnitedStates Atomic Energy Commission AEC was an agency of the UnitedStates government established after World War II by UnitedStates Congress Congress to foster ... the new Commission s mission. The AEC was furthermore in charge of developing the UnitedStates nuclear ... UnitedStates Department of Energy Uranium Harold Hodge , head of the UnitedStates Atomic Energy Commission ... Category 1975 disestablishments Category Chairmen of the UnitedStates Atomic Energy Commission Category Defunct agencies of the UnitedStates government Category Government agencies established in 1946 ... States Atomic Energy Commission Category UnitedStates Department of Energy Atomic Energy Commission ca Comissi de l Energia At mica dels Estats Units de UnitedStates Atomic Energy Commission es Comisi n ... nl UnitedStates Atomic Energy Commission ja no Atomic Energy Commission pl Atomic ... Atomike simple UnitedStates Atomic Energy Commission fi Yhdysvaltain atomienergiakomissio sv ... prevented technology transfer between the UnitedStates and other countries, and required FBI ..., while all technical information and research results would be under Commission control. The United ... across the UnitedStates. But after 1973, reactor orders declined sharply as electricity demand ... , which was later incorporated into the UnitedStates Department of Energy . AEC Chairperson class wikitable Term Name President of the UnitedStates President s served 1946 1950 David E. Lilienthal ... See also Human experimentation in the UnitedStates Kenneth Nichols first General Manager of AEC Anti nuclear movement in the UnitedStates List of anti nuclear groups in the UnitedStates Calvert ... agencies the Energy Research and Development Administration and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission . ref ... title Atomic Energy Commission accessdate 2009 11 16 publisher Nuclear Regulatory Commission ... more details
usccr index.asp Historical Publications of the UnitedStatesCommission on Civil Rights, a project ... from the UnitedStatesCommission on Civil Rights Category Independent agencies of the UnitedStates government Commission on Civil Rights Category Civil rights organizations in the UnitedStates ... concerning civil rights issues that face the nation. Commissioners The Commission is composed of eight Commissioners. Four are appointed by the President of the UnitedStates , two by the President pro tempore of the UnitedStates Senate President Pro Tempore of the Senate and two by the Speaker of the UnitedStates House of Representatives Speaker of the House of Representatives . During ... after two Republican Party UnitedStates Republican commissioners reregistered as independents ...The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is historically a bipartisan, independent commission of the U.S. ... Party and independent conservatives hold a 6 to 2 majority on the commission. ref cite news ..., the members of the Commission are Gerald A. Reynolds , Chair R Kansas City attorney and former Assistant ... minority in Congress, 2007 . The current Staff Director is Martin Dannenfelser . History The Commission ... for a permanent commission, that committee stated In a democratic society, the systematic, critical ... of the machinery with which we hope to improve that status.... A permanent Commission could perform ... audit of the extent to which our civil rights are secure.... The Commission should also serve as a clearing ... Commission on Civil Rights should point all of its work toward regular reports which would include ... As then Senator and Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson put it, the Commission s task is to gather ... which will be of assistance to reasonable men. Since the 1957 Act, the Commission has been re authorized and re configured by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Acts of 1983 and 1991 and the Civil Rights Commission Amendments Act of 1994. Soon after the passage of the 1957 Act, the then six ... more details
File US CivilServiceCommission Seal EO11096.jpg right 200px The UnitedStates Civil Service Commission .... The commission was created to administer the civil service of the UnitedStates federal government ... of the UnitedStates, Rand McNally, p 238 2003 ref Effective January 1, 1978, functions of the commission were split between the Office of Personnel Management and the UnitedStates Merit Systems Protection ... Report of the UnitedStates Civil Service Commission Washington Government Printing Office, 1915 ... PR27 Thirty Sixth Annual Report of the UnitedStates Civil Service Commission Washington Government ... Report of the UnitedStates Civil Service Commission Washington Government Printing Office, 1922 ... Service Commission in Public Papers Of The Presidents Of The UnitedStates Washington Government ... http books.google.com books?id VcIdAAAAMAAJ&pg PA120 Fourth Report of the UnitedStates Civil Service Commission Washington Government Printing Office. 1888 pp. 120 121 ref Feb 9, 1889 removed ref name ... ref name 20thReport http books.google.com books?id ZDkeAAAAMAAJ&pg PA7 Twentieth Annual Report of the UnitedStates Civil Service Commission Washington Government Printing Office, 1904 p. 7. ref John ... of the UnitedStates Congress publisher Senate Historical office and House Legislative Resource ... 2005 2008 Acting Michael Hager 2008 2009 Acting Kathie Ann Whipple 2009 See also UnitedStates civil service References reflist Civil service US gov stub Category Civil service in the UnitedStates Category Defunct agencies of the UnitedStates government Civil Service Category National civil ... were placed under jurisdiction of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC , the Federal Labor Relations Authority FLRA and the Office of Special Counsel OSC . Presidents of the commission ... PA198 The U.S. Civil Service Commission , Congressional Digest , Vol II. No. 7 April 1923 , p. 198 ... Takes Oath For Commission Post , The Spokesman Review Spokane, Washington , Mar 17, 1951 ref Dec 31 ... more details
