Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Legislative_Reorganization_Act_of_1970
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affectedBody gptkb:United_States_House_of_Representatives
gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Legislative_Reorganization_Act_of_1946
gptkbp:category gptkb:1970_in_American_law
United States federal government administration legislation
gptkbp:citation gptkb:84_Stat._1140
gptkbp:dateEnacted October 26, 1970
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970
gptkbp:provides established the Congressional Budget Office
improved staffing for committees
increased transparency in legislative process
required open committee meetings
required recorded votes in committees
strengthened congressional oversight
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_91-510
gptkbp:purpose to improve the operation of the legislative branch of the United States government
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Legislative_Reorganization_Act_of_1946
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6