our united states of america organizational charts

Our United States of America Government Structure Charts

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Anyone who has ever taken a business course knows that an organizational chart determines the structure of leadership and distribution of tasks,

as well as the communication lines within the organization; and the two statements of fact that will be repeated over and over again are that the

more complex and convoluted the organizational structure is;

� The slower that entity can respond to not only day to day tasks, but any emergent issue too

� The more expensive the day to day and emergent operations of the entity are

Below are the accumulation of several months of research into the organizational structure of our federal government. I attempted to get the most

current available, however the structures kept changing during my research period. So, not only are some names associated to positions out dated,

some of the finer details to the organizational structures are too. Which is just another reflection on why our government is so slow and expensive

when it comes to getting anything done, and why half the time the ‘left hand doesn’t know what the right hand’ is doing!

Let’s take this from the top. Above all else, the humans and their respective branches, departments and agencies are ALL UNDER THE

CONSTITUTION.

US Government Structure Charts - continued

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Our Founding Fathers did this to ensure a solid ‘check and balance’ between the various Constitutional Branches of our government to reduce the

chance of corruption and tyranny.


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Ok so now we have the top level organizational structure, now let’s go and breakdown this top level and watch the deterioration of the

efficiency (cost) and effectiveness (speed and accuracy) of our government.

Immediately following our Federal structure comes the structures of: State, Local and Tribal governments.

I am going to save the Executive Branch for last as it is the most complex of the three branches of our government.

Federal Judicial Branch

The Judicial Branch is made up of the Supreme Court, Lower Courts, Special Courts, and court support organizations.


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The Supreme Court Members: Chief Justice of the United States: JOHN G. ROBERTS, JR.

Associate Justices ANTONIN SCALIA ANTHONY M. KENNEDY CLARENCE THOMAS RUTH BADER GINSBURG STEPHEN G. BREYER SAMUEL A. ALITO, JR. SONIA SOTOMAYOR ELENA KAGAN

Retired Justices SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR DAVID H. SOUTER JOHN PAUL STEVENS

The Supreme Court consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and such number of Associate Justices as may be fixed by Congress. The number of Associate Justices is currently fixed at eight (28 U. S. C. §1). Power to nominate the Justices is vested in the President of the United States, and appointments are made with the advice and consent of the Senate. Article III, §1, of the Constitution further provides that "[t]he Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office." Officers:


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Counselor to the Chief Justice: JEFFREY P. MINEAR

Clerk: SCOTT HARRIS Librarian: LINDA MASLOW

Marshal: PAMELA TALKIN Reporter of Decisions: CHRISTINE L. FALLON Court Counse: lTONIA POWELL (acting) Curator: CATHERINE E. FITTS

Director of Information Technology: ROBERT J. HAWKINS Public Information Officer: KATHLEEN L. ARBERG Court Officers assist the Court in the performance of its functions. They include the Counselor to the Chief Justice, the Clerk, the Librarian, the Marshal, the Reporter of Decisions, the Court Counsel, the Curator, the Director of Information Technology, and the Public Information Officer. The Counselor is appointed by the Chief Justice. The Clerk, Reporter of Decisions, Librarian, and Marshal are appointed by the Court. All other Court Officers are appointed by the Chief Justice in consultation with the Court.

Constitutional Origin. Article III, §1, of the Constitution provides that "[t]he judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish." The Supreme Court of the United States was created in accordance with this provision and by authority of the Judiciary Act of September 24, 1789 (1 Stat. 73). It was organized on February 2, 1790.

Jurisdiction. According to the Constitution (Art. III, §2): "The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority;-to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls;-to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction;-to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party;-to Controversies between two or more States;—between a State and Citizens of another State;-between Citizens of different States;—between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects.

"In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make."

Appellate jurisdiction has been conferred upon the Supreme Court by various statutes, under the authority given Congress by the Constitution. The basic statute effective at this time in conferring and controlling jurisdiction of the Supreme Court may be found in 28 U. S. C. §1251 et seq., and various special statutes. Rulemaking Power. Congress has from time to time conferred upon the Supreme Court power to prescribe rules of procedure to be followed by the lower courts of the United States. See 28 U. S. C. §2071 et seq.


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The Building. The Supreme Court is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. It is closed Saturdays, Sundays, and the federal legal holidays listed in 5 U. S. C. §6103. Unless the Court or the Chief Justice orders otherwise, the Clerk’s Office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on those holidays. The Library is open to members of the Bar of the Court, attorneys for the various federal departments and agencies, and Members of Congress.

The Term. The Term of the Court begins, by law, on the first Monday in October and lasts until the first Monday in October of the next year. Approximately 10,000 petitions are filed with the Court in the course of a Term. In addition, some 1,200 applications of various kinds are filed each year that can be acted upon by a single Justice. Lower Courts

• Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation

• U.S. Bankruptcy Courts

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

• U.S. Court of International Trade

• U.S. Courts of Appeals

• U.S. District Courts

• U.S. Federal Courts, by Geographic Location and Circuit

Special Courts

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

• U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

• U.S. Court of Federal Claims

• U.S. Tax Court

Court Support Organizations

• Administrative Office of the United States Courts

• Federal Judicial Center

• U.S. Sentencing Commission


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Members in the Timeline (from http://www.supremecourt.gov/about/members.aspx is interactive online)

Hint:

1. Current Chief Justice and Associate Justices are marked with green dots -

2. Names of the Chief Justices are in Green and bars are in Red

3. Names for the Associate Justices are in Black and bars are in Blue

4. The small letter (a) denotes the date is from the Minutes of some other court; (b) from some other unquestionable authority; (c) from authority that is questionable, and better

authority would be appreciated.

Name State App't From Appointed by President Judicial Oath Taken Date Service Terminated

Chief Justices Jay, John New York Washington (a) October 19, 1789 June 29, 1795 Rutledge, John South Carolina Washington August 12, 1795 December 15, 1795 Ellsworth, Oliver Connecticut Washington March 8, 1796 December 15, 1800 Marshall, John Virginia Adams, John February 4, 1801 July 6, 1835 Taney, Roger Brooke Maryland Jackson March 28, 1836 October 12, 1864 Chase, Salmon Portland Ohio Lincoln December 15, 1864 May 7, 1873 Waite, Morrison Remick Ohio Grant March 4, 1874 March 23, 1888 Fuller, Melville Weston Illinois Cleveland October 8, 1888 July 4, 1910 White, Edward Douglass Louisiana Taft December 19, 1910 May 19, 1921


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Taft, William Howard Connecticut Harding July 11, 1921 February 3, 1930 Hughes, Charles Evans New York Hoover February 24, 1930 June 30, 1941 Stone, Harlan Fiske New York Roosevelt, F. July 3, 1941 April 22, 1946 Vinson, Fred Moore Kentucky Truman June 24, 1946 September 8, 1953 Warren, Earl California Eisenhower October 5, 1953 June 23, 1969 Burger, Warren Earl Virginia Nixon June 23, 1969 September 26, 1986 Rehnquist, William H. Virginia Reagan September 26, 1986 September 3, 2005 Roberts, John G., Jr. Maryland Bush, G. W. September 29, 2005

Associate Justices Rutledge, John South Carolina Washington (a) February 15, 1790 March 5, 1791 Cushing, William Massachusetts Washington (c) February 2, 1790 September 13, 1810 Wilson, James Pennsylvania Washington (b) October 5, 1789 August 21, 1798 Blair, John Virginia Washington (c) February 2, 1790 October 25, 1795 Iredell, James North Carolina Washington (b) May 12, 1790 October 20, 1799 Johnson, Thomas Maryland Washington (a) August 6, 1792 January 16, 1793 Paterson, William New Jersey Washington (a) March 11, 1793 September 9, 1806 Chase, Samuel Maryland Washington February 4, 1796 June 19, 1811 Washington, Bushrod Virginia Adams, John (c) February 4, 1799 November 26, 1829 Moore, Alfred North Carolina Adams, John (a) April 21, 1800 January 26, 1804 Johnson, William South Carolina Jefferson May 7, 1804 August 4, 1834 Livingston, Henry Brockholst New York Jefferson January 20, 1807 March 18, 1823 Todd, Thomas Kentucky Jefferson (a) May 4, 1807 February 7, 1826 Duvall, Gabriel Maryland Madison (a) November 23, 1811 January 14, 1835 Story, Joseph Massachusetts Madison (c) February 3, 1812 September 10, 1845 Thompson, Smith New York Monroe (b) September 1, 1823 December 18, 1843 Trimble, Robert Kentucky Adams, J. Q. (a) June 16, 1826 August 25, 1828 McLean, John Ohio Jackson (c) January 11, 1830 April 4, 1861 Baldwin, Henry Pennsylvania Jackson January 18, 1830 April 21, 1844 Wayne, James Moore Georgia Jackson January 14, 1835 July 5, 1867 Barbour, Philip Pendleton Virginia Jackson May 12, 1836 February 25, 1841 Catron, John Tennessee Jackson May 1, 1837 May 30, 1865 McKinley, John Alabama Van Buren (c) January 9, 1838 July 19, 1852 Daniel, Peter Vivian Virginia Van Buren (c) January 10, 1842 May 31, 1860 Nelson, Samuel New York Tyler February 27, 1845 November 28, 1872 Woodbury, Levi New Hampshire Polk (b) September 23, 1845 September 4, 1851 Grier, Robert Cooper Pennsylvania Polk August 10, 1846 January 31, 1870 Curtis, Benjamin Robbins Massachusetts Fillmore (b) October 10, 1851 September 30, 1857 Campbell, John Archibald Alabama Pierce (c) April 11, 1853 April 30, 1861 Clifford, Nathan Maine Buchanan January 21, 1858 July 25, 1881 Swayne, Noah Haynes Ohio Lincoln January 27, 1862 January 24, 1881 Miller, Samuel Freeman Iowa Lincoln July 21, 1862 October 13, 1890 Davis, David Illinois Lincoln December 10, 1862 March 4, 1877 Field, Stephen Johnson California Lincoln May 20, 1863 December 1, 1897 Strong, William Pennsylvania Grant March 14, 1870 December 14, 1880 Bradley, Joseph P. New Jersey Grant March 23, 1870 January 22, 1892 Hunt, Ward New York Grant January 9, 1873 January 27, 1882


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Harlan, John Marshall Kentucky Hayes December 10 1877 October 14, 1911 Woods, William Burnham Georgia Hayes January 5, 1881 May 14, 1887 Matthews, Stanley Ohio Garfield May 17, 1881 March 22, 1889 Gray, Horace Massachusetts Arthur January 9, 1882 September 15, 1902 Blatchford, Samuel New York Arthur April 3, 1882 July 7, 1893 Lamar, Lucius Quintus C. Mississippi Cleveland January 18, 1888 January 23, 1893 Brewer, David Josiah Kansas Harrison January 6, 1890 March 28, 1910 Brown, Henry Billings Michigan Harrison January 5, 1891 May 28, 1906 Shiras, George, Jr. Pennsylvania Harrison October 10, 1892 February 23, 1903 Jackson, Howell Edmunds Tennessee Harrison March 4, 1893 August 8, 1895 White, Edward Douglass Louisiana Cleveland March 12, 1894 December 18, 1910* Peckham, Rufus Wheeler New York Cleveland January 6, 1896 October 24, 1909 McKenna, Joseph California McKinley January 26, 1898 January 5, 1925 Holmes, Oliver Wendell Massachusetts Roosevelt, T. December 8, 1902 January 12, 1932 Day, William Rufus Ohio Roosevelt, T. March 2, 1903 November 13, 1922 Moody, William Henry Massachusetts Roosevelt, T. December 17, 1906 November 20, 1910 Lurton, Horace Harmon Tennessee Taft January 3, 1910 July 12, 1914 Hughes, Charles Evans New York Taft October 10, 1910 June 10, 1916 Van Devanter, Willis Wyoming Taft January 3, 1911 June 2, 1937 Lamar, Joseph Rucker Georgia Taft January 3, 1911 January 2, 1916 Pitney, Mahlon New Jersey Taft March 18, 1912 December 31, 1922 McReynolds, James Clark Tennessee Wilson October 12, 1914 January 31, 1941 Brandeis, Louis Dembitz Massachusetts Wilson June 5,1916 February 13, 1939 Clarke, John Hessin Ohio Wilson October 9, 1916 September 18, 1922 Sutherland, George Utah Harding October 2, 1922 January 17, 1938 Butler, Pierce Minnesota Harding January 2, 1923 November 16, 1939 Sanford, Edward Terry Tennessee Harding February 19, 1923 March 8, 1930 Stone, Harlan Fiske New York Coolidge March 2, 1925 July 2, 1941* Roberts, Owen Josephus Pennsylvania Hoover June 2, 1930 July 31, 1945 Cardozo, Benjamin Nathan New York Hoover March 14, 1932 July 9, 1938 Black, Hugo Lafayette Alabama Roosevelt, F. August 19, 1937 September 17, 1971 Reed, Stanley Forman Kentucky Roosevelt, F. January 31, 1938 February 25, 1957 Frankfurter, Felix Massachusetts Roosevelt, F. January 30, 1939 August 28, 1962 Douglas, William Orville Connecticut Roosevelt, F. April 17, 1939 November 12, 1975 Murphy, Frank Michigan Roosevelt, F. February 5, 1940 July 19, 1949 Byrnes, James Francis South Carolina Roosevelt, F. July 8, 1941 October 3, 1942 Jackson, Robert Houghwout New York Roosevelt, F. July 11, 1941 October 9, 1954 Rutledge, Wiley Blount Iowa Roosevelt, F. February 15, 1943 September 10, 1949 Burton, Harold Hitz Ohio Truman October 1, 1945 October 13, 1958 Clark, Tom Campbell Texas Truman August 24, 1949 June 12, 1967 Minton, Sherman Indiana Truman October 12, 1949 October 15, 1956 Harlan, John Marshall New York Eisenhower March 28, 1955 September 23, 1971 Brennan, William J., Jr. New Jersey Eisenhower October 16, 1956 July 20, 1990 Whittaker, Charles Evans Missouri Eisenhower March 25, 1957 March 31, 1962 Stewart, Potter Ohio Eisenhower October 14, 1958 July 3, 1981 White, Byron Raymond Colorado Kennedy April 16, 1962 June 28, 1993 Goldberg, Arthur Joseph Illinois Kennedy October 1, 1962 July 25, 1965


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Fortas, Abe Tennessee Johnson, L. October 4, 1965 May 14, 1969 Marshall, Thurgood New York Johnson, L. October 2, 1967 October 1, 1991 Blackmun, Harry A. Minnesota Nixon June 9, 1970 August 3, 1994 Powell, Lewis F., Jr. Virginia Nixon January 7, 1972 June 26, 1987 Rehnquist, William H. Arizona Nixon January 7, 1972 September 26, 1986* Stevens, John Paul Illinois Ford December 19, 1975 June 29, 2010 O'Connor, Sandra Day Arizona Reagan September 25, 1981 January 31, 2006 Scalia, Antonin Virginia Reagan September 26, 1986 Kennedy, Anthony M. California Reagan February 18, 1988 Souter, David H. New Hampshire Bush, G. H. W. October 9, 1990 June 29, 2009 Thomas, Clarence Georgia Bush, G. H. W. October 23, 1991 Ginsburg, Ruth Bader New York Clinton August 10, 1993 Breyer, Stephen G. Massachusetts Clinton August 3, 1994 Alito, Samuel A., Jr. New Jersey Bush, G. W. January 31, 2006 Sotomayor, Sonia New York Obama August 8, 2009 Kagan, Elena Massachusetts Obama August 7, 2010

Notes: The acceptance of the appointment and commission by the appointee, as evidenced by the taking of the prescribed oaths, is here implied; otherwise the individual is not carried on this list of the Members of the Court. Examples: Robert Hanson Harrison is not carried, as a letter from President Washington of February 9, 1790 states Harrison declined to serve. Neither is Edwin M. Stanton who died before he could take the necessary steps toward becoming a Member of the Court. Chief Justice Rutledge is included because he took his oaths, presided over the August Term of 1795, and his name appears on two opinions of the Court for that Term. The date a Member of the Court took his/her Judicial oath (the Judiciary Act provided “That the Justices of the Supreme Court, and the district judges, before they proceed to execute the duties of their respective offices, shall take the following oath . . . ”) is here used as the date of the beginning of his/her service, for until that oath is taken he/she is not vested with the prerogatives of the office. The dates given in this column are for the oaths taken following the receipt of the commissions. Dates without small-letter references are taken from the Minutes of the Court or from the original oath which are in the Curator’s collection.

