Science Policy Research in the U.S. Library of Congress : Dr. Edward Wenk, jun.

Nature ◽  
1964 ◽  
Vol 203 (4950) ◽  
pp. 1120-1120
Keyword(s):  
Science Policy ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
Library Of Congress ◽  
The U.S

Congressional Monitor

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 179-225
Author(s):  
Paul Karolyi
Keyword(s):  
Legislative Process ◽  
Library Of Congress ◽  
Basis Material ◽  
Arab Israeli Conflict ◽  
Previous Session ◽  
The U.S

Published annually, the Congressional Monitor summarizes the bills and resolutions pertinent to Palestine, Israel, or the broader Arab-Israeli conflict that were introduced during the previous session of Congress. The Monitor identifies major legislative themes related to the Palestine issue as well as initiators of specific legislation, their priorities, the range of their concerns, and their attitudes toward regional actors. It is part of a wider project of the Institute for Palestine Studies that includes the Congressional Monitor Database at congressionalmonitor.org. The database contains all relevant legislation from 2001 to the present (the 107th through the 114th Congresses) and is updated on an ongoing basis. Material in this compilation is drawn from congress.gov, the official legislative site of the Library of Congress, which includes a detailed primer on the U.S. legislative process titled “How Our Laws Are Made.”

Policy analysis in the United States

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Weimer
Keyword(s):  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
Army Corps ◽  
Government Accountability ◽  
Executive Orders ◽  
Investment Projects ◽  
Service Support ◽  
Congressional Budget Office ◽  
Environmental Impact Statements ◽  
The U.S

Four demands have driven the development of policy analysis in the U.S. First, reformers have sought evidence to support their efforts. Beginning with the municipal bureaus of the Progressive Era, advocacy groups have sought supportive policy analysis, resulting in the proliferation of ideologically differentiated think tanks that produce policy research. Second, politicians have recognized the need for specialized expertise to address pressing problems. Operations research grew out of efforts to solve problems facing the U.S. in World War II and led to subsequent efforts to improve bureaucratic decision-making capacity. Third, the growing scope and complexity of government have led to a demand for information to support routine decision processes. Fiscal offices support state budgeting and the Congressional Budget Office, Government Accountability Office, and Congressional Research Service support the routine business of Congress. Fourth, politicians have sought to discipline their own (and especially others’) future actions by mandating that analyses be applied to certain classes of decisions. Legislative requirements that the Army Corps of Engineers consider the benefits of investment projects were introduced at the beginning of the last century, legislative requirements for the completion of environmental impact statements were imposed in 1970, and beginning in 1981, executive orders have required cost-benefit analyses be completed for major agency rulemakings. Higher education has responded to these demands by supplying persons trained specifically in policy analysis.

Congressional Monitor

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 140-185 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Legislative Process ◽  
Library Of Congress ◽  
Basis Material ◽  
Arab Israeli Conflict ◽  
Previous Session ◽  
The U.S

Published annually, the Congressional Monitor summarizes the bills and resolutions pertinent to Palestine, Israel, or the broader Arab-Israeli conflict that were introduced during the previous session of Congress. The monitor identifies major legislative themes related to the Palestine issue as well as initiators of specific legislation, their priorities, the range of their concerns, and their attitudes toward regional actors. It is part of a wider project of the Institute for Palestine Studies that includes the Congressional Monitor Database at congressionalmonitor.org. The database contains all relevant legislation from 2001 to the present (the 107th through the 113th Congress) and is updated on an ongoing basis. Material in this compilation is drawn from thomas.loc.gov, the official legislative site of the Library of Congress, which includes a detailed primer on the U.S. legislative process entitled “How Our Laws Are Made.”

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