Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Wheeler-Barkley_Act
gptkbp:dateEnacted August 2, 1946
gptkbp:effect reduced the number of standing committees in both the House and Senate
established professional staff for congressional committees
mandated annual legislative agendas
required lobbyists to register with Congress
required committees to publish reports and keep records
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Legislative_Reorganization_Act_of_1970
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_79-601
gptkbp:purpose to modernize and streamline the operations of the United States Congress
to increase efficiency and reduce overlapping committee jurisdictions
gptkbp:reformed gptkb:committee_system_of_the_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:requires biennial budgeting
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Senator_John_W._McCormack
gptkb:Senator_Robert_M._La_Follette_Jr.
gptkbp:statutesAtLargeCitation gptkb:60_Stat._812
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:House_Administration_Committee
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5