Well now that seems simple enough – NOT! I did not list all of the accompanying sub-courts as this document

would quickly reach hundreds of pages if I did. Just go to the Supreme Court web page and drill down if you want to

continue on this twisting mixer.

Federal Legislative Branch


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The legislative branch is the law making branch of government made up of the Senate, the House of Representatives, and agencies that support Congress.

United States Congress

The Senate and the House along with all of their other offices, agencies, advisories, committees, councils, boards and panels make up the United

States Congress or Legislative Branch.

Article I of the Constitution states "all legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall

consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives." The House and Senate are equal partners in the legislative process—legislation cannot

be enacted without the consent of both chambers. However, the Constitution grants each chamber some unique powers. The Senate ratifies

treaties and approves presidential appointments while the House initiates revenue-raising bills. The House initiates impeachment cases, while the

Senate decides impeachment cases. A two-thirds vote of the Senate is required before an impeached person can be forcibly removed from office.

In 1868, this committee of representatives prosecuted president Andrew Johnson in his impeachment trial, but the Senate did not convict him.

The term Congress can also refer to a particular meeting of the legislature. A Congress covers two years; the current one, the 113th Congress,

began on January 3, 2013, and would end on January 3, 2015. The Congress starts and ends on each third day of January by every two years of

the odd number. Members of the Senate are referred to as senators; members of the House of Representatives are referred to as representatives,

congressmen, or congresswomen.

Congress is constantly changing, constantly in flux. In recent times, the American south and west have gained House seats according to

demographic changes recorded by the census and includes more minorities and women although both groups are still underrepresented, according

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understand along with its interactions with so-called intermediary institutions such as political parties, civic associations, interest groups, and the

mass media.

The Congress of the United States serves two distinct purposes that overlap: local representation to the federal government of a congressional

district by representatives and a state's at-large representation to the federal government by senators.

Most incumbents seek re-election, and their historical likelihood of winning subsequent elections exceeds 90 percent.

The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States consisting of two houses: the House of

Representatives and the Senate.

Congress meets in the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Both representatives and senators are chosen through direct election. Members are affiliated to

the Republican Party or to the Democratic Party, and only rarely to a third-party or as independents. Congress has 535 voting members: 435

Representatives and 100 Senators.

The members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms representing the people of a district. Congressional districts are apportioned to

states by population using the United States Census results, provided that each state has at least one congressperson. Each state regardless of

population has exactly two senators; at present there are 100 senators representing the 50 states. Each senator serves a six-year term, with terms

staggered, so every two years approximately one-third of the Senate is up for election. Each staggered group of one-third of the senators are called

'classes'. No state of the United States has two senators from the same class.

Senate Leadership

The positions of party floor leader are NOT included in the Constitution but developed gradually in the 20th century. Which to me means

that these ‘positions’ are nothing but “toot my horn, inflate my ego and expel hot air” positions that should be eliminated immediately. (In my book

political parties are nothing but glorified specialized special interest groups that should be divorced from the government and treated as just what they are. No references to political

party should be in ANY government documents outside of stating that ‘So-in-so expressed the views of such-in-such political party’. After all these government officials are

supposed to be representing ALL the people of their state/district and NOT their political party.)

Because ‘floor leaders’ are not part of the Constitution, the two major political parties could NOT get these ‘positions’ formally designated until the

beginning of the 20th century - 1920 (Democrats) and 1925 (Republicans).

The floor leaders and whips of each party are elected by a majority vote of all the senators of their party assembled in a conference or, as it

sometimes is called, a caucus. The practice has been to choose the leader for a two-year term at the beginning of each Congress. The majority and

minority leaders are the elected spokespersons on the Senate floor for their respective political parties.


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Party Whips (Assistant Floor Leaders)

Both parties in the Senate elect whips. The term "whip" comes from a fox-hunting expression -- "whipper-in" -- referring to the member of the

hunting team responsible for keeping the dogs from straying from the team during a chase. The development of party whips coincided with the

evolution of party leaders in the Senate.

Democrat James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois became the first party whip in 1913, and the Republicans established their own whip position two years

later. These assistant leaders are mainly responsible for counting heads and rounding up party members for votes and quorum calls, and they

occasionally stand in for the majority or minority leaders in their absence.

Majority and Minority Whips (Assistant Floor Leaders)

Both parties in the Senate elect whips. The term "whip" comes from a fox-hunting expression -- "whipper-in" -- referring to the member of the

hunting team responsible for keeping the dogs from straying from the team during a chase.

Established early in the 20th century, the development of party whips coincided with the evolution of party leaders in the Senate. Democrat James

Hamilton Lewis of Illinois became the first party whip in 1913, and the Republicans established their own whip position two years later. These

assistant leaders are mainly responsible for counting heads and rounding up party members for votes and quorum calls, and they occasionally

stand in for the majority or minority leaders in their absence.

Here is a historical table of the “hot air blowers” that have and currently hold these “positions”:

Term Start

Term End

Party Name

1913 1919 Democrat J. Hamilton Lewis (IL)

1915 Republican James W. Wadsworth, Jr. (NY) Note: Wadsworth became the first Republican party whip in 1915.

1915 1924 Republican Charles Curtis (KS) Note: Curtis was advanced to Republican party floor leader in 1925

1919 1929 Democrat Peter G. Gerry (RI)

1924 1929 Republican Wesley L. Jones (WA)

1929 1933 Republican Simeon D. Fess (OH)

1929 1933 Democrat Morris Sheppard (TX)

1933 1935 Republican Felix Hebert (RI) Note: No Republican whips were appointed from 1935 to 1944 since only 17 Republicans were in the Senate following the landslide election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936. Accordingly, the minutes of the Republican Conference for the period state: "On motion of Senator Hastings, duly seconded and carried, it was agreed that no Assistant Leader or Whip be elected but that the chairman be authorized to appoint Senators from time to time to assist him in taking charge of the interests of the minority." A note attached to the


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conference minutes added: "The chairman of the conference, Senator McNary, apparently appointed Senator Austin of Vermont as assistant leader in 1943 and 1944, until the conference adopted Rules of Organization."

1933 1939 Democrat J. Hamilton Lewis (IL)

1939 1941 Democrat Sherman Minton (IN)

1941 1947 Democrat Joseph Lister Hill (AL)

1944 1949 Republican Kenneth S. Wherry (NE) Note: Wherry advanced to party leader in 1949.

1947 1949 Democrat Scott W. Lucas (IL) Note: Lucas advanced to party leader in 1949

1949 1951 Democrat Francis J. Myers (PA)

1949 1957 Republican Leverett Saltonstall (MA)

1951 1953 Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson (TX) Note: Johnson advanced to party leader in 1953.

1953 1957 Democrat Earle C. Clements (KY)

1957 1959 Republican Everett M. Dirksen (IL) Note: Dirksen advanced to party leader in 1959.

1957 1961 Democrat Michael J. Mansfield (MT) Note: Mansfield advanced to party leader in 1961.

1959 1969 Republican Thomas H. Kuchel (CA) Note: Since 1969, Republicans have used the title "Assistant Leader" for this position.

1961 1965 Democrat Hubert H. Humphrey (MN)

1965 1969 Democrat Russell B. Long (LA)

1969 Republican Hugh Scott (PA) Note: Scott advanced to party leader in 1969.

1969 1971 Democrat Edward M. Kennedy (MA)

1969 1977 Republican Robert P. Griffin (MI)

1971 1977 Democrat Robert C. Byrd (WV) Note: Byrd advanced to party leader in 1977.

1977 1985 Republican Theodore (Ted) Stevens (AK)

1977 1991 Democrat Alan Cranston (CA)

1985 1995 Republican Alan K. Simpson (WY)

1991 1999 Democrat Wendell H. Ford (KY)

1995 1996 Republican Trent Lott (MS)

1996 2003 Republican Don Nickles (OK)

1999 2005 Democrat Harry M. Reid (NV) Note: Reid advanced to party leader in 2005.

2003 2007 Republican Mitch McConnell (KY) Note: McConnell advanced to party leader in 2007

2005 Democrat Richard Durbin (IL)

2007 Republican Trent Lott (MS)

2008 2013 Republican Jon Kyl (AZ)

2013 Republican John Cornyn (TX)


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Senate Caucuses

These are informal congressional groups and organizations of Members with shared interests in specific issues or philosophies have been part of

the American policymaking process since colonial times. Typically, these groups organize without official recognition by the chamber and are not

funded through the appropriation process. In the Senate there is one officially recognized caucus -- the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics

Control established by law in 1985.

Senate Committees

According to the Senate web site; "Due to the high volume and complexity of its work, the Senate divides its tasks among 20 committees, 68

subcommittees, and 4 joint committees. Although the Senate committee system is similar to that of the House of Representatives, it has its own

guidelines, within which each committee adopts its own rules. This creates considerable variation among the panels."

Standing Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Appropriations Armed Services Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Budget Commerce, Science, and Transportation Energy and Natural Resources Environment and Public Works Finance Foreign Relations Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Judiciary Rules and Administration Small Business and Entrepreneurship Veterans' Affairs

Special, Select, and Other Indian Affairs Select Committee on Ethics Select Committee on Intelligence Special Committee on Aging

Joint Joint Committee on Printing Joint Committee on Taxation Joint Committee on the Library Joint Economic Committee

Senators themselves are grouped into ‘classes’. Article I, section 3 of the Constitution requires the Senate to be divided into three classes for

purposes of elections. Senators are elected to six-year terms, and every two years the members of one class—approximately one-third of the

senators—face election or reelection. Terms for senators in Class I expire in 2019, Class II in 2015, and Class III in 2017.


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Note: Article I, section 3 of the U.S. Constitution mandates the Senate's class structure. Amendment XVII (1913) provides for direct election of Senators.

Currently these Senators are:

Class I - Senators Whose Term of Service Expire in 2019: Class I terms run from the beginning of the 113th Congress on January 3, 2013, to

the end of the 115th Congress on January 3, 2019. Senators in Class I were elected to office in the November 2012 general election, unless they

took their seat through appointment or special election.

Democrats Baldwin, Tammy (D-WI) Brown, Sherrod (D-OH) Cantwell, Maria (D-WA) Cardin, Benjamin L. (D-MD) Carper, Thomas R. (D-DE) Casey, Robert P., Jr. (D-PA) Donnelly, Joe (D-IN) Feinstein, Dianne (D-CA) Gillibrand, Kirsten E. (D-NY) Heinrich, Martin (D-NM) Heitkamp, Heidi (D-ND) Hirono, Mazie K. (D-HI) Kaine, Tim (D-VA) Klobuchar, Amy (D-MN) Manchin, Joe, III (D-WV) McCaskill, Claire (D-MO) Menendez, Robert (D-NJ) Murphy, Christopher (D-CT) Nelson, Bill (D-FL) Stabenow, Debbie (D-MI) Tester, Jon (D-MT) Warren, Elizabeth (D-MA) Whitehouse, Sheldon (D-RI)

Republicans Barrasso, John (R-WY) Corker, Bob (R-TN) Cruz, Ted (R-TX) Fischer, Deb (R-NE) Flake, Jeff (R-AZ) Hatch, Orrin G. (R-UT) Heller, Dean (R-NV) Wicker, Roger F. (R-MS)

Independents King, Angus S., Jr. (I-ME) Sanders, Bernard (I-VT)

Class II - Senators Whose Terms of Service Expire in 2015: Class II terms run from the beginning of the 111th Congress on January 3, 2009, to

the end of the 113th Congress on January 3, 2015. Senators in Class II were elected to office in the November 2008 general election, unless they

took their seat through appointment or special election.

Democrats Baucus, Max (D-MT) Begich, Mark (D-AK) Coons, Christopher A. (D-DE) Durbin, Richard J. (D-IL) Franken, Al (D-MN)

Republicans Alexander, Lamar (R-TN) Chambliss, Saxby (R-GA) Chiesa, Jeff (R-NJ) Cochran, Thad (R-MS) Collins, Susan M. (R-ME)


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Hagan, Kay R. (D-NC) Harkin, Tom (D-IA) Johnson, Tim (D-SD) Landrieu, Mary L. (D-LA) Levin, Carl (D-MI) Markey, Edward J. (D-MA) Merkley, Jeff (D-OR) Pryor, Mark L. (D-AR) Reed, Jack (D-RI) Rockefeller, John D., IV (D-WV) Shaheen, Jeanne (D-NH) Udall, Mark (D-CO) Udall, Tom (D-NM) Warner, Mark R. (D-VA)

Cornyn, John (R-TX) Enzi, Michael B. (R-WY) Graham, Lindsey (R-SC) Inhofe, James M. (R-OK) Johanns, Mike (R-NE) McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) Risch, James E. (R-ID) Roberts, Pat (R-KS) Sessions, Jeff (R-AL)

Class III - Senators Whose Terms of Service Expire in 2017: Class III terms run from the beginning of the 112th Congress on January 3, 2011,

to the end of the 114th Congress on January 3, 2017. Senators in Class III were elected to office in the November 2010 general election, unless

they took their seat through appointment or special election.

Democrats Bennet, Michael F. (D-CO) Blumenthal, Richard (D-CT) Boxer, Barbara (D-CA) Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) Mikulski, Barbara A. (D-MD) Murray, Patty (D-WA) Reid, Harry (D-NV) Schatz, Brian (D-HI) Schumer, Charles E. (D-NY) Wyden, Ron (D-OR)

Republicans Ayotte, Kelly (R-NH) Blunt, Roy (R-MO) Boozman, John (R-AR) Burr, Richard (R-NC) Coats, Daniel (R-IN) Coburn, Tom (R-OK) Crapo, Mike (R-ID) Grassley, Chuck (R-IA) Hoeven, John (R-ND) Isakson, Johnny (R-GA) Johnson, Ron (R-WI) Kirk, Mark (R-IL) Lee, Mike (R-UT) McCain, John (R-AZ) Moran, Jerry (R-KS) Murkowski, Lisa (R-AK) Paul, Rand (R-KY) Portman, Rob (R-OH) Rubio, Marco (R-FL) Scott, Tim (R-SC) Shelby, Richard C. (R-AL) Thune, John (R-SD) Toomey, Patrick J. (R-PA) Vitter, David (R-LA)


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The Legislative House

House Representatives are elected to a two-year term, each representative are supposed to serve the people of a specific

congressional district by introducing bills and serving on committees, among other duties.

