New legislation and the budget are the two major tools Congress has to influence decision making in federal agencies.
congress ^^ It's definitely NOT Congress. I got that question wrong on PLATO. It is Federal Agencies.
Yes. Congress authorizes funding for all federal agencies.
The President and the congress
Together they have total conrol. The President runs the federal agencies and Congress funds them , creates them and can abolish them at will.
Congress ensures federal agencies follow legislative intent through allocating and withdrawing funds which the agencies need to operate. The also have Congressional oversight committees which have investigative authority over the agencies.
Federal administrative agencies are given existence and powers by the Congress through enabling legislation. These agencies, in turn, promulgate administrative regulations which, if promulgated within the authority given the agency by its enabling legislation, have the force and effect of law.
typically a federal circuit court of appeals
The Federal Legislative Branch is the law making branch of government. It comprises the House of Representatives, the Senate as well as agencies that support Congress.
The federal budget is determined after all the agencies submit their requests to the Congress. At that point the Congress submits the budget as a bill and attempts to pass it.
Federal Trade Commission, Federal Power Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The GAO is an arm of the U.S. Congress that responds to Congressional requests for oversight, review, and evaluation of federal agencies and recipients of federal funds.
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