The Role of the Legislative Committees in the Appropriations Process
A Study Focused On the Armed Services Committees
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10876366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Herbert W Stephens (University of Arkansas, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1971 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 146-162 |
| Publication date | 1971-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Western Political Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-4078 • E-ISSN: 2325-8675 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/106591297102400116 |
| OpenAlex | W2072078695 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
EGISLATIVE oversight of the executive branch is a well-grounded supposition of American government. Numerous studies have produced a timetested consensus that the power of the purse is the most important means by which congressional control is exercised over the administration. Most scholars have focused on the Appropriations Committees as the primary instruments of control while the committees charged with the authorization of expenditures have received inadequate consideration.' The legislative committee is rarely seen as a variable in the executive branch-appropriations committee relationship. This study is designed to suggest that: (1) authorizations may distinctly affect appropriations; (2) through the authorization process the bureaucracy may be made more responsible; (3) it is perhaps possible for any legislative committee to enlarge its authorization competence; (4) more specificity in program outlines may be prompted by the authorization process; (5) the need for program flexibility may not necessarily be a bar to mandatory reprogramming review by legislative committees; (6) annual authorizations of expenditure items may be practical even for the military; and (7) while authorizations may not command expenditures, they may as the sense of Congress encourage greater utilization of appropriated funds
Administration (probate law) · Authorization · Bureaucracy · Business · Competence (human resources) · Computer security · Control (management) · Economics · Executive branch · Government (linguistics) · Legislative process · Legislature · Management · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Computer Science · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Law · Military and Defense Studies · Public Administration
How Legislatures Shape Policy and Budgets
The Impact of Annual Authorizations on Military Appropriations in the U. S. Congress
The Changing Role of Congress in Defense Policy-Making
Congressional committees and the inter-state distribution of military spending
Are Congressional Committees Composed of Preference Outliers
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1976 - 1990 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |