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Senate Consideration of Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedure

2025-10-01 · Reports · RL31980 · HTML available · PDF available

Federal Reserve Board: Current and Historical Membership

2025-09-26 · Reports · R48233 · HTML available · PDF available

The Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998

2025-09-25 · Infographics · IG10088 · HTML available · PDF available

The Vacancies Act: A Legal Overview

2025-01-27 · Reports · R44997 · HTML available · PDF available

Nominee Financial Disclosure During a Presidential Transition

2025-01-02 · Resources · IF12736 · HTML available · PDF available

Senate Procedures to Confirm Nominees

2024-07-30 · Testimony · TE10105 · HTML available · PDF available

Presidential Transitions: Executive Branch Political Appointment Status

2024-07-30 · Resources · IF12721 · HTML available · PDF available

Political-to-Career Conversions (“Burrowing In”)

2024-07-30 · Resources · IF12720 · HTML available · PDF available

Temporarily Filling Presidentially Appointed, Senate-Confirmed Positions

2024-01-08 · Reports · RS21412 · HTML available · PDF available

Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA): Membership

2023-10-18 · Resources · IF12512 · HTML available · PDF available

Appointment and Confirmation of Executive Branch Leadership: An Overview

2021-03-17 · Reports · R44083 · HTML available · PDF available

Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions on Regulatory and Other Collegial Boards and Commissions, 115th Congress

2020-04-20 · Reports · R46317 · HTML available · PDF available

Effects of Vacancies at the Merit Systems Protection Board

2019-02-28 · Testimony · TE10032 · HTML available · PDF available

Out of Office: Vacancies, Acting Officers, and Day 301

2017-11-01 · Posts · LSB10022 · HTML available

Statutory Qualifications for Executive Branch Positions

2015-09-09 · Reports · RL33886 · HTML available

Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions on Regulatory and Other Collegial Boards and Commissions, 113th Congress

2015-05-20 · Reports · R44043 · HTML available

Recess Appointments: Frequently Asked Questions

2015-03-11 · Reports · RS21308 · HTML available · PDF available

Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions on Regulatory and Other Collegial Boards and Commissions, 112th Congress

2015-02-03 · Reports · R43893 · HTML available

Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions in Independent and Other Agencies During the 112th Congress

2015-01-13 · Reports · R43859 · HTML available

Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions in Executive Departments During the 112th Congress

2015-01-08 · Reports · R43853 · HTML available

Majority Cloture for Nominations: Implications and the “Nuclear” Proceedings of November 21, 2013

2013-12-06 · Reports · R43331 · HTML available

Recess Appointments Made by President George W. Bush

2009-04-15 · Reports · RL33310 · HTML available