A House Representative is also referred to as a congressman or congresswoman, each representative is elected to a two-year term

serving the people of a specific congressional district. Among other duties, representatives introduce bills and resolutions, offer

amendments and serve on committees. The number of representatives with full voting rights is 435, a number set by Public Law 62-5

on August 8, 1911, and in effect since 1913. The number of representatives per state is proportionate to population.

Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution provides for both the minimum and maximum sizes for the House of Representatives. Currently, there are five

delegates representing the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana

Islands. A resident commissioner represents Puerto Rico. The delegates and resident commissioner possess the same powers as other members

of the House, except that they may not vote when the House is meeting as the House of Representatives.

To be elected, a representative must be at least 25 years old, a United States citizen for at least seven years and an inhabitant of the state he or

she represents.

House Leadership

House Leadership is elected by their peers and originally certain representatives hold positions that combine institutional and administrative roles.

Over time two political parties gained control of the legislative branch so that in the House certain representatives now hold positions that are solely

partisan roles. Again since there is NO Constitutional reference to these roles and all the elected and appointed positions to the three branches of

government are supposed to be representative “of the people, by the people, for the people” anything that is solely political or partisan should be

eliminated immediately.

The House Leadership roles closely ‘mimics’ the Senate Leadership, however is much more political party oriented rather than representative of the

people oriented.

The majority party members and the minority party members meet separately to select their leaders. Third parties rarely have had enough members

to elect their own leadership, and independents will generally join one of the larger party organizations to receive committee assignments.

A party caucus or conference is the name given to a meeting of or organization of all party members in the House. During these meetings, party

members discuss matters of concern.


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Currently the House Leaderships falls into the following titles:

Speaker of the House: Is elected by the whole of the House of Representatives, the Speaker acts as leader of the House and combines several institutional and administrative roles. As of Oct 2013 the Speaker is: Rep. John Boehner Republican Leadership Majority Leader: Rep. Eric Cantor Majority Whip: Rep. Kevin McCarthy Conference Chairman: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Policy Committee Chairman: Rep. James Lankford

Democratic Leadership Democratic Leader: Rep. Nancy Pelosi Democratic Whip: Rep. Steny Hoyer Assistant Democratic Leader: Rep. James Clyburn Democratic Caucus: Rep. Xavier Becerra

House Committees

The House’s committees consider bills and issues and oversee agencies, programs, and activities within their jurisdictions.

Agriculture Appropriations Armed Services Budget Education and the Workforce Energy and Commerce Ethics Financial Services Foreign Affairs Homeland Security House Administration Judiciary Natural Resources

Oversight and Government Reform Rules Science, Space, and Technology Small Business Transportation and Infrastructure Veterans’ Affairs Ways and Means Intelligence Joint Economic Committee Joint Committee on the Library Joint Committee on Printing Joint Committee on Taxation

House Officers and Organizations

Chaplin of the House: Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution states: "The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers."

The election of the Rev. William Linn as Chaplain of the House on May 1, 1789, continued the tradition established by the Continental Congresses

of each day's proceedings opening with a prayer by a chaplain. The early chaplains alternated duties with their Senate counterparts on a weekly

basis. The two conducted Sunday services for the Washington community in the House Chamber every other week.


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Since the election of Rev. Linn in 1789, the House has been served by chaplains of various religious denominations, including Baptist (7), Christian

(1), Congregationalist (2), Disciples of Christ (1), Episcopalian (4), Lutheran (1), Methodist (16), Presbyterian (15), Roman Catholic (1), Unitarian

(2), and Universalist (1).

In addition to opening proceedings with prayer, the Chaplain provides pastoral counseling to the House community, coordinates the scheduling of

guest chaplains, and arranges memorial services for the House and its staff. In the past, Chaplains have performed marriage and funeral

ceremonies for House members.

Chaplains of the House (1789–Present)

Date of Appointment Chaplain Denomination

May 1, 1789 The Reverend William Linn Presbyterian

Jan. 4, 1790 The Reverend Samuel Blair Presbyterian

Nov. 5, 1792 The Reverend Ashbel Green Presbyterian

Nov. 17, 1800 The Reverend Thomas Lyell Methodist

Dec. 7, 1801 The Reverend William Parkinson Baptist

Nov. 5, 1804 The Reverend James Laurie Presbyterian

Dec. 1, 1806 The Reverend Robert Elliot Presbyterian

Oct. 26, 1807 The Reverend Obadiah Bruen Brown Baptist

May 22, 1809 The Reverend Jesse Lee Methodist

Nov. 4, 1811 The Reverend Nicholas Sneathen Methodist

Nov. 2, 1812 The Reverend Jesse Lee Methodist

Sept. 19, 1814 The Reverend Obadiah Bruen Brown Baptist

Dec. 4, 1815 The Reverend Spencer Houghton Cone Baptist

Dec. 2, 1816 The Reverend Burgess Allison Baptist

Nov. 18, 1820 The Reverend John Nicholson Campbell Presbyterian

Dec. 3, 1821 The Reverend Jared Sparks Unitarian

Dec. 2, 1822 The Reverend John Brackenridge Presbyterian

Dec. 1, 1823 The Reverend Henry Biddleman Bascom Methodist

Dec. 6, 1824 The Reverend Reuben Post Presbyterian

Dec. 6, 1830 The Reverend Ralph Randolph Gurley Presbyterian

Dec. 5, 1831 The Reverend Reuben Post Presbyterian

Dec. 3, 1832 The Reverend William Hammett* Methodist

Dec. 2, 1833 The Reverend Thomas H. Stockton Methodist

Dec. 1, 1834 The Reverend Edward Dunlap Smith Presbyterian

Dec. 7, 1835 The Reverend Thomas H. Stockton Methodist

Dec. 5, 1836 The Reverend Oliver C. Comstock* Baptist

Sept. 4, 1837 The Reverend Septimus Tustin Presbyterian

Dec. 4, 1837 The Reverend Levi R. Reese Methodist

Dec. 2, 1839 The Reverend Joshua Bates Congregationalist


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Dec. 7, 1840 The Reverend Thomas W. Braxton Baptist

May 31, 1841 The Reverend John W. French Episcopalian

Dec. 6, 1841 The Reverend John Newland Maffit Methodist

Dec. 5, 1842 The Reverend Frederick T. Tiffany Episcopalian

Dec. 4, 1843 The Reverend Isaac S. Tinsley Baptist

Dec. 4, 1844 The Reverend William M. Daily Methodist

Dec. 1, 1845 The Reverend William Henry Milburn Methodist

Dec. 7, 1846 The Reverend William T.S. Sprole Presbyterian

Dec. 6, 1847 The Reverend Ralph Gurley Presbyterian

Dec. 1, 1851 The Reverend Littleton F. Morgan Methodist

Dec. 6, 1852 The Reverend James Gallagher Presbyterian


Jul. 4, 18611 The Reverend Thomas H. Stockton Methodist

Dec. 7, 1863 The Reverend William Henry Channing Unitarian

Dec. 4, 1865 The Reverend Charles B. Boynton Congregationalist

Mar. 4, 1869 The Reverend John George Butler Presbyterian

Dec. 6, 1875 The Reverend S.L. Townsend Episcopalian

Oct. 15, 1877 The Reverend John Poise Methodist

Dec. 3, 1877 The Reverend W.P. Harrison Methodist

Dec. 5, 1881 The Reverend Frederick Dunglison Power Disciples of Christ

Dec. 3, 1883 The Reverend John Summerfield Lindsay Episcopalian


Aug. 7, 1893 The Reverend Samuel W. Haddaway Methodist

Dec. 4, 1893 The Reverend Edward B. Bagby Christian

Dec. 2, 1895 The Reverend Henry N. Couden Universalist

Apr. 11, 1921 The Reverend James Shera Montgomery Methodist

Jan. 3, 1950 The Reverend Bernard Braskamp Presbyterian

Jan. 10, 1967 The Reverend Edward G. Latch Methodist

Jan. 15, 1979 The Reverend James D. Ford Lutheran

Mar. 23, 2000 The Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin Roman Catholic

May 25, 2011 The Reverend Patrick J. Conroy Roman Catholic

* From 1855 to 1861 the local clergy in the District of Columbia conducted the opening prayer. Thereafter, the House has elected a Chaplain at the beginning of each Congress.

Chief Administrative Officer

The Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) was created during the 104th Congress (1995-1997). The predecessor to the CAO was the

Director of Non-Legislative and Financial Services.


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The Chief Administrative Officer is nominated by the Speaker of the House, elected by a majority of House members at the start of each Congress,

and subject to the oversight of the Committee on House Administration. If there is a mid-Congress vacancy the Speaker of the House may nominate

a replacement to serve until the start of a new Congress.

Chief Administrative Officer of the House (1995–Present)

Congress (Years) Chief Administrative Officer Date Elected

104th (1995-97) Scot M. Faulkner Jan. 4, 1995

Jeff Trandahl Nov. 22, 1996

105th (1997-99) Jeff Trandahl Jan. 9, 1997

James M. Eagen, III July 31, 1997

106th (1999-2001) James M. Eagen, III Jan. 6, 1999





Daniel P. Beard Feb. 15, 2007

111th (2009-11) Daniel P. Beard Jan. 6, 2009

Daniel J. Strodel July 18, 2010

112th (2011-present) Daniel J. Strodel Jan. 5, 2011

Clerk of the House

Along with the other House officers, the Clerk is elected every two years when the House organizes for a new Congress. The majority and minority

caucuses nominate candidates for the House officer positions after the election of the Speaker. The full House adopts a resolution to elect the

officers, who will begin serving the House Membership after they have taken the oath of office.

On April 1, 1789, the House of Representatives convened with its first quorum. Its initial order of business was the election of the Speaker,

Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg, a Representative from Pennsylvania. The next order of business was the election of the Clerk, John

Beckley, Esquire, a citizen of Virginia.

The first five Clerks of the House also served as Librarian of Congress, which became a separate position in 1815. South Trimble, a former

Representative from Kentucky, who served as Clerk from 1911 to 1919 and again from 1931 to 1946, is the longest-tenured Clerk in House history.

As stated in Rule II of the House Rules, the Clerk is required to:


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• Prepare the roll of Members-elect

• Call the Members-elect to order at the commencement of each Congress; call the roll of Members-elect, and pending the election of the Speaker, preserve

order and decorum; and decide all questions of order

• At the beginning of every session, prepare and distribute a list of reports required to be made to Congress

• Note all questions of order and decisions thereon, and print these as an appendix to the Journal of each session of the House

• Prepare and print the House Journal after each session of Congress, and distribute the Journal to Members and to the executive and legislature of each

state

• Attest and affix the seal of the House to all writs, warrants, subpoenas, and formal documents issued by the House

• Certify the passage by the House of all bills and joint resolutions

• Receive messages from the President of the United States and the U.S. Senate when the House is not in session

• Prepare and deliver messages to the Senate and otherwise as requested by the House

• In the official House Library, retain a permanent set of the books and documents generated by the House

• Manage the office and supervise the staff of any deceased, resigned, or expelled Member until a successor is elected

In addition, the Clerk:

• Acts as custodian of all noncurrent records of the House, pursuant to Rule VII in the House Rules.

• Is responsible, under the supervision and direction of the U.S. House of Representatives Fine Arts Board, for the administration, maintenance, and display

of the works of fine art and other similar property of the Congress for display or for other use in the House wing of the Capitol, the House Office Buildings,

or any other location under House control (P.L. 100-696).

• In addition, pursuant to the rules of the United States Preservation Commission, the Clerk may be asked to provide staff support and assistance to the

Commission.

Clerk of the House (1789–Present)

Congress (Years) Clerk State Date Elected

1st (1789–91) John Beckley VA Apr 01, 1789

2nd (1791–93) John Beckley VA Oct 24, 1791

3rd (1793–95) John Beckley VA Dec 02, 1793

4th (1795–97) John Beckley VA Dec 07, 1795

5th (1797–99) Jonathan W. Condy PA May 15, 1797

6th (1799–1801) Jonathan W. Condy 1 PA Dec 02, 1799

6th (1799–1801) John H. Oswald PA Dec 09, 1800 2


8th (1803–05) John Beckley VA Oct 17, 1803


10th (1807–09) Patrick Magruder MD Oct 26, 1807


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11th (1809–11) Patrick Magruder MD May 24, 1809

12th (1811–13) Patrick Magruder MD Nov 04, 1811

13th (1813–15) Patrick Magruder 3 MD May 24, 1813

13th (1813–15) Thomas Dougherty KY Jan 30, 1815 4

14th (1815–17) Thomas Dougherty KY Dec 04, 1815



17th (1821–23) Thomas Dougherty 5 KY Dec 04, 1821

17th (1821–23) Matthew St. Clair Clarke PA Dec 03, 1822 6

18th (1823–25) Matthew St. Clair Clarke PA Dec 01, 1823



21st (1829–31) Matthew St. Clair Clarke PA Dec 07, 1829

22nd (1831–33) Matthew St. Clair Clarke PA Dec 05, 1831

23rd (1833–35) Walter S. Franklin PA Dec 02, 1833

24th (1835–37) Walter S. Franklin PA Dec 07, 1835

25th (1837–39) Walter S. Franklin 7 PA Sep 04, 1837

25th (1837–39) Hugh A. Garland VA Dec 03, 1838 8

26th (1839–41) Hugh A. Garland VA Dec 21, 1839

27th (1841–43) Matthew St. Clair Clarke PA May 31, 1841

28th (1843–45) Caleb J. McNulty 9 OH Dec 06, 1843

28th (1843–45) Benjamin B. French NH Jan 18, 1845 10

29th (1845–47) Benjamin B. French NH Dec 02, 1845

30th (1847–49) Thomas J. Campbell TN Dec 07, 1847

31st (1849–51) Thomas J. Campbell 11 TN Jan 11, 1850

31st (1849–51) Richard M. Young IL Apr 17, 1850 12

32nd (1851–53) John W. Forney PA Dec 01, 1851

33rd (1853–55) John W. Forney PA Dec 05, 1853

34th (1855–57) John W. Forney 13 PA —

34th (1855–57) William Cullom TN Feb 04, 1856 14

35th (1857–59) James C. Allen IL Dec 07, 1857

36th (1859–61) James C. Allen 15 IL —

36th (1859–61) John W. Forney PA Feb 03, 1860 16

37th (1861–63) Emerson Etheridge TN Jul 04, 1861

38th (1863–65) Edward McPherson PA Dec 08, 1863


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40th (1867–69) Edward McPherson PA Mar 04, 1867

