[20070918]RS22725_国会咨询委员会：概述.pdf

1 Colton Campbell, “Creating an Angel: Congressional Delegation to Ad Hoc Commissions,”Congress and the Presidency, vol. 25, no. 2 (Autumn 1998), p. 161.Order Code RS22725September 18, 2007Congressional Advisory Commissions: An OverviewMatthew E. GlassmanAnalyst on the CongressGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryA congressional advisory commission is a formal group often established for thepurpose of obtaining advice, developing recommendations on complex policy issues, orfinding solutions to contentious problems. Congressional commissions are usuallyestablished by statute, typically involve Members of Congress in the appointmentprocess (either through direct service on the commission or by appointing orrecommending candidates), and deliver their work product to Congress, often in theform of recommendations for legislative action. Most congressional commissions are temporary bodies that study particular policyproblems or investigate events (policy commissions) and report their findings toCongress. Congress also occasionally creates commissions that commemorate a personor event, oversee ongoing functions of Congress, or serve diplomatic orinterparliamentary functions.This report p