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50th Anniversary Of The Twenty-Fifth Amendment And Tribute To Birch Bayh, Joseph Donnelly Mar 2017

50th Anniversary Of The Twenty-Fifth Amendment And Tribute To Birch Bayh, Joseph Donnelly

Congressional Materials

Indiana Senator Joseph Donnelly's tribute to former Senator Birch Bayh on the Senate floor on March 28, 2017. Donnelly recognizes Senator Bayh's work on the Twenty-Fifth Amendment. From the Congressional Record.


Hearing: Relating To The Death Of A President-Designate Between The General Election And Inauguration, Committee On The Judiciary. Senate. United States. Feb 1994

Hearing: Relating To The Death Of A President-Designate Between The General Election And Inauguration, Committee On The Judiciary. Senate. United States.

Congressional Materials

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on presidential succession in the pre-inaugural period, addressing what would happen if the winning presidential and vice presidential candidates became unavailable before they were sworn into office. The following witnesses testified at the hearing: former U.S. Senator Birch Bayh; Assistant Attorney General Walter Dillinger; Federal Election Commission Chairman Trevor Potter; Yale Law School Professor Akhil Reed Amar; and Georgetown University Professor Walter Berns.


Report: Providing For The Performance Of The Duties Of The Office Of President In Case Of The Removal, Resignation, Or Inability Both Of The President And Vice President, Committee On Rules And Administration. Senate. United States. Mar 1947

Report: Providing For The Performance Of The Duties Of The Office Of President In Case Of The Removal, Resignation, Or Inability Both Of The President And Vice President, Committee On Rules And Administration. Senate. United States.

Congressional Materials

Senate Committee on Rules and Administration report on amendments to proposed legislation related to presidential succession.


Hearings: Succession To The Presidency, Committee On Rules And Administration. Senate. United States. Mar 1947

Hearings: Succession To The Presidency, Committee On Rules And Administration. Senate. United States.

Congressional Materials

Senate Committee on Rules and Administration hearings on legislative proposals related to presidential succession.


Report: Election Of President And Presidential Succession, Committee On Privileges And Elections. Senate. United States. Jan 1946

Report: Election Of President And Presidential Succession, Committee On Privileges And Elections. Senate. United States.

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Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections report on a resolution to create a joint committee with members from the House and Senate to study issues relating to presidential succession.