41st (1869–71) Edward McPherson PA Mar 05, 1869

42nd (1871–73) Edward McPherson PA Mar 04, 1871

43rd (1873–75) Edward McPherson PA Dec 01, 1873

44th (1875–77) George M. Adams KY Dec 06, 1875

45th (1877–79) George M. Adams KY Oct 15, 1877

46th (1879–81) George M. Adams KY Mar 18, 1879


48th (1883–85) John B. Clark, Jr. MO Dec 04, 1883



51st (1889–91) Edward McPherson PA Dec 02, 1889

52nd (1891–93) James Kerr PA Dec 08, 1891

53rd (1893–95) James Kerr PA Aug 07, 1893

54th (1895–97) Alexander McDowell PA Dec 02, 1895

55th (1897–99) Alexander McDowell PA Mar 15, 1897



58th (1903–05) Alexander McDowell PA Nov 09, 1903



61st (1909–11) Alexander McDowell PA Mar 15, 1909

62nd (1911–13) South Trimble KY Apr 04, 1911

63rd (1913–15) South Trimble KY Apr 07, 1913

64th (1915–17) South Trimble KY Dec 06, 1915

65th (1917–19) South Trimble KY Apr 02, 1917

66th (1919–21) William Tyler Page MD May 19, 1919

67th (1921–23) William Tyler Page MD Apr 11, 1921

68th (1923–25) William Tyler Page MD Dec 05, 1923



71st (1929–31) William Tyler Page MD Apr 15, 1929

72nd (1931–33) South Trimble KY Dec 07, 1931

73rd (1933–35) South Trimble KY Mar 09, 1933


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74th (1935–37) South Trimble KY Jan 03, 1935





79th (1945–47) South Trimble 17 KY Jan 03, 1945

79th (1945–47) Harry Newlin Megill DC Aug 02, 1946 18

80th (1947–49) John Andrews MA Jan 03, 1947

81st (1949–51) Ralph R. Roberts IN Jan 03, 1949

82nd (1951–53) Ralph R. Roberts IN Jan 03, 1951

83rd (1953–55) Lyle O. Snader IL Jan 03, 1953

84th (1955–57) Ralph R. Roberts IN Jan 05, 1955






90th (1967–69) W. Pat Jennings VA Jan 10, 1967

91st (1969–71) W. Pat Jennings VA Jan 03, 1969

92nd (1971–73) W. Pat Jennings VA Jan 21, 1971

93rd (1973–75) W. Pat Jennings VA Jan 03, 1973

94th (1975–77) W. Pat Jennings 19 VA Jan 14, 1975

94th (1975–77) Edmund L. Henshaw, Jr. VA Nov 17, 1975 20

95th (1977–79) Edmund L. Henshaw, Jr. VA Jan 04, 1977



98th (1983–85) Benjamin J. Guthrie MD Jan 03, 1983

99th (1985–87) Benjamin J. Guthrie MD Jan 03, 1985

100th (1987–89) Donnald K. Anderson CA Jan 06, 1987

101st (1989–91) Donnald K. Anderson CA Jan 03, 1989

102nd (1991–93) Donnald K. Anderson CA Jan 03, 1991

103rd (1993–95) Donnald K. Anderson CA Jan 05, 1993

104th (1995–97) Robin H. Carle ID Jan 04, 1995

105th (1997–99) Robin H. Carle 21 ID Jan 07, 1997

105th (1997–99) Jeff Trandahl SD Jan 01, 1999 22


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106th (1999–2001) Jeff Trandahl SD Jan 06, 1999



109th (2005–07) Jeff Trandahl 23 SD Jan 04, 2005

109th (2005–07) Karen L. Haas MD Nov 18, 2005 24

109th (2005–07) Karen L. Haas MD Dec 06, 2005 25

110th (2007–09) Karen L. Haas MD Jan 04, 2007

110th (2007–09) Lorraine C. Miller TX Feb 15, 2007 26

111th (2009–11) Lorraine C. Miller TX Jan 06, 2009

112th (2011–13) Karen L. Haas MD Jan 05, 2011

113th (2013–present) Karen L. Haas MD Jan 03, 2013

1 Resigned on December 4, 1800. House Journal, 6th Congress, (December 9, 1800): H736. 2 Elected on December 9, 1800. House Journal, 6th Congress, (December 9, 1800): H736. 3 Resigned on January 28, 1815. House Journal, 13th Congress, (January 28, 1815): H694. 4 Elected on January 30, 1815. House Journal, 13th Congress, (January 30, 1815): H1113-1114. 5 Died in 1822. 6 Elected on December 3, 1822. House Journal, 17th Congress, (December 3, 1822): H18. 7 Died on September 20, 1838. 8 Elected on December 3, 1838. House Journal, 25th Congress, (December 3, 1838): H14. 9 Dismissed from office on January 18, 1845. House Journal, (January 18, 1845): H230-233. 10 Elected on January 18, 1845. House Journal, (January 18, 1845): H233. 11 Died on April 13, 1850. House Journal, (April 15, 1850): H788-789. 12 Elected on April 17, 1850. House Journal, (April 17, 1850): H804-805. 13 Presided over deadlocked election of the Speaker. 14 Elected on February 4, 1856. House Journal, (February 4, 1856): H452. 15 Presided over deadlocked election of the Speaker. 16 Elected on February 3, 1860. House Journal, 36th Congress, (February 3, 1860): H174. 17 Died on November 23, 1946. 18 H. Res. 753, passed by Congress on August 2, 1946, authorized the "appointment of an acting Clerk." Harry Newlin Megill was designated that same day. See, House Journal, 79th Cong., 2nd sess., (August 2, 1946): H799; H918. 19 Resigned on November 15, 1975. House Journal, 94th Cong., 1st sess., (November 17, 1975): H1790. 20 Appointed acting Clerk on November 16, 1975, "to act as and to exercise temporarily" the duties of Clerk of the House. See, House Journal, 94th Cong., 1st sess., (November 17, 1975): H1790. 21 Resigned on December 21, 1998. See, Roll Call, "House Clerk's Office Shake-Up Continues," (January 7, 1999): 1, 21. 22 Appointed by the Speaker effective January 1, 1999. See, "Appointment by the Speaker After Sine Die Adjournment," Congressional Record, 106th Cong., 1st sess., (January 6, 1999): H228. 23 Resigned on November 18, 2005. See Congressional Record, House, 109th Cong., 1st sess., (November 18, 2005): H11026. 24 Appointed by the Speaker on November 18, 2005. See Congressional Record, House, 109th Cong., 1st sess., (November 18, 2005): H11026. 25 Elected by the House of Representatives (H. Res. 582) on December 6, 2005. Congressional Record, House, 109th Cong., 1st sess., (December 6, 2005): H11073. 26 Elected by H. Res. 129, on February 6, 2007. See, Congressional Record, 110th Cong., 1st sess., (February 6, 2007): H1230.

House Sergeant at Arms

The House Sergeant at Arms is an elected officer of the House of Representatives, the history extends back to the First Congress, the Sergeant at

Arms is the chamber’s principal law enforcement official, charged with maintaining security on the floor and for the House side of the Capitol

complex. The modern Sergeant at Arms serves on the Capitol Police Board and the Capitol Guide Board along with the Senate Sergeant at Arms

and the Architect of the Capitol. A total of 36 individuals have served as the House Sergeant at Arms since 1789.

Mandated under the current House Rule II, the Sergeant at Arms also enforces protocol and ensures decorum during floor proceedings. The Mace,

which symbolizes the authority of the House, is maintained by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms. On occasion, the Sergeant at Arms has presented

the Mace to restore order on the floor. The Sergeant at Arms also is empowered to compel absent Members onto the House floor to conduct

business. Over time, the office’s duties have encompassed administrative functions: arranging Capitol funerals, managing parking facilities, and

issuing identification to Members and staff.

Basically this house officer is responsible for maintaining order in the House side of the United States Capitol complex. The Sergeant at Arms

reviews and implements all issues relating to the safety and security of Members of Congress and the Capitol complex. The Sergeant at Arms also

coordinates extensively with the U.S. Capitol Police and various intelligence agencies to assess threats against Members of Congress and the

Capitol complex. Duties include overseeing the House floor and galleries, the House Appointments Desk, the House garages and parking lots, as

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Eight Sergeants at Arms also served as U.S. Representatives either prior to or after their service as a House officer.

The following divisions comprise the Office of the Sergeant at Arms:

• Immediate Office/Member Support

• Office of Chamber Security

• Office of House Garages & Parking Security

• Information Services

• Police Services

• Special Events\Protocol

• Office of House Security

• Office of Emergency Management

Sergeant at Arms of the House (1789–Present)

Congress and Years Name State or Territory Date Elected

1st (1789–1791) WHEATON, Joseph RI May 12, 1789

2nd (1791–1793) WHEATON, Joseph RI Oct 24, 1791

3rd (1793–1795) WHEATON, Joseph RI Dec 02, 1793

4th (1795–1797) WHEATON, Joseph RI Dec 07, 1795

5th (1797–1799) WHEATON, Joseph RI May 15, 1797



8th (1803–1805) WHEATON, Joseph RI Oct 17, 1803


10th (1807–1809) DUNN, Thomas MD Oct 27, 1807

11th (1809–1811) DUNN, Thomas MD May 22, 1809

12th (1811–1813) DUNN, Thomas MD Nov 04, 1811

13th (1813–1815) DUNN, Thomas MD May 24, 1813

14th (1815–1817) DUNN, Thomas MD Dec 04, 1815






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18th (1823–1825) DUNN, John O. 1 DC Dec 06, 1824

19th (1825–1827) DUNN, John O. DC Dec 05, 1825

20th (1827–1829) DUNN, John O. DC Dec 03, 1827

21st (1829–1831) DUNN, John O. DC Dec 07, 1829

22nd (1831–1833) DUNN, John O. DC Dec 07, 1831

23rd (1833–1835) RANDOLPH, Thomas B. VA Dec 03, 1833

24th (1835–1837) DORSEY, Roderick MD Dec 15, 1835

25th (1837–1839) DORSEY, Roderick MD Sep 04, 1837

26th (1839–1841) DORSEY, Roderick MD Dec 21, 1839

27th (1841–1843) TOWNSEND, Eleazor M. CT Jun 08, 1841

28th (1843–1845) LANE, Newton KY Dec 07, 1843

29th (1845–1847) LANE, Newton KY Dec 03, 1845

30th (1847–1849) SERGEANT, Nathan VT Dec 08, 1847

31st (1849–1851) GLOSSBRENNER, Adam John PA Jan 15, 1850

32nd (1851–1853) GLOSSBRENNER, Adam John PA Dec 01, 1851

33rd (1853–1855) GLOSSBRENNER, Adam John PA Dec 05, 1853

34th (1855–1857) GLOSSBRENNER, Adam John PA Feb 04, 1856

35th (1857–1859) GLOSSBRENNER, Adam John PA Dec 07, 1857

36th (1859–1861) HOFFMAN, Henry William MD Feb 03, 1860

37th (1861–1863) BALL, Edward OH Jul 05, 1861

38th (1863–1865) ORDWAY, Nehemiah G. NH Dec 08, 1863

39th (1865–1867) ORDWAY, Nehemiah G. NH Dec 04, 1865

40th (1867–1869) ORDWAY, Nehemiah G. NH Mar 05, 1867

41st (1869–1871) ORDWAY, Nehemiah G. NH Mar 05, 1869

42nd (1871–1873) ORDWAY, Nehemiah G. NH Mar 04, 1871

43rd (1873–1875) ORDWAY, Nehemiah G. NH Dec 01, 1873

44th (1875–1877) THOMPSON, John G. OH Dec 06, 1875

45th (1877–1879) THOMPSON, John G. OH Oct 15, 1877

46th (1879–1881) THOMPSON, John G. OH Mar 18, 1879

47th (1881–1883) HOOKER, George W. VT Dec 05, 1881

48th (1883–1885) LEEDOM, John Peter OH Dec 04, 1883




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51st (1889–1891) HOLMES, Adoniram Judson IA Dec 02, 1889

52nd (1891–1893) YODER, Samuel S. OH Dec 08, 1891

53rd (1893–1895) SNOW, Herman Wilber IL Sep 07, 1893

54th (1895–1897) RUSSELL, Benjamin F. MO Dec 02, 1895

55th (1897–1899) RUSSELL, Benjamin F. MO Mar 15, 1897

56th (1899–1901) CASSON, Henry WI Dec 04, 1899


58th (1903–1905) CASSON, Henry WI Nov 09, 1903



61st (1909–1911) CASSON, Henry WI Mar 15, 1909

62nd (1911–1913) JACKSON, Uriah Stokes 2 IN Apr 04, 1911

62nd (1911–1913) RIDDELL, Charles F. IN Jul 18, 1912 3

63rd (1913–1915) GORDON, Robert Bryarly OH Apr 07, 1913

64th (1915–1917) GORDON, Robert Bryarly OH Dec 06, 1915

65th (1917–1919) GORDON, Robert Bryarly OH Apr 02, 1917

66th (1919–1921) RODGERS, Joseph G. 4 PA May 19, 1919

67th (1921–1923) RODGERS, Joseph G. PA Apr 11, 1921

68th (1923–1925) RODGERS, Joseph G. PA Dec 03, 1923



71st (1929–1931) RODGERS, Joseph G. PA Apr 15, 1929

72nd (1931–1933) ROMNEY, Kenneth MT Dec 07, 1931

73rd (1933–1935) ROMNEY, Kenneth MT Mar 09, 1933

74th (1935–1937) ROMNEY, Kenneth MT Jan 03, 1935






80th (1947–1949) RUSSELL, William F. PA Jan 03, 1947

81st (1949–1951) CALLAHAN, Joseph H. KY Jan 03, 1949

82nd (1951–1953) CALLAHAN, Joseph H. KY Jan 03, 1951


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83rd (1953–1955) RUSSELL, William F. 5 PA Jan 03, 1953

83rd (1953–1955) SNADER, Lyle O. IL Jul 08, 1953 6

83rd (1953–1955) BONSELL, William R. PA Jan 11, 1954 7

84th (1955–1957) JOHNSON, Zeake W. Jr. TN Jan 05, 1955







91st (1969–1971) JOHNSON, Zeake W. Jr. TN Jan 03, 1969

92nd (1971–1973) JOHNSON, Zeake W. Jr. 8 TN Jan 21, 1971

92nd (1971–1973) HARDING, Kenneth R. VA Oct 01, 1972 9

93rd (1973–1975) HARDING, Kenneth R. VA Jan 03, 1973

94th (1975–1977) HARDING, Kenneth R. VA Jan 14, 1975



96th (1979–1981) GUTHRIE, Benjamin J. VA Mar 01, 1980

97th (1981–1983) GUTHRIE, Benjamin J. VA Jan 05, 1981

98th (1983–1985) RUSS, Jack MD Jan 03, 1983



101st (1989–1991) RUSS, Jack MD Jan 03, 1989

102nd (1991–1993) RUSS, Jack 10 MD Jan 03, 1991

102nd (1991–1993) BRANDT, Werner W. VA Mar 12, 1992 11

103rd (1993–1995) BRANDT, Werner W. VA Jan 05, 1993

104th (1995–1997) LIVINGOOD, Wilson “Bill” VA Jan 04, 1995








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112th (2011–2013) LIVINGOOD, Wilson “Bill” 12 VA Jan 05, 2011

112th (2011–2013) IRVING, Paul FL Jan 17, 2012

113th (2013–2015) IRVING, Paul FL Jan 03, 2013 Footnotes 1Elected to full the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas Dunn, House Journal, 18th Cong., 2nd sess., (December 6, 1824): 8. 2Died in June 1912. Also listed in the House Journal as Ulysses S. Jackson and W. Stokes Jackson. 3Elected to fill the vacancy following Jackson’s death. See, House Journal, 62nd Cong., 1st sess., (July 18, 1912): 873. 4Rodgers’ last name is listed as both “Rodgers” and “Rogers” in House Journal and Congressional Directory. 5Died July 7, 1953. 6Snader was the Clerk of the House and was appointed the duties of Sergeant at Arms until a replacement was elected. See, House Journal, 83rd Cong., 1st sess., (July 8, 1953): 545. 7Appointed September 15, 1953, “to act temporarily as Sergeant at Arms.” See House Journal, 93rd Cong., 1st sess., (January 6, 1954): 14. 8Resigned office on September 30, 1972. See, House Journal, 92nd Cong., 2nd sess., (September 25, 1972): 1105. 9Elected Sergeant at Arms, effective October 1, 1972. See, H. Res. 1134, Congressional Record, 92nd Congress, 2nd sess., (September 25, 1972): 1105. 10Resigned March 12, 1992. See, Congressional Record, 102nd Cong., 2nd sess., (March 12, 1992): 1224. 11Appointed by the Speaker on March 12, 1992, “to act as and to exercise temporarily” the duties of the Sergeant at Arms. See, Congressional Record, 102nd Cong., 2nd sess., (March 12, 1992): 1224. 12Resigned office on January 17, 2012. See, Congressional Record, 112nd Cong., 2nd sess., (January 17, 2012): H10.

