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Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Commerce by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.As of July 31, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 18 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 4 positions do not have a nominee, and 1 appointment has been made that does not ...
Department of Commerce and Labor Formed 1903. Split in 1913 into Department of Commerce and Department of Labor. Committee on Public Information (CPI) Department of War existed from August 7, 1789, until September 18, 1947, and renamed the United States Department of the Army in 1949. Environmental Science Services Administration Formed 1965 ...
The customary method by which agencies of the United States government are created, abolished, consolidated, or divided is through an act of Congress. [2] The presidential reorganization authority essentially delegates these powers to the president for a defined period of time, permitting the President to take those actions by decree. [3]
Chapter Sections Scope 1: I: 30-199: Bureau of the Census (Department of Commerce) II: 200-299: National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) 2: III: 300-399: International Trade Administration (Department of Commerce) IV: 400-499: Foreign-Trade Zones Board (Department of Commerce) VII: 700-799: Bureau of Industry and ...
This subcommittee is responsible for discretionary spending at the Commerce Department and the Justice Department, as well various independent federal agencies, such as the International Trade Commission, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of the rewards program of the Department of State, and for other purposes. Pub. L. 115–141 (text) 115-142: March 23, 2018 (No short title)
The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices. [1] The Act required that railroad rates be "reasonable and just", but did not empower the government to fix specific rates.
To grant the consent of the Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the States of Missouri and Illinois. Pub. L. 104–125 (text) 104-126: April 1, 1996 (No short title) Granting the consent of Congress to the Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact. Pub. L. 104–126 (text)