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美国最高立法机关。由参议院和众议院组成。国会行使立法权。议案一般经过提出、委员会审议、全院大会审议等程序。一院通过后,送交另一院,依次经过同样的程序。法案经两院通过后交总统签署;若总统不否决,或虽否决但经两院2/3议员重新通过,即正式成为法律。国会还拥有宪法所规定的其他权力。如对外宣战权、修改宪法权等。两院均设有许多委员会,还设有由两院议员共同组成的联席委员会,国会工作大多在各委员会中进行。委员会分为:①常设委员会,其数目各届国会不尽相同,任期与每届国会任期同为2年。影响较大的有:众议院的议事规则、赋税、拨款、军事、司法、外交等委员会,参议院的外交、拨款、财政、司法、军事等委员会。②特别调查委员会,为处理临时或专门性问题而设立。③联席委员会,需要作出与两院共同有关的决定时成立。④调解委员会,其任务是拟定一个能为两党接受的议案。国会还设有总审计室、国会图书馆等附属机构。
参议院
总统与外国缔结的条约及总统任命的高级官员须经参议院,参议院还有权审判弹劾案,有权在特殊条件下复选副总统。参议员由各州选民直接选出,每州2名,实行各州代表权平等原则。现有议员100名。当选参议员必须年满30岁,作为美国公民已满9年,当选时为选出州的居民。任期6年,每2年改选l/3,连选得连任。副总统是参议院的当然议长。
众议院
众议院有权提出财政案和弹劾案,有权在特殊条件下复选总统。 众议员数按各州人口比例分配,每州至少1名。按1929年《议席分配法》,将众议员总数固定为435名,并根据联邦商务部统计局每10年提供的各州人口变动情况,重新调整各州之间的议席分配。众议员由直接选举产生,必须年满25岁,作为美国公民已满7年,当选时为选出州的居民。任期2年,连选得连任。众议院议长由全院大会选举产生。
两院议员长期连任现象极为普遍。议员不得兼任其他政府职务。
- 国会网址大全(Congressional Mega Sites )
- Major web sites for many facets of legislative information, including government, commercial, non-profit, and educational sources such as: THOMAS, GPO Access, C-SPAN, CapWeb, Legi-Slate, CQ Washington Alert, University of Michigan Documents Center, National Archives, Federal News Service, Federal Network, etc.
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- 国会议员 (Members of Congress )
- U.S. Senate - U.S. House of Representatives
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- 国会委员会(Committees of Congress)
- Senate Committees - House Committees - Joint Committees - Conference Committees
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- 国会的组织机构及任务Congressional Organizations and Commissions
- Congressional Support Agencies - House Support Offices - Democratic Organizations - Republican Organizations - Commissions, Caucuses, Task Forces
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- 国会的电子邮件地址(E-Mail Addresses for Congress )
- Congressional E-Mail Directories - Who Represents Me in Congress?
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- 国会的时间表(Congressional Schedules )
- All Schedules - House - Senate
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- 国会大事表(Congressional Calendars )
- All Calendars - House - Senate
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- 议员席诉讼程序(Floor Proceedings )
- House - Senate
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- 立法:法案、修正案及法律条款(Legislation: Bills, Amendments and Laws )
- About Legislation - Comprehensive Sites for Bills, Amendments, and Laws - Congress This Week - Major Bills and Amendments - Appropriations Bills - Bills in Conference - Bill and Amendment Summaries & Status - Full Text of Legislation - Discharge Petitions - Laws Enacted - Bills Vetoed by the President - Line Item Vetoes
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- 美国邮政编码(United States Code) (USC)
- House Internet Law Library - GPO Access - Cornell Law School
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- 参众两院规章制度(House and Senate Rules )
- House Rules - Senate Rules
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- 国会档案及记录(Congressional Record and Journals )
- Full Text - Congressional Record Index - Journals of the House of Representatives (1991-94)
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- 投票表决名单(Roll Call Votes )
- Member Voting Records - Special Interest Group Ratings
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- 参议院行政事务(Executive Business of the Senate)
- Executive Calendar - Communications - Nominations - Treaties
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- 立法程序(The Legislative Process )
- General Description - House - Senate - Legislative Glossaries
其它相关网址(英文)
- Congress of the United States (Grolier Online)
- About the U.S. Congress (U.S. Government Manual)
- Major Differences Between the Two Houses of Congress (Project Vote Smart)
- Capitol Questions (Ilona Nickels, C-SPAN)
- About the U.S. Congress (U.S. Government Manual)
- 由国会问题专家回答访问者提出的各种问题。
- Legislative Powers of Congress [PDF] (CRS Report, via Senate Rules Committee)
- 通过 Adobe Acrobat Reader,浏览器浏览。访问者可根据 下载 。
- Current Congressional Profile (Office of the Clerk of the House)
- 国会最新简介