Historian of the House

The Historian of the United States House of Representatives is an official appointed by the United States House of Representatives to study and

document its past.

The post was first created in 1983 and its first holder was University of Maryland, College Park historian Raymond W. Smock.

The post was vacant for the next decade until House Speaker Dennis Hastert, appointed Robert V. Remini. Prior to his appointment as Historian of

the House, Remini was commissioned by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington to write the first comprehensive narrative history of the House

of Representatives for the general reader, as provided by the House Awareness and Preservation Act of 1999 (P.L. 106-99).

Historian of the House (1983–Present)

Ray Smock, 1983 – 1995

Christina Jeffrey, 1995

Robert V. Remini, 2005 – 2010

Matthew Wasniewski, 2010–Present

This is a House position that is more political than it is historical and of course is NOT specified in the Constitution.

House Inspector General


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The Office of Inspector General conducts audits of the financial and administrative operations of the House of Representatives. The current

Inspector General of the House is Theresa Grafenstine.

Beyond this I was not able to gather any other information as when I went to the web site it states "Our apologies but we are in the process of

making exciting enhancements to the website for the Inspector General of the U.S. House of Representatives". When I went to the library the

position is only referred to but not expanded upon, in any of the references available to be there. Of course I have to wonder since our government

is broke right now and this position is supposed to be the “financial and administrative” leader of the US House of Representatives.

House Office of Congressional Ethics

The House voted to create the OCE on March 11, 2008 and obviously not described in our Constitution. The Speaker and Minority Leader jointly

appointed the eight-member Board on July 24, 2008. Following its appointment, the Board conducted a search for and hired a staff director and

chief counsel in November 2008.

The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) is an independent, non-partisan entity charged with reviewing allegations of misconduct against

Members, officers, and staff of the United States House of Representatives and, when appropriate, referring matters to the House Committee on

Ethics. In all but one set of circumstances, the report and findings of the OCE Board must be publicly released.

Governed by an eight-person Board of Directors, Members of the OCE Board are private citizens and cannot serve as members of Congress or

work for the federal government.

The OCE was reauthorized in the 111th Congress on January 5, 2009. On February 23, 2009, the Board adopted the current version of its rules for

investigations and code of conduct and began reviewing allegations of misconduct.

The OCE was reauthorized in the 112th Congress on January 5, 2011.

The current members are:

Porter Goss, Chair

David Skaggs, Co-Chair

Yvonne Burke

Jay Eagen

Karan English

William Frenzel

Allison Hayward

Mike Barnes


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House Parliamentarian

A Parliamentarian has been appointed by the Speaker in every Congress since 1927 and is not specified in the Constitution. In the 95th Congress

the House formally established an Office of the Parliamentarian to be managed by a nonpartisan Parliamentarian appointed by the Speaker (2

U.S.C. 287). The compilation and distribution of the precedents of the House are authorized by law (2 U.S.C. 28 et seq.). Consultation with the

Office is confidential (if requested).

The Office of the Parliamentarian provides the House with nonpartisan guidance on parliamentary rules and procedures based solely on the basis

of fitness to perform the duties of the position. This appointed position manages, supervises, and administers its Office of the Parliamentarian,

which is responsible for advising presiding officers, Members, and staff on procedural questions under the U.S. Constitution, rule, and precedent, as

well as for preparing, compiling, and publishing the precedents of the House.

The parliamentary law of the House of Representatives emanates from the Constitution, specifically article I, section 5. These rules include not only

the standing rules adopted from Congress to Congress but also Jefferson's Manual. They also include rules enacted as law and special rules

adopted from time to time. On this foundation rests a body of precedent established by decisions of presiding officers on actual parliamentary

questions or by long custom and tradition.

The Parliamentarian, or an assistant parliamentarian, usually sits or stands to the right of the Speaker or Speaker pro tempore (or the Chair of the

Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, when the House has resolved into that forum) and advises that presiding officer how to

respond to such things as parliamentary inquiries, points of order, and the ordinary workings of the procedures of the House.

Parliamentary procedure in the House is governed by a commitment to stand by precedent, known as the principle of stare decisis. This principle

ensures that the House conducts business in a consistent and reliable way. The lawyers and clerks in the Office of the Parliamentarian compile the

parliamentary precedents that guide the House on questions of legislative procedure.

To ensure the record of precedents stays current, every two years the Parliamentarian publishes the House Rules and Manual, a one volume digest

that covers two centuries worth of parliamentary practice in the House. The Parliamentarian also publishes the brochure How Our Laws Are Made;

the multi-volume Precedents; and a condensed compilation of parliamentary precedent, House Practice.

The Principle of Stare Decisis

The overarching role of the Office of the Parliamentarian is to strive for consistency in parliamentary analysis by attempting to apply pertinent precedent to each

procedural question. In resolving questions of order, the Speaker and other presiding officers of the House adhere to the jurisprudential principle of stare decisis—

a commitment to stand by earlier decisions. This fidelity to precedent promotes analytic consistency and procedural predictability and thereby fosters legitimacy in

parliamentary practice. The commitment of the House to stand by its procedural decisions requires rigor concerning what constitutes precedent. In the

parliamentary context, the term does not refer to a mere instance in which something occurred or was suffered; rather, it refers to a decision or order actually

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Compilation of Precedents

The compilation of the parliamentary precedents of the House is as important as any other function of the Office of the Parliamentarian. For each procedural

decision made on the floor of the House, the Parliamentarian extracts the proceedings from the daily Congressional Record and writes a parliamentary syllabus.

These “headnotes” must be precise, stating the real substance of the decision and its legal rationale in suitably narrow terms. To ensure a current digest of these

matters, the Parliamentarian biennially publishes a House Rules and Manual. For the longer term, the Parliamentarian compiles the most salient precedents for

formal, scholarly publication. These precedents presently fill 28 volumes comprising thousands of decisions over the 224 years of parliamentary practice in the

House. To bridge the span between a digest of decisions and formally published precedents, the Parliamentarian also publishes House Practice, a condensed

compilation of procedures of current application. The Parliamentarian also prepares the brochure entitled How Our Laws Are Made for public distribution.

Parliamentarian of the House (1928–Present)

1928–1974 Lewis Deschler

1974–1994 William Holmes Brown

1994–2004 Charles W. Johnson III

2004-2012 John V. Sullivan

2012-present Thomas J. Wickham Jr.

House Congressional Partners

The House works closely with a variety of partners including the Senate, Library of Congress, Architect of the Capitol, Congressional Budget Office,

Congressional Research Service, Government Printing Office and Government Accountability Office. These agencies provide assistance to and

support services for Congress.

Architect of the Capitol

The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is responsible to the United States Congress for the maintenance, operation, development and preservation of

16.5 million square feet of buildings and more than 450 acres of land throughout Capitol Hill. This includes the House and Senate office buildings,

the U.S. Capitol, Capitol Visitor Center, the Library of Congress buildings, the Supreme Court buildings, the U.S. Botanic Garden, the Capitol Power

Plant, and other facilities. The AOC also provides professional expertise with regard to the preservation of architectural and artistic elements

entrusted to its care, and provides recommendations concerning design, construction and maintenance of the facilities and grounds.

Congressional Budget Office

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) provides the Congress with objective, nonpartisan, and timely information, analyses, and estimates related

to federal economic and budgetary decisions.


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Government Accountability Office

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is known as “the investigative arm of Congress” and “the congressional watchdog.” GAO supports the

Congress in meeting its constitutional responsibilities and helps improve the performance and accountability of the federal government for the

benefit of the American people.

Government Printing Office

The Government Printing Office (GPO) publishes and disseminates official and authentic federal government publications. These publications are

available to you.

The Library of Congress

What began in 1800 as Congress’s research library has grown into the largest book collection in the world. The Library's stated mission is “to

support the Congress in fulfilling its constitutional duties and to further the progress of knowledge and creativity for the benefit of the American

people.”

National Archives and Records Administration


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The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the repository for the U.S. government’s important documents. These records are a

valuable source of information you can use to learn about your family’s history, prove a veteran’s military service, or research an interesting

historical topic.

U.S. Capitol Police

Since 1828, the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) has provided protection for Congress. Over time, the force has grown in numbers, duties, and

responsibilities.

USCP officers work to protect life and property; prevent, detect, and investigate criminal acts; and enforce traffic regulations throughout a large

complex of congressional buildings, parks, and thoroughfares. Additionally, USCP officers are responsible for protecting members and officers of

Congress and their families. USCP serves throughout the U.S. and its territories and possessions.

Getting to this point is confusing enough, but now I’m gonna really blow your gaskets! On to the Executive Branch

…

The Executive Branch


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The Executive Branch consists of the President, Vice President, 90% of the Departments and Agencies and the bulk of the appointed ‘officers’ and is responsible for the ‘declaration’ or creation of the various advisories, boards, councils, committees, commissions and panels that our government can conger up. Of all of these entities – very, very few are specified in the Constitution.

The Executive Office of the President (EOP) was created in 1939 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The EOP has responsibility for tasks ranging from communicating the President’s message to the American people to promoting our trade interests abroad.

Overseen by the White House Chief of Staff, the EOP has traditionally been home to many of the President’s closest advisors.

Entities exist within the Executive Office of the President:


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President, First Lady, Vice President, Vice President Spouse, the President’s Cabinet, White House Staff and other Advisory Boards.

White House Staff includes a number of positions, some of which are discretionary to each president. The following White House Staff are currently

active:

Chief of Staff: Denis McDonough Deputy Chiefs of Staff: Rob Nabors, Alyssa Mastromonaco Counselor to the President: Pete Rouse Senior Advisors: Valerie Jarrett, Dan Pfeiffer

The Cabinet was established in Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, the Cabinet's role is to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member's respective office.

The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments — the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Attorney General.

Advisory Boards are established to provide the President with independent information and advice from top experts in their fields. Each president creates or utilizes their own formulation of Advisory Boards. The following Advisory Boards are currently active:

• President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

• President's Intelligence Advisory Board and Intelligence Oversight Board

• President's Management Advisory Board

• White House Council for Community Solutions

• White House Initiative and President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Executive Departments

• Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• Department of Commerce (DOC)

• Department of Defense (DOD)

• Department of Education (ED)

• Department of Energy (DOE)

• Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

• Department of Justice (DOJ)

• Department of Labor (DOL)

• Department of State (DOS)

• Department of the Interior (DOI)

• Department of the Treasury

• Department of Transportation (DOT)

• Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

• Council of Economic Advisers

• Council on Environmental Quality

• Executive Residence

• National Security Staff

• Office of Administration

• Office of Management and Budget

• Office of National Drug Control Policy


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• Office of Science and Technology Policy

• Office of the United States Trade Representative

• Office of the Vice President

• White House Office

In addition, the following entities exist within the White House Office:

• Domestic Policy Council o Office of National AIDS Policy o Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships o Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation o White House Rural Council

• National Security Advisor

• National Economic Council

• Office of Cabinet Affairs

• Office of the Chief of Staff

• Office of Communications o Office of the Press Secretary o Media Affairs o Research o Speechwriting

• Office of Digital Strategy

• Office of the First Lady o Office of the Social Secretary

• Office of Legislative Affairs

• Office of Management and Administration o White House Personnel o White House Operations o Telephone Office o Visitors Office

• Oval Office Operations

• Office of Presidential Personnel

• Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs o Office of Public Engagement

� Council on Women and Girls o Office of Intergovernmental Affairs o Office of Urban Affairs

• Office of Scheduling and Advance

• Office of the Staff Secretary o Presidential Correspondence o Executive Clerk o Records Management

• Office of the White House Counsel


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Other Independent Agencies and Government Corporations (yes these are the exact words found @ http://www.usa.gov/Agencies.shtml) are

independent establishments are created by Congress to address concerns that go beyond the scope of ordinary legislation. These agencies are

responsible for keeping the government and economy running smoothly. These tend to change with each administration, currently they are:

• Administrative Conference of the United States

• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

• African Development Foundation

• AMTRAK (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

• Commission on Civil Rights

• Commodity Futures Trading Commission

• Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

• Corporation for National and Community Service

• Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia

• Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

• Director of National Intelligence

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

• Export-Import Bank of the United States

• Farm Credit Administration

• Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

• Federal Election Commission (FEC)

• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

• Federal Housing Finance Agency

• Federal Labor Relations Authority

• Federal Maritime Commission

• Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

• Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

• Federal Reserve System

• Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

• General Services Administration (GSA)

• Institute of Museum and Library Services

• Inter-American Foundation

• International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB)

• Merit Systems Protection Board

• Millennium Challenge Corporation

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

• National Capital Planning Commission

• National Council on Disability

• National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)

• National Endowment for the Arts

• National Endowment for the Humanities

• National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

• National Mediation Board

• National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK)

• National Science Foundation (NSF)

• National Transportation Safety Board

• Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

• Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

• Office of Compliance

• Office of Government Ethics

• Office of Personnel Management

• Office of Special Counsel

• Office of the Director of National Intelligence

• Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive

• Overseas Private Investment Corporation

• Panama Canal Commission

• Peace Corps

• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

• Postal Regulatory Commission

• Railroad Retirement Board

• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

• Selective Service System

• Small Business Administration (SBA)

• Social Security Administration (SSA)

• Tennessee Valley Authority

• U.S. Trade and Development Agency

• United States Agency for International Development

• United States International Trade Commission

• United States Postal Service (USPS)