agencies view 184 commission of fine arts Proposed and finalized federal regulations from the UnitedStatesCommission of Fine Arts DEFAULTSORT UnitedStatesCommission Of Fine Arts Category 1910 establishments Category UnitedStates federal boards, commissions, and committees Commission of Fine Arts fr Commission des beaux arts des tats Unis ...File Members of the Commission of Fine Arts U.S. February 2009.jpg thumb 220px Members of the Commission of Fine Arts, February 2009. The UnitedStatesCommission of Fine Arts CFA , established in 1910 by an act of Congress of the UnitedStates Congress , is an advisory agency of the Federal government of the UnitedStates Federal government . The CFA is mandated to review and provide advice on matters of design and aesthetics , involving federal projects and urban planning planning in Washington, D.C. In accordance with the Old Georgetown Act , the CFA advises on matters of historic preservation in the Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Georgetown neighborhood in Washington, and other areas adjacent to federal interests , in accordance with the Shipstead Luce Act , authored by Minnesota Senator Henrik Shipstead and Michigan Congressman Henry Luce . The CFA mandate does not apply to the UnitedStates Capitol , the Library of Congress , or the other properties and locations overseen by the Architect of the Capitol . History In the context of the McMillan Plan for the capital city, President Theodore Roosevelt created the Council of Fine Arts by executive order in 1909. He appointed the following thirty men to this aesthetic review board, reflecting the official tastemakers of the day architects ..., the Commission, which has final approval on all elements of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial ... members of the Commission are Earl A. Powell III, Chair, Appointed 18 May 2008 Pamela Nelson, Vice ... Witold Rybczynski, Appointed 16 June 2008 Sources http www.cfa.gov Commission of Fine Arts Shaila ... more details
SCOTUSCase Litigants UnitedStates v. Interstate Commerce Commission ArgueDate March 2 ArgueYear 1949 DecideDate June 20 DecideYear 1949 FullName UnitedStates v. Interstate Commerce Commission, et al ..., Burton LawsApplied wikisource UnitedStates v. Interstate Commerce Commission 337 U.S. 426 UnitedStates v. Interstate Commerce Commission , case citation 337 U.S. 426 1949 is a decision of the Supreme Court of the UnitedStates addressing several issues, including the judicial standard of one party s inability to sue itself, the ability of the Federal government of the UnitedStatesUnited ... the UnitedStates District Court for the District of Columbia Subsequent Holding SCOTUS 1946 1949 Majority ... versa. At some point during the war, the UnitedStates government referred to by the Court in its ... the Government s complaint. After the ICC s decision, the UnitedStates government sought relief in United ... of law. Language in the 28 UnitedStates Code U.S.C. 46 required that any judicial action taken to set aside a decision of the ICC shall be brought... against the UnitedStates, which effectively meant that the UnitedStates was bringing suit against itself. As such, the District Court required the Attorney General of the UnitedStates Attorney General to appear in court as both plaintiff ... bring suit against itself accordingly, they reasoned, the UnitedStates could not bring suit against the UnitedStates. Issues presented In addition to the facts of the case proper, the Supreme Court of the UnitedStates Court first had to address the concerns raised by the District Court that prompted ... constructed by statute, caused the UnitedStates to sue itself. Similarly, the Court addressed the argument made by the railroads that, because the Act specified the UnitedStates as the defendant in this sort ... to as UnitedStates v. UnitedStates, et al., was a violation of the long standing theory that a group ... been intentionally forcing the UnitedStates as a shipper to give up the power of self protection that is enjoyed ... more details
File USCIRF Logo.svg right 200px USCIRF Logo The UnitedStatesCommission on International Religious ... and related international instruments. The Commission is the first UnitedStates government commission ... 41 Commissioners , UnitedStatesCommission on International Religious Freedom. Accessed on line ... 349&Itemid 45&date 2010 06 01 Authorizing Legislation & Amendments , UnitedStatesCommission ... http www.uscirf.gov USCIRF website Category UnitedStates federal boards, commissions, and committees Commission on International Religious Freedom Category Religion in the UnitedStates ... of the UnitedStates President , the US Secretary of State Secretary of State , and the US ... cite journal last1 Cozad first1 Laurie last2 first2 year 2005 title The UnitedStates Imposition ... and Elliot Abrams . The legislation authorizing the USCIRF currently states that the Commission ... rights An Office of International Religious Freedom in the UnitedStates Department of State , headed by an UnitedStates Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Ambassador at Large ... pro tempore of the UnitedStates Senate President pro tempore of the Senate , of which two of the members shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the Party leaders of the UnitedStates ... of the other political party Three appointed by the Speaker of the UnitedStates House of Representatives ... upon the recommendation of the Party leaders of the UnitedStates House of Representatives leader ... Religious Freedom Act of 1998 , the Institite of Global Engagement stated that the UnitedStates ... & Religious Liberty Commission. In 1999, An Anti Hindu booklet was produced by the International Mission ... member of the Commission. Past Commissioners include Preeta D. Bansal , John Hanford , Khaled Abou El ... issues as well as promotes the awareness of religious freedom issues. The Commission is authorized to travel ... U.S. officials. The Commission on International Religious Freedom issues an annual report every May ... more details
news newsarticle.aspx?id 25238 title Military Commission Review Panel Takes Oath of Office publisher UnitedStates Department of Defense Department of Defense author date 2004 09 22 accessdate ... Wood military writer Sara Wood publisher UnitedStates Department of Defense Department of Defense ... writer Sara Wood publisher UnitedStates Department of Defense Department of Defense date June 4, 2007 ... www.scotusblog.com wp wp content uploads 2009 02 cmcr stay order 2 4 09.pdf title UNITEDSTATES ... UnitedStates Department of Justice archiveurl http www.webcitation.org query?url http 3A 2F ... Judge, for health reasons. ref name JagMagJudgeExpertise ref name DoD2004 09 22 UnitedStates ... order UnitedStates Executive Order halting all their proceedings. ref name ScotusBlog2009 02 09 Suspension On January 22, 2009, UnitedStates President Barack Obama issued Executive Order 13492 ordering ... 14 UnitedStates v. al Bahlul Brief for Appellant 1 September 2009 .source.prod affiliate.56.pdf title .... Pierce, Katherine Doxakis, Scott Medlyn publisher UnitedStates Department of Defense Department of Defense ... propaganda material was protected by the first amendment of the UnitedStates Constitution . quotation ... that the Barack Obama Obama UnitedStates President Presidency has proposed a change in where ... to the UnitedStates Supreme Court . References reflist Category Guantanamo Bay captives legal and administrative procedures Category UnitedStates military courts ...wikisource Military Commission Review Panel Takes Oath of Office The Military Commissions Act of 2006 mandated that rulings from the Guantanamo military commission s could be appealed to a Court of Military Commission Review , which would sit in Washington D.C. . ref name Wapo20070822 cite news url http ... Commission Review publisher author Jason Jones date accessdate 2008 09 11 quote Dead link date October ... confirmed to be enemy combatant s . The Court of Military Commission Review ruled that Presiding Officers ... more details
The U.S. President s Commission on CIA activities within the UnitedStates was set up under President Gerald Ford in 1975 to investigate the activities of the Central Intelligence Agency and other intelligence agencies within the UnitedStates of America UnitedStates . The commission was led by the Vice President, Nelson Rockefeller , and is sometimes referred to as the Rockefeller Commission . The commission was created in response to a December 1974 report in The New York Times that the CIA had conducted illegal domestic activities, including experiments on U.S. citizens, during the 1960s. The commission issued a single report in 1975, touching upon certain CIA abuses including mail opening and surveillance of domestic dissident groups. It publicized Project MKULTRA , a CIA mind control study. It also studied issues relating to the John F. Kennedy assassination , specifically the head snap as seen in the Zapruder film first shown on television in 1975 , and the possible presence of E. Howard Hunt and Frank Sturgis in Dallas, Texas . ref http er.lib.msu.edu item.cfm?item 043388 Michigan ..., the Church Committee , was set up on 27 January 1975 by the UnitedStates Senate U.S. Senate . The Nedzi Committee was created in the UnitedStates Congress U.S. Congress on 19 February 1975. It was replaced ... Family jewels Central Intelligence Agency Human experimentation in the UnitedStates Nedzi Committee ... control Category UnitedStates national commissions US gov stub es Comisi n presidencial acerca de las actividades de la CIA dentro de Estados Unidos fr Commission Rockefeller ... 3, The Politics of Spying The Rockefeller Commission and the CIA, in Kenneth Kitts, http www.rienner.com ... archive church rockcomm contents.htm Rockefeller Commission Report the full text of the report, as scans Another version of the http www.maryferrell.org wiki index.php Rockefeller Commission Rockefeller Commission Report including interview transcripts, memos, correspondence and other Commission ... more details
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