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Staff and Support Agencies

Staff and Support Agencies. Chapter 5 Section 5. Section 5. Congressional Staff Role. Lawmakers rely on congressional staffers to help them:. handle the growing workload of Congress,. communicate with voters,. run committee hearings and floor sessions,. draft new bills,.

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Staff and Support Agencies

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  1. Staff and Support Agencies Chapter 5 Section 5

  2. Section 5 Congressional Staff Role • Lawmakers rely on congressional staffers to help them: • handle the growing workload of Congress, • communicate with voters, • run committee hearings and floor sessions, • draft new bills, • write committee reports, and • attend committee meetings.

  3. Section 5 Congressional Staff Growth • Congressional staffs grew as lawmaking became more complex after the early 1900s. • Members of Congress needed a large office staff to deal with the many letters from people in their states or congressional districts.

  4. Section 5 Personal Staff • Personal staffmembers work directly for individual senators and representatives. • Committee staffmembers work for the many House and Senate committees.

  5. Section 5 Personal Staff (cont.) • There are three types of personal staff members: • The administrative assistantruns the lawmaker’s office, supervises the lawmaker’s schedule, and gives advice on political matters. • The legislative assistantsmake certain that the lawmaker is well informed about the many bills with which she or he must deal.

  6. Section 5 Personal Staff (cont.) • Caseworkershandle the many requests for help from a member’s constituents.

  7. Section 5 Support Agencies • Congress created several important support agencies, including: • The Library of Congress: largest library in the world, contains more than 100 million books, journals, music pieces, films, photographs, and maps. • The Congressional Budget Office (CBO): Help congress analyze and study the national budget, projects the costs of proposed programs.

  8. Library of Congress

  9. Section 5 Support Agencies (cont.) • The Government Accountability Office (GAO): Audits government programs to make sure that money is spent appropriately. • The Government Printing Office (GPO) Prints almost all publications produced by the three branches of government.

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