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The Boards, Commissions and Committees are established by congressional or Presidential action, and their functions are not limited to

supporting a parent agency. These currently are:

• Administrative Committee of the Federal Register

• American Battle Monuments Commission

• Appalachian Regional Commission

• Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board)

• Arctic Research Commission

• Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Interagency Coordinating Committee

• Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation

• Broadcasting Board of Governors (Voice of America, Radio|TV Marti and more)

• Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

• Chief Acquisition Officers Council

• Chief Financial Officers Council

• Chief Human Capital Officers Council

• Chief Information Officers Council

• Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee

• Commission of Fine Arts

• Commission on International Religious Freedom

• Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission)

• Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

• Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States

• Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

• Delaware River Basin Commission

• Denali Commission

• Endangered Species Committee

• Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board

• Federal Advisory Committees

• Federal Executive Boards

• Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

• Federal Financing Bank

• Federal Geographic Data Committee

• Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds

• Federal Interagency Committee on Education

• Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy

• Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer

• Federal Library and Information Center Committee

• Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission

• Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation

• Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Commission

• Indian Arts and Crafts Board

• Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group

• Interagency Council on Homelessness

• Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin

• J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board

• James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation

• Japan-United States Friendship Commission

• Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries

• Joint Fire Science Program

• Marine Mammal Commission

• Migratory Bird Conservation Commission

• Millennium Challenge Corporation

• Mississippi River Commission

• Morris K. Udall Foundation: Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy

• National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare

• National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform

• National Indian Gaming Commission

• National Park Foundation

• Northwest Power Planning Council

• Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

• Presidio Trust

• Regulatory Information Service Center

• Social Security Advisory Board

• Susquehanna River Basin Commission

• Taxpayer Advocacy Panel

• U.S. AbilityOne Commission

• United States Election Assistance Commission

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum


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• Veterans Day National Committee

• Vietnam Educational Foundation

• White House Commission on Presidential Scholars – "Presidential Scholars Program"

Not necessarily part of the immediate Executive Office are ALL the Federal Advisory Committees, which currently

are:

Agency Committee Agency Committee

DOI 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Advisory Committee EPA Local Government Advisory Committee

DOI Acadia National Park Advisory Commission CCR Louisiana Advisory Committee

RRB Actuarial Advisory Committee with respect to the Railroad Retirement Account DHS Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee

DOE Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee USDA Lynn Canal-Icy Strait Resource Advisory Committee

BBG Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting USDA Lyon-Mineral Resource Advisory Committee

HHS Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect USDA Madera Resource Advisory Committee

HHS Advisory Board on Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation CCR Maine Advisory Committee

HHS Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health USDA Manti-La Sal Resource Advisory Committee

ED Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities

HUD Manufactured Housing Concensus Committee

HHS Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines DOC Manufacturing Council

DOT Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection DOC Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board

NSF Advisory Committee for Biological Sciences DOC Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee

NSF Advisory Committee for Computer and Information Science and Engineering DOC Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee

NSF Advisory Committee for Cyberinfrastructure DOL Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health

NSF Advisory Committee for Education and Human Resources DOI Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site Advisory Commission

NSF Advisory Committee for Engineering CCR Maryland Advisory Committee

NSF Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education CCR Massachusetts Advisory Committee

NSF Advisory Committee for Geosciences DOC Materials Processing Equipment Technical Advisory Committee

NSF Advisory Committee for GPRA Performance Assessment DOC Materials Technical Advisory Committee

HHS Advisory Committee for Injury Prevention and Control DOI McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area Advisory Council

NSF Advisory Committee for Innovation Corps DOJ Medal of Valor Review Board

NSF Advisory Committee for International Science and Engineering DOI Medford District Resource Advisory Committee

NSF Advisory Committee for Mathematical and Physical Sciences HHS Medical Devices Advisory Committee

HHS Advisory Committee for Pharmaceutical Science and Clinical Pharmacology ATBCB Medical Diagnostic Equipment Accessibility Standards Advisory Committee

NSF Advisory Committee for Polar Programs HHS Medical Imaging Drugs Advisory Committee


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HHS Advisory Committee for Reproductive Health Drugs DOT Medical Review Board Advisory Committee

NSF Advisory Committee for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences HHS Medicare Economic Index Technical Advisory Panel

FCC Advisory Committee for the 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference HHS Medicare Evidence Development Coverage Advisory Committee

DOS Advisory Committee for the Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union

USDA Medicine Bow-Routt Resource Advisory Committee

USTR Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations USDA Mendocino County Resource Advisory Committe

HHS Advisory Committee for Women's Services DHS Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee

TRES Advisory Committee of the Community Adjustment and Investment Program DHS Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee

EXIM Advisory Committee of the Export-Import Bank of the United States DOE Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee

JBEA Advisory Committee on Actuarial Examinations CCR Michigan Advisory Committee

USDA Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics HHS Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and AIDS Initial Review Group

USDA Advisory Committee on Animal Health HHS Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee

DOL Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship USDA Mineral County Resource Advisory Committee

DOD Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery CCR Minnesota Advisory Committee

USDA Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers DOT Minority Business Resource Center Advisory Committee

USDA Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture DOD Missile Defense Advisory Committee

HHS Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability CCR Mississippi Advisory Committee

HHS Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer in Young Women USDA Missoula Resource Advisory Committee

VA Advisory Committee on Cemeteries and Memorials CCR Missouri Advisory Committee

HHS Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention USDA Missouri River Resource Advisory Committee

DHS Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection

DOD Missouri River--North Dakota Task Force

DOC Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing DOD Missouri River--South Dakota--Task Force

DOL Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health USDA Modoc County Resource Advisory Committee

VA Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation DOI Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council

FCC Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age HHS Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Neuroscience Integrated Review Group

DOC Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction CCR Montana Advisory Committee

NARA Advisory Committee on Electronic Records Archives DOT Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee

USDA Advisory Committee on Emerging Markets HHS Muscular Dystrophy Coordinating Committee

VA Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War HHS Musculoskeletal, Oral, and Skin Sciences Integrated Review Group

HHS Advisory Committee on Head Start Research and Evaluation NASA NASA Advisory Council

HHS Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children HHS National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council

DOS Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation HHS National Advisory Board for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases


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VA Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans HHS National Advisory Board on Medical Rehabilitation Research

HHS Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices HHS National Advisory Child Health and Human Development Council

HHS Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality USDA National Advisory Committee for Implementation of the National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule

HHS Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages DOL National Advisory Committee for Labor Provisions of United States Free Trade Agreements

DOS Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy USDA National Advisory Committee for Tobacco Inspection Services

DOS Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy ED National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity

DOS Advisory Committee on International Law USDA National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection

DOS Advisory Committee on International Postal and Delivery Services USDA National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods

USDA Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers DOL National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health

HHS Advisory Committee on Minority Health HHS National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services

VA Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans EPA National Advisory Committee to the United States Representative to the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation

HHS Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation HHS National Advisory Council for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

VA Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities Programs HHS National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards EPA National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology

HHS Advisory Committee on Research on Women's Health HHS National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality

DOS Advisory Committee on Strategic Dialogue with Civil Society HHS National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research

VA Advisory Committee on Structural Safety of Department of Veterans Affairs Facilities

HHS National Advisory Council for Nursing Research

ED Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance HHS National Advisory Council on Aging

DOC Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness HHS National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

TRES Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities HHS National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse

DOS Advisory Committee on the 100,000 Strong Initiative ED National Advisory Council on Indian Education

HHS Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Evaluation

DOC National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

NRC Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes USDA National Advisory Council on Maternal, Infant, and Fetal Nutrition

NARA Advisory Committee on the Presidential Library-Foundation Partnerships HHS National Advisory Council on Migrant Health

VA Advisory Committee on the Readjustment of Veterans DOC National Advisory Council on Minority Business Enterprise

NARA Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress HHS National Advisory Council on Minority Health and Health Disparities

HHS Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry HHS National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice

SBA Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs HHS National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps


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DOL Advisory Committee on Veterans' Employment and Training and Employer Outreach

HHS National Advisory Dental and Craniofacial Research Council

DOJ Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women HHS National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council

AID Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid HHS National Advisory Eye Council

DOI Advisory Committee on Water Information HHS National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council

VA Advisory Committee on Women Veterans HHS National Advisory Mental Health Council

HHS Advisory Committee to the Deputy Director for Intramural Research, National Institutes of Health

HHS National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council

HHS Advisory Committee to the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HHS National Advisory Research Resources Council

HHS Advisory Committee to the Director, National Institutes of Health USDA National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board

DOS Advisory Committee to the U.S. National Section of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission

HHS National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Advisory Council

HHS Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis HHS National Biodefense Science Board

HHS Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services ED National Board for Education Sciences

HHS Advisory Council on Blood Stem Cell Transplantation ED National Board of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education

DOC Advisory Council on Children's Educational Television DHS National Boating Safety Advisory Council

EPA Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis HHS National Cancer Advisory Board

DOD Advisory Council on Dependents' Education HHS National Cancer Institute Board of Scientific Advisors

DOL Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans HHS National Cancer Institute Clinical Trials and Translational Research Advisory Committee

HHS Advisory Council on Hazardous Substances Research and Training HHS National Cancer Institute Director's Consumer Liaison Group

DOT Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics HHS National Cancer Institute Initial Review Group

HHS Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health

HHS National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel

NSF Advisory Panel for Integrative Activities HHS National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Advisory Council

HHS Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment HHS National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Special Emphasis Panel

HHS Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education HHS National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Special Emphasis Panel

DOS Advisory Panel to the United States Section of the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission

HHS National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Initial Review Group

NASA Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel HHS National Children's Study Advisory Committee

ADF African Development Foundation Advisory Council DOC National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee


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CFTC Agricultural Advisory Committee DOE National Coal Council

USDA Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade HHS National Commission on Alcoholism and Other Alcohol-Related Problems

USDA Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Animal and Animal Products

NCFRR National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform

USDA Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Fruits and Vegetables HHS National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics

USDA Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Grains, Feed, Oilseeds and Planting Seeds

DOC National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee

USDA Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Processed Foods DOI National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program

USDA Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Sweeteners OPM National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations

USDA Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Tobacco, Cotton, and Peanuts

NEA National Council on the Arts

HHS AIDS and Related Research Integrated Review Group NEH National Council on the Humanities

HHS AIDS Research Advisory Committee, NIAID HHS National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Advisory Board

DOT Air Traffic Procedures Advisory Committee HHS National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Advisory Council

DOD Air University Board of Visitors HHS National Diabetes Advisory Board

CCR Alabama Advisory Committee HHS National Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Advisory Council

NSF Alan T. Waterman Award Committee HHS National Digestive Diseases Advisory Board

CCR Alaska Advisory Committee EPA National Drinking Water Advisory Council

DOI Alaska Resource Advisory Council DOI National Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council

DOI Albuquerque District Resource Advisory Council DOT National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council

USDA Allegheny Resource Advisory Committee EPA National Environmental Education Advisory Council

HHS Allergenic Products Advisory Committee EPA National Environmental Justice Advisory Council

HHS Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation Research Committee HHS National Eye Institute Special Emphasis Panel

USDA Alpine County Resource Advisory Committee USDA National Genetic Resources Advisory Council

USDA Amador County Resource Advisory Committee DOI National Geospatial Advisory Committee

HHS Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee STB National Grain Car Council

HHS Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee HHS National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council

HHS Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee HHS National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel

DOE Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee DOT National Highway Safety Advisory Committee

DOI Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force DOI National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Advisory Board

CCR Arizona Advisory Committee HHS National Human Genome Research Institute Initial Review Group

DOI Arizona Resource Advisory Council HHS National Human Genome Research Institute Special Emphasis Panel

CCR Arkansas Advisory Committee NARA National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee

DOD Army Education Advisory Committee DHS National Infrastructure Advisory Council


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TRES Art Advisory Panel of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue ED National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board

HHS Arthritis Advisory Committee HHS National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special Emphasis Panel

HHS Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Initial Review Group HHS National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Special Emphasis Panel

NEA Arts Advisory Panel HHS National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Special Emphasis Panel

FCAH Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Panel HHS National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Special Emphasis Panel

USDA Ashley Resource Advisory Committee HHS National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Special Grants Review Committee

ACUS Assembly of the Administrative Conference of the United States HHS National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Initial Review Group

NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee HHS National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Special Emphasis Panel

DOJ Attorney General's National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence HHS National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Special Emphasis Panel

SBA Audit and Financial Management Advisory Committee HHS National Institute of General Medical Sciences Initial Review Group

DOT Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee HHS National Institute of General Medical Sciences Special Emphasis Panel

DHS Aviation Security Advisory Committee HHS National Institute of Mental Health Initial Review Group

DOE Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee HHS National Institute of Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel

DOI Big Cypress National Preserve Off-Road Vehicle Advisory Committee HHS National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Initial Review Group

USDA Bighorn Resource Advisory Committee HHS National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Special Emphasis Panel

HHS Biobehavioral and Behavioral Processes Integrated Review Group HHS National Institute of Nursing Research Initial Review Group

HHS Bioengineering Sciences & Technologies Integrated Review Group HHS National Institute of Nursing Research Special Emphasis Panel

DOE Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee HHS National Institute on Aging Initial Review Group

HHS Biological Chemistry and Macromolecular Biophysics Integrated Review Group HHS National Institute on Aging Special Emphasis Panel

HHS Biology of Development and Aging Integrated Review Group HHS National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Initial Review Group

DOE Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee HHS National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Special Emphasis Panel

HHS Biomedical Library and Informatics Review Committee HHS National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Special Emphasis Panel

USDA Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board HHS National Institute on Drug Abuse Initial Review Group

HHS Blood Products Advisory Committee HHS National Institute on Drug Abuse Special Emphasis Panel

DOE Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future HHS National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Special Emphasis Panel


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AID Board for International Food and Agricultural Development DOD National Intelligence University Board of Visitors

DOD Board of Advisors to the Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate School and the Naval War College

HHS National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Advisory Board

DOC Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award HHS National Library of Medicine Special Emphasis Panel

HHS Board of Regents of the National Library of Medicine HHS National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee

DOD Board of Regents, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences DHS National Maritime Security Advisory Committee

HHS Board of Scientifc Counselors, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

DOC National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation Committee

HHS BOARD OF SCIENTIFIC COUNSELORS EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

DOJ National Motor Vehicle Title Information System Advisory Board

HHS Board of Scientific Counselors for Basic Sciences, National Cancer Institute DHS National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee

HHS Board of Scientific Counselors for Clinical Sciences and Epidemiology, National Cancer Institute

USDA National Organic Standards Board

HHS Board of Scientific Counselors National Center for Biotechnology Information National Library of Medicine

DOI National Park of American Samoa Advisory Board

HHS Board of Scientific Counselors National Center for Health Statistics DOI National Park Service Concessions Management Advisory Board

HHS Board of Scientific Counselors National Human Genome Research Institute DOI National Park Service Subsistence Resource Commission-Aniakchak National Monument

HHS Board of Scientific Counselors of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute DOI National Park Service Subsistence Resource Commission-Cape Krusenstern National Monument

HHS Board of Scientific Counselors of the NIH Clinical Center DOI National Park Service Subsistence Resource Commission-Denali National Park

