Executive - Legislative Branch Relations
(2 days)
Participants are expected to have a good working knowledge of legislative institutions and process, and should complete the Congressional Operations Seminar, a tailored Congressional Briefing Conference, or a Capitol Hill Workshop, prior to taking this course.
The Executive - Legislative Branch Relations is designed for anyone who has a need for an in-depth understanding of how executive branch institutions interact with Congress. It focuses specifically on the basis for the executive branch role in law-making, executive branch institutions and their roles, the congressional liaison function, and on other areas of interaction between the two branches, including congressional oversight.
Topics may include:
Presidential agenda setting in Congress
- the Constitutional basis
- the evolution of the president as legislator
- legislative enactment of presidential campaign issues
- divided vs non-divided party government
Executive branch institutions and their roles
- the Executive Office of the President
- the White House Office of Congressional Relations
- OMB
The congressional relations function in federal departments and agencies
- congressional liaison offices
- the role of federal officials
- current practices
- restrictions on lobbying
Congressional oversight of the executive branch
- the history of legislative oversight
- oversight hearings
- current efforts (including GPRA)
- the role of Inspectors General
The Bush administration and Congress
Current issues in executive-congressional relations
Course Dates and Tuition
October 6 - 7, 2008
February 17 - 18, 2009
May 28 - 29, 2009
Tuition - $850
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