HHS Board of Scientific Counselors Office of Infectious Diseases DOI National Park Service Subsistence Resource Commission-Gates of the Arctic National Park

HHS Board of Scientific Counselors, Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, National Library of Medicine

DOI National Park Service Subsistence Resource Commission-Kobuk Valley National Park

HHS Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

DOI National Park Service Subsistence Resource Commission-Lake Clark National Park

HHS Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control DOI National Park Service Subsistence Resource Commission-Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

HHS Board of Scientific Counselors, National Eye Institute DOI National Park System Advisory Board

HHS Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

DOE National Petroleum Council

HHS Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

VA National Research Advisory Council


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HHS Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

HHS National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity

HHS Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

DOC National Sea Grant Advisory Board

HHS Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

DOD National Security Education Board

HHS Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

SBA National Small Business Development Center Advisory Board

HHS Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute of Mental Health NASA National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Advisory Board

HHS Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

ED National Technical Advisory Council

HHS Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute on Aging DOC National Technical Information Service Advisory Board

HHS Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

HHS National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors

HHS Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

HHS National Toxicology Program Special Emphasis Panel

HHS Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute on Drug Abuse USDA National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council

HHS Board of Scientific Counselors, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response

HHS National Vaccine Advisory Committee

DHS Board of Visitors for the National Fire Academy USDA National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee

DOD Board of Visitors for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation SBA National Women's Business Council

DOD Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air Force Academy DOL Native American Employment and Training Council

DOD Board of Visitors, Marine Corps University DOI Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee

DOD Board of Visitors, National Defense University DOD Naval Research Advisory Committee

DOD Board on Coastal Engineering Research DHS Navigation Safety Advisory Council

DOI Boise District Resource Advisory Council HHS NCI-Frederick Advisory Committee

DOI Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Advisory Council CCR Nebraska Advisory Committee

HHS Brain Disorders and Clinical Neuroscience Integrated Review Group HHS Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Designation of Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas

HHS Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection and Control Advisory Committee HHS Neurological Sciences Training Initial Review Group

USDA Bridger-Teton Resource Advisory Committee CCR Nevada Advisory Committee

DOI Bristol Bay Subsistence Regional Advisory Council USDA Nevada and Placer Counties Resource Advisory Committee

SBA Buffalo District Advisory Council CCR New Hampshire Advisory Committee

DOC Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee CCR New Jersey Advisory Committee


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DOI Bureau of Indian Affairs Advisory Board for Exceptional Children CCR New Mexico Advisory Committee

DOL Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Users Advisory Committee CCR New York Advisory Committee

DOL Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical Advisory Committee USDA Nicolet Resource Advisory Committee

DOC Bureau of the Census Scientific Advisory Committee HHS NIH Advisory Board for Clinical Research

NSF Business and Operations Advisory Committee DOC NIST Smart Grid Advisory Committee

USDA Butte County Resource Advisory Committee DOI No Child Left Behind School Facilities and Construction Negotiated Rulemaking Committee

CCR California Advisory Committee DOC NOAA Science Advisory Board

DOI California Desert District Advisory Council HHS Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee

DOI Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission FCC North American Numbering Council

DOI Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Advisory Council CCR North Carolina Advisory Committee

HHS Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee USDA North Central Idaho Resource Advisory Committee

HHS Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences Integrated Review Group CCR North Dakota Advisory Committee

DOI Carrizo Plain National Monument Advisory Committee SBA North Florida District Advisory Council

HHS CDC/HRSA Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis, and STD Prevention and Treatment

USDA North Gifford Pinchot Resource Advisory Committee

DOI CEDAR CREEK AND BELLE GROVE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK USDA North Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie Resource Advisory Committee

HHS Cell Biology Integrated Review Group DOI North Slope Science Technical Group

HHS Cellular Tissue and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee DOI North Slope Subsistence Regional Advisory Council

DOC Census Advisory Committee on the African-American Population DOT Northeast Corridor Safety and Security Committee

DOC Census Advisory Committee on the American Indian and Alaska Native Populations

USDA Northeast Oregon Forests Resource Advisory Committee

DOC Census Advisory Committee on the Asian Population DOI Northeastern California Resource Advisory Council

DOC Census Advisory Committee on the Hispanic Population DOI Northeastern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council

DOC Census Advisory Committee on the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Populations

USDA Northern New Mexico Resource Advisory Committee

DOC Census Bureau National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, Other Populations

DOI Northwest Arctic Subsistence Regional Advisory Council

HHS Center for Inherited Disease Research Access Committee DOI Northwest Resource Advisory Council

HHS Center for Mental Health Services National Advisory Council DOI Northwestern California Resource Advisory Council

HHS Center for Scientific Review Advisory Council DOE Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee

HHS Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel TRES OCC Minority Depository Institutions Advisory Committee

HHS Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Drug Testing Advisory Board TRES OCC Mutual Savings Association Advisory Committee

HHS Center for Substance Abuse Prevention National Advisory Council SSA Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel


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HHS Center for Substance Abuse Treatment National Advisory Council DOI Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee

DOI Central California Resource Advisory Council DOC Ocean Exploration Advisory Board

USDA Central Idaho Resource Advisory Committee DOD Ocean Research Advisory Panel

USDA Central Montana Resource Advisory Committee HHS Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council

DOI Central Montana Resource Advisory Council HHS Office of Research Infrastructure Programs Special Emphasis Panel

OPM CFC-50 Commission CCR Ohio Advisory Committee

DHS Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee DOJ OJP Science Advisory Board

USDA Chequamegon Resource Advisory Committee CCR Oklahoma Advisory Committee

USDA Cherokee Resource Advisory Committee USDA Olympic Peninsula Resource Advisory Committee

DOD Chief of Engineers Environmental Advisory Board HHS Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee

DOD Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel HHS Oncology 1-Basic Translational Integrated Review Group

EPA Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee HHS Oncology 2-Translational Clinical Integrated Review Group

USDA Chippewa National Forest Resource Advisory Committee USDA Ontonagon Resource Advisory Committee

HHS Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee USDA Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area Advisory Council

DOC Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee FCC Open Internet Advisory Committee

CNCS Civilian Community Corps Advisory Board CCR Oregon Advisory Committee

EPA Clean Air Act Advisory Committee USDA Oregon Coast Provincial Advisory Committee

EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee DOI Osage Negotiated Rulemaking Committee

HHS Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee DOI Outer Continental Shelf Scientific Committee

VA Clinical Science Research and Development Service Cooperative Studies Scientific Evaluation Committee

DOS Overseas Schools Advisory Council

USDA Coconino County Resource Advisory Committee DOS Overseas Security Advisory Council

DOI Coeur dAlene District Resource Advisory Council USDA Ozark-Ouachita Resource Advisory Committee

DOI Cold War Advisory Committee USDA Pacific Northwest Region Recreation Resource Advisory Committee

USDA Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Advisory Committee USDA Pacific Southwest Region Recreation Resource Advisory Committee

USDA Collaborative Forest Restoration Program Technical Advisory Panel DOI Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park Advisory Commission

CCR Colorado Advisory Committee PC Peace Corps National Advisory Committee

USDA Colorado Recreation Resource Advisory Committee DOI Pecos District Resource Advisory Council

DOI Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council HHS Pediatrics Advisory Committee

USDA Columbia County Resource Advisory Committee USDA Pennington Resource Advisory Committee

USDA Colville Resource Advisory Committee CCR Pennsylvania Advisory Committee

DOC Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee HHS Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee

DOT Commercial Drivers License Task Force HHS Personal Care Attendants Workforce Advisory Panel

DHS Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee EPA Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee


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DOT Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Regulatory Review Panel HHS Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee

DOT Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee USDA Pike-San Isabel Resource Advisory Committee

DOI Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform DOI Pinedale Anticline Working Group And Task Groups

DOI Committee for the Preservation of the White House USDA Plant Variety Protection Advisory Board

DOC Committee of Chairs of the Industry Trade Advisory Committees USDA Plumas County Resource Advisory Committee

MMC Committee of Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals HHS POPULATION SCIENCES AND EPIDEMIOLOGY INTEGRATED REVIEW GROUP

NSF Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering DOI Preservation Technology and Training Board

ED Committee on Measures of Student Success ED President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

DOJ Committee on the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Sexual Assault Response Team American Indian Alaska Native Initiative

HHS President's Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships

HHS Communication Disorders Review Committee TRES President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability

TRES Community Development Advisory Board ED President's Board of Advisors on Educational Excellence for Hispanics

HHS Community Living Assistance Services and Supports CLASS Independence Advisory Council

ED President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

CCR Connecticut Advisory Committee ED President's Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges and Universities

FCC Consumer Advisory Committee HHS President's Cancer Panel

HHS Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan CO-OP Advisory Board OPM President's Commission on White House Fellowships

DOJ Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention HHS President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities

DOI Coos Bay District Resource Advisory Committee NEA President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities

USDA Council for Native American Farming and Ranching DOL President's Committee on the International Labor Organization

HHS Council of Councils NSF President's Committee on the National Medal of Science

HHS Council on Graduate Medical Education DOE President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

SBA Council on Underserved Communites TRES President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

DOJ Criminal Justice Information Services Advisory Policy Board DOC President's Export Council

DOS Cultural Property Advisory Committee DOC President's Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration

HHS Cures Acceleration Network Review Board DHS President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee

USDA Custer County Resource Advisory Committee HHS PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL ON FITNESS, SPORTS, AND NUTRITION

USDA Dairy Industry Advisory Committee HHS Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS

DOI Dakotas Resource Advisory Council HHS Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues

USDA Daniel Boone Resource Advisory Committee USDA Prince of Wales Island Resource Advisory Committee

DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee USDA Prince William Sound Resource Advisory Committee

USDA Davy Crockett Resource Advisory Committee NSF Proposal Review Panel for Astronomical Sciences

DOD Defense Acquisition University Board of Visitors NSF Proposal Review Panel for Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences


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DOD Defense Advisory Board for Employer Partnership NSF Proposal Review Panel for Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences

DOD Defense Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing NSF Proposal Review Panel for Biological Infrastructure

DOD Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services NSF Proposal Review Panel for Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems

DOD Defense Business Board NSF Proposal Review Panel for Chemistry

DOD Defense Health Board NSF Proposal Review Panel for Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation

DOD Defense Intelligence Agency Advisory Board NSF Proposal Review Panel for Computer and Network Systems

DOD Defense Legal Policy Board NSF Proposal Review Panel for Computing & Communication Foundations

DOD Defense Policy Board NSF Proposal Review Panel for Cyberinfrastructure

DOD Defense Science Board NSF Proposal Review Panel for Earth Sciences

DOS Defense Trade Advisory Group NSF Proposal Review Panel for Electrical, Communications, and Cyber Systems

USDA Del Norte County Resource Advisory Committee NSF Proposal Review Panel for Emerging Frontiers in Biological Sciences

CCR Delaware Advisory Committee NSF Proposal Review Panel for Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation

USDA Delta-Bienville Resource Advisory Committee NSF Proposal Review Panel for Engineering Education and Centers

DOI Denali National Park and Preserve Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council NSF Proposal Review Panel for Environmental Biology

DOD Department of Defense Audit Advisory Committee NSF Proposal Review Panel for Experimental Programs to Stimulate Competitive Research

DOD Department of Defense Board of Actuaries NSF Proposal Review Panel for Geosciences

DOD Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee NSF Proposal Review Panel for Graduate Education

DOD Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries

NSF Proposal Review Panel for Human Resource Development

DOD Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council NSF Proposal Review Panel for Industrial Innovation and Partnerships

DOD Department of Defense Task Force on the Care, Management, and Transition of Recovering Wounded, Ill, and Injured Members of the Armed Forces

NSF Proposal Review Panel for Information and Intelligent Systems

DOD Department of Defense Wage Committee NSF Proposal Review Panel for Integrative Organismal Systems

VA Department of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service National Advisory Committee NSF Proposal Review Panel for International Science and Engineering

HHS Dermatologic and Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committee NSF Proposal Review Panel for Materials Research

USDA Deschutes and Ochoco Resource Advisory Committee NSF Proposal Review Panel for Mathematical Sciences

USDA Deschutes Provincial Advisory Committee NSF Proposal Review Panel for Molecular and Cellular Biosciences

USDA DeSoto Resource Advisory Committee NSF Proposal Review Panel for Ocean Sciences

HHS Device Good Manufacturing Practice Advisory Committee NSF Proposal Review Panel for Physics

HHS Digestive, Kidney and Urological Systems Integrated Review Group NSF Proposal Review Panel for Polar Programs


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HHS Director's Council of Public Representatives NSF Proposal Review Panel for Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings

HHS Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel NSF Proposal Review Panel for Social and Economic Sciences

CCR District of Columbia Advisory Committee NSF Proposal Review Panel for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences

HHS Division of Intramural Research Board of Scientific Counselors National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

NSF Proposal Review Panel for Undergraduate Education

USDA Dixie Resource Advisory Committee HHS Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee

DOE DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory Committee HHS PubMed Central National Advisory Committee

DOI Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area Advisory Council HHS Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee

HHS Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee STB Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee

EAC EAC Board of Advisors DOT Railroad Safety Advisory Committee

EAC EAC Standards Board USDA Ravalli Resource Advisory Committee

USDA Eastern Arizona Resource Advisory Committee ED Reading First Advisory Committee

USDA Eastern Idaho Resource Advisory Committee HHS Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee

DOI Eastern Interior Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council RATB Recovery Independent Advisory Panel

DOI Eastern Montana Resource Advisory Council SBA Region I Small Business Regulatory Fairness Board

USDA Eastern Region Recreation Resource Advisory Committee SBA Region II Small Business Regulatory Fairness Board

USDA Eastern Washington Cascades Provincial Advisory Committee SBA Region III Small Business Regulatory Fairness Board

DOI Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council SBA Region IV Small Business Regulatory Fairness Board

USDA Edward R. Madigan United States Agricultural Export Excellence Board of Evaluators

SBA Region IX Small Business Regulatory Fairness Board

DOE Efficiency and Renewables Advisory Committee SBA Region V Small Business Regulatory Fairness Board

USDA El Dorado County Resource Advisory Committee SBA Region VI Small Business Regulatory Fairness Board

DOE Electricity Advisory Committee SBA Region VII Small Business Regulatory Fairness Board

TRES Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee SBA Region VIII Small Business Regulatory Fairness Board

USDA Eleven Point Resource Advisory Committee SBA Region X Small Business Regulatory Fairness Board

USDA Elko Resource Advisory Committee TVA Regional Resource Stewardship Council

FCC Emergency Response Interoperability Center Public Safety Advisory Committee DOC Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee

HHS Emerging Technologies and Training Neurosciences Integrated Review Group VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Service Scientific Merit Review Board

DOC Emerging Technology and Research Advisory Committee DOC Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee

FRTIB Employee Thrift Advisory Council VA Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses

HHS End-Stage Renal Disease Data Advisory Committee, HCFA, NIDDK DOT Research, Engineering, and Development Advisory Committee


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HHS Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee DOD Reserve Forces Policy Board

HHS Endocrinology, Metabolism, Nutrition and Reproductive Sciences Integrated Review Group

CCR Rhode Island Advisory Committee

EPA Environmental Financial Advisory Board DOI Rio Grande Natural Area Commission

HHS Environmental Health Sciences Review Committee HHS Risk Communication Advisory Committee

EPA Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board HHS Risk, Prevention and Health Behavior Integrated Review Group

DOE Environmental Management Advisory Board USDA Rogue and Umpqua Resource Advisory Committee

DOE Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board DOI Roseburg District Resource Advisory Committee

DOC Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee DOI Royalty Policy Committee

EPA EPA Board of Scientific Counselors DOT RTCA, Inc. (Utilized as an Advisory Committee)

EPA EPA Science Advisory Board USDA Sabine-Angelina Resource Advisory Committee

ED Equity and Excellence Commission ED Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee

DOI Eugene District Resource Advisory Committee DOT Safe Routes to School Taskforce

HHS Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Initial Review Group

HHS Safety and Occupational Health Study Section

HHS Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Special Emphasis Panel

USDA Saguache Resource Advisory Committee

DHS Expert Panel on Cost Estimating for the Public Assistance Program DOT Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Advisory Board

DOI Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee DOI Salem District Resource Advisory Committee

EPA Farm,Ranch, and Rural Communities Advisory Committee USDA San Juan Resource Advisory Committee

DOI Farmington District Resource Advisory Council USDA Sanders Resource Advisory Committee

FCC FCC's Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council DOI Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Advisory Committee

FDIC FDIC Advisory Committee on Community Banking HHS Science Advisory Board to the National Center for Toxicological Research

FDIC FDIC Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion HHS Science Board to the Food and Drug Administration

FDIC FDIC Systemic Resolution Advisory Committee HHS Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods

FASAB Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board HHS Scientific and Technical Review Board on Biomedical and Behavioral Research Facilities

TRES Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance DOI Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee

NEA Federal Advisory Committee on International Exhibitions HHS Scientific Management Review Board

DOL Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health DOE Secretary of Energy Advisory Board

HHS Federal Council on the Aging DOS Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Private International Law

DOC Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee DOD Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel

HHS Federal Hospital Council HHS Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections


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EPA Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel DOJ Section 904 Violence Against Women in Indian Country Task Force

OPM Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee SEC Securities and Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies

OPM Federal Salary Council DOC Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee

TRES Financial Research Advisory Committee DOI Seward Peninsula Subsistence Regional Advisory Council

USDA Fishlake Resource Advisory Committee USDA Shasta County Resource Advisory Committee

USDA Flathead Resource Advisory Committee DOS Shipping Coordinating Committee

DOI Flight 93 Advisory Commission USDA Shoshone Resource Advisory Committee

CCR Florida Advisory Committee HHS Sickle Cell Disease Advisory Committee

USDA Florida National Forests Resource Advisory Committee USDA Sierra County Resource Advisory Committee

HHS Fogarty International Center Advisory Board DOI Sierra-Front Northwestern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council

HHS Food Advisory Committee USDA Siskiyou County Resource Advisory Committee

DOS Foreign Affairs Policy Board USDA Siskiyou OR Resource Advisory Committee

USDA Forest Resource Coordinating Committee USDA Sitka Resource Advisory Committee

USDA Forestry Research Advisory Council USDA Siuslaw Resource Advisory Committee

PT Fort Winfield Scott Advisory Committee HHS Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board

NARA Founding Fathers Advisory Committee USDA Snohomish County Resource Advisory Committee

USDA Francis Marion-Sumter Resource Advisory Committee CCR South Carolina Advisory Committee

USDA Fremont and Winema Resource Advisory Committee USDA South Central Idaho Resource Advisory Committee

USDA Fresno County Resource Advisory Committee CCR South Dakota Advisory Committee

DOI Front Range Resource Advisory Council USDA South Gifford Pinchot Resource Advisory Committee

USDA Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee USDA South Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie Resource Advisory Committee

DOE Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee DOI Southcentral Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council

SSA Future Systems Technology Advisory Panel DOI Southeast Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council

USDA Gallatin Resource Advisory Committee DOI Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council

HHS Gastrointestinal Drugs Advisory Committee USDA Southeast Washington Forest Resource Advisory Committee

DOI Gateway National Recreation Area Fort Hancock 21st Century Advisory Committee

USDA Southern Arizona Resource Advisory Committee

USDA General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan USDA Southern Montana Resource Advisory Committee

HHS Genes, Genomes, and Genetics Integrated Review Group USDA Southern New Mexico Resource Advisory Committee

VA Genomic Medicine Program Advisory Committee USDA Southern Region Recreation Resource Advisory Committee

CCR Georgia Advisory Committee USDA Southwest Idaho Resource Advisory Committee

VA Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee USDA Southwest Mississippi Resource Advisory Committee

DOI Gettysburg National Military Park Advisory Commission USDA Southwest Montana Resource Advisory Committee


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DOI Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area Advisory Committee DOI Southwest Resource Advisory Council

DOI Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group VA Special Medical Advisory Group

USDA Glenn and Colusa Counties Resource Advisory Committee DOI Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council

DOJ Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative Advisory Committee DOI Star-Spangled Banner National Historical Trail Advisory Council

CFTC Global Markets Advisory Committee DOE State Energy Advisory Board

USDA Gogebic Resource Advisory Committee NARA State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Policy Advisory Committee

EPA Good Neighbor Environmental Board DOI Steens Mountain Advisory Council

EPA Governmental Advisory Committee to the United States Representative to the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation

DOD Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program Scientific Advisory Board

USDA Grain Inspection Advisory Committee EXIM Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee

USDA Grand Mesa Uncompahgre Gunnison Resource Advisory Committee HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Advisory Council

DOI Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee USDA Superior Resource Advisory Committee

EPA Great Lakes Advisory Board HHS Surgical Sciences, Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Integrated Review Group

DHS Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee DOI Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Advisory Committee

GSA Green Building Advisory Committee HHS Task Force on Aging Research

EPA Gulf of Mexico Citizen Advisory Committee USDA Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality Research

CCR Hawaii Advisory Committee DOE Technical Advisory Committee on Verification of Fissile Material and Nuclear Warhead Controls

HHS Health Care Policy and Research Special Emphasis Panel HHS Technical Electronic Product Radiation Safety Standards Committee

VA Health Services Research and Development Service Scientific Merit Review Board

EAC Technical Guidelines Development Committee

HHS Health Services Research Initial Review Group DOT Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee

HHS Healthcare Delivery and Methodologies Integrated Review Group DOE Technical Panel on Magnetic Fusion

HHS Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee DOT Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee

HHS Heart, Lung, and Blood Initial Review Group HHS Technical Review Panel on the Medicare Trustees Reports

USDA Hiawatha East Resource Advisory Committee FCC Technological Advisory Council

USDA Hiawatha West Resource Advisory Committee CFTC Technology Advisory Committee

DOE High Energy Physics Advisory Panel DOC Technology Innovation Program Advisory Board

OPM Hispanic Council on Federal Employment USDA Tehama County Resource Advisory Committee

ED Historically Black Colleges and Universities Capital Financing Advisory Board CCR Tennessee Advisory Committee

HHS HIT Policy Committee CCR Texas Advisory Committee

HHS HIT Standards Committee ED The Appalachian Regional Advisory Committee


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USDA Holly Springs-Tombigbee Resource Advisory Committee ED The Central Regional Advisory Committee

DHS Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council DHS The Department of Homeland Security National Advisory Council

DHS Homeland Security Advisory Council ED The Mid-Atlantic Regional Advisory Committee

DHS Homeland Security Information Network Advisory Committee ED The Midwest Regional Advisory Committee

DHS Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee ED The Northeast Regional Advisory Committee

USDA Hood and Willamette Resource Advisory Committee ED The Northwest Regional Advisory Committee

SBA Houston District Advisory Council ED The Pacific Regional Advisory Committee

DHS Houston-Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee DOS The President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief

EPA Human Studies Review Board GSA The President's Management Advisory Board

NEH Humanities Panel DOS The Secretary of State's International Council on Women's Business Leadership

USDA Humboldt County Resource Advisory Committee ED The Southeast Regional Advisory Committee

USDA Humboldt NV Resource Advisory Committee ED The Southwest Regional Advisory Committee

USDA Huron-Manistee Resource Advisory Committee ED The West Regional Advisory Committee

DOE Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee DOI The Wyoming Resource Advisory Council

DOE Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel DOD Threat Reduction Advisory Committee

DOC Hydrographic Services Review Panel HHS Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee

CCR Idaho Advisory Committee DHS Towing Safety Advisory Committee

DOI Idaho Falls District Resource Advisory Council USTR Trade Advisory Committee on Africa

USDA Idaho Panhandle Resource Advisory Committee USTR Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee

CCR Illinois Advisory Committee DOT Transit Industry Technology Development Advisory Committee

HHS Immunology Integrated Review Group DOT Transit Rail Advisory Committee for Safety

DOI Indian Oil Valuation Negotiated Rulemaking Committee HHS Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Advisory Committee

CCR Indiana Advisory Committee DOC Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee

DOS Industry Advisory Panel TRES Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee of The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association

DOC Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Aerospace Equipment USDA Tri-County Resource Advisory Committee

DOC Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Automotive Equipment and Capital Goods

USDA Trinity County Resource Advisory Committee

DOC Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Health Science Products and Services

DOI Trinity River Adaptive Management Working Group

DOC Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Consumer Goods USDA Tuolumne and Mariposa Counties Resource Advisory Committee

DOC Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Customs Matters and Trade Facilitation DOI Twin Falls District Resource Advisory Council


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DOC Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Distribution Services DOD U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board

DOC Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Energy and Energy Services NSF U.S. Antarctic Program Blue Ribbon Panel

DOC Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Forest Products DOD U.S. Army Science Board

DOC Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Information and Communications Technologies, Services, and Electronic Commerce

DHS U.S. Customs and Border Protection Airport and Seaport Inspections User Fee Advisory Committee

DOC Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Intellectual Property Rights DHS U.S. Customs Service COBRA Fees Advisory Committee

DOC Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Nonferrous Metals and Building Materials DOI U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Advisory Committee

DOC Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Services and Finance DOT U.S. Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council

DOC Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business DOD U.S. Strategic Command Strategic Advisory Group

DOC Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Standards and Technical Trade Barriers USDA Uinta-Wasatch Cache Resource Advisory Committee

DOC Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Steel DOE Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee

DOC Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Textiles and Clothing DOE Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee

HHS Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Integrated Review Group DOD Uniform Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel

TRES Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee DOS United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy

DOC Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board DOC United States Integrated Ocean Observing System Advisory Committee

DOC Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee DOS United States International Telecommunication Advisory Committee

DOD Inland Waterways Users Board DOD United States Military Academy Board of Visitors

HHS Integrative, Functional and Cognitive Neuroscience Integrated Review Group DOS United States National Commission for UNESCO

DOT Intelligent Transportation Systems Program Advisory Committee DOD United States Naval Academy Board of Visitors

HHS Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee DOC United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board

HHS Interagency Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Coordinating Committee

USDA Upper Rio Grande Resource Advisory Committee

HHS Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health CCR Utah Advisory Committee

HHS Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee DOI Utah Resource Advisory Council

SBA Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development VA VA National Academic Affiliations Council

HHS Interdisciplinary Molecular Sciences and Training Integrated Review Group HHS Vaccine Research Center Board of Scientific Counselors National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

USTR Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee on Trade HHS Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee

TRES Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council HHS Vascular and Hematology Integrated Review Group

DOS International Security Advisory Board CCR Vermont Advisory Committee

NASA International Space Station Advisory Committee DOD Veterans' Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction

NASA International Space Station National Laboratory Advisory Committee VA Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education


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DOI Invasive Species Advisory Committee VA Veterans' Advisory Committee on Environmental Hazards

CCR Iowa Advisory Committee VA Veterans' Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation

TRES IRS Taxpayer Advocacy Panel VA Veterans' Rural Health Advisory Committee

DOI Jimmy Carter National Historic Site Advisory Commission HHS Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee

DOI John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council CCR Virginia Advisory Committee

VA Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development and Clinical Science Research and Development Services Scientific Merit Review Board

USDA Virginia Resource Advisory Committee

SEC Joint CFTC-SEC Advisory Committee on Emerging Regulatory Issues DOC Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology

DOC Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award CCR Washington Advisory Committee

USDA Juneau Resource Advisory Committee DOI Wekiva River System Advisory Management Committee

DOJ Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee USDA Wenatchee-Okanogan Resource Advisory Committee

DOI Kalaupapa National Historical Park Advisory Commission CCR West Virginia Advisory Committee

DOI Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park Advisory Commission USDA West Virginia Resource Advisory Committee

CCR Kansas Advisory Committee DOI Western Interior Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council

USDA Kenai Peninsula--Anchorage Borough Resource Advisory Committee DOI Western Montana Resource Advisory Council

CCR Kentucky Advisory Committee DOL Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee

USDA Kern and Tulare Counties Resource Advisory Committee CNCS White House Council for Community Solutions

USDA Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee USDA White Pine-Nye Resource Advisory Committee

USDA Kistachie Resource Advisory Committee DOI Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board

DOI Kodiak/Aleutians Subsistence Regional Advisory Council DOI Wildland Fire Executive Council

DOL Labor Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations and Trade Policy DOI Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council

USDA Lake County Resource Advisory Committee CCR Wisconsin Advisory Committee

DOI Lake Champlain Sea Lamprey Control Alternatives Workgroup HHS World Trade Center Health Program Scientific Technical Advisory Committee

USDA Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee USDA Wrangell - Petersburg Resource Advisory Committee

USDA Land Between the Lakes Advisory Board CCR Wyoming Advisory Committee

DOI Las Cruces District Resource Advisory Council USDA Yakima Provincial Advisory Committee

USDA Lassen County Resource Advisory Committee DOI Yakima River Basin Conservation Advisory Group

USDA Lawrence Resource Advisory Committee USDA Yakutat Resource Advisory Committee

NRC Licensing Support System Advisory Review Panel USDA Yavapai Resource Advisory Committee

USDA Lincoln Resource Advisory Committee DOI Yukon/Kuskokwim Delta Subsistence Regional Advisory Council

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Then there are the “Quasi-Official Agencies” – I kid you not! This is right off the usa.gov web site (http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/Quasi-

Official.shtml). Quasi-official agencies are not officially executive agencies but are required by statute to publish certain information on their programs and activities in the Federal Register.

• Legal Services Corporation

• Smithsonian Institution

• State Justice Institute

• United States Institute of Peace

Are your eyes spinning yet? Well hang on and ponder these facts:

First First First First –––– Each branch has their own departments, agencies, committees, advisories, councils, boards and panels.

Second Second Second Second ---- ANY advisory, council, committee, board and or panel can have ‘SUBS’ and the Subs can have Subs, on out to

infinity, in ANY BRANCH of our government!

Third Third Third Third –––– Each of these entities have their own organizational chart

Fourth Fourth Fourth Fourth –––– Each of these entities have their own political structure too!

The of this document contains some other federal government charts that I was able to find for a few of the more well known

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Political Structure of the United States Federal Government


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Glory be, I don’t know about you but it sure seems to me that it is a miracle that our government can get anything

done at all!

So let’s stop falling for the ‘divide and conquer’ mentality of the controlling political parties and demand a lean, mean,

efficient and effective fighting for ‘We The People’ machine.

our united states of america organizational charts

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