POLISCOPE
Back to feed
Part ofBudget & Appropriations →

The civic record

Read. Follow. Verify.
FEDERALhearing transcript

Proposed Removal of Spending Limits for the Administrative Conference of the United States

Original title: Ceiling on appropriations for Administrative Conference: hearings before Subcommittee No. 3 of the Committee on the Judiciary, Ninety-first Congress, first session, on H.R. 4244, to amend Section 576 of Title 5, United States code, pertaining to the Administrative Conference of the United States, to remove the statutory ceiling on appropriations, March 20, 1969.

Record date · July 20, 2026

Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.

What This Bill Does

This document is a transcript of a 1969 congressional hearing regarding H.R. 4244, a bill intended to remove the legal cap on how much money can be appropriated to the Administrative Conference of the United States.

Why it matters

The bill proposes removing the on for the Administrative Conference of the United States, which would change how the agency's annual budget is authorized by Congress.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Administrative Conference of the United States

The agency's funding authorization process would change if the statutory spending cap is removed.

Directly affected

United States Congress

The legislative body would no longer be bound by a specific statutory limit when determining the agency's annual budget.

Key Facts

  • The hearing concerns H.R. 4244, which seeks to amend Section 576 of Title 5 of the United States Code.
  • The primary objective of the bill is to remove the statutory ceiling on appropriations for the Administrative Conference of the United States.
  • The hearing was held by Subcommittee No. 3 of the Committee on the Judiciary during the Ninety-first Congress.
  • The hearing took place on March 20, 1969.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Administrative Conference of the United States?
It is a federal agency that provides recommendations for the improvement of federal administrative procedures.
What does 'removing the statutory ceiling on appropriations' mean?
It means removing a fixed legal limit on the amount of money Congress can authorize for the agency's operations, allowing for more flexible budget adjustments.

What else do you want to know?

News Coverage

No news coverage found yet. Articles are indexed twice daily.

Follow the record

Votes, people, money & the original source

Full breakdown

Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.

Discoveries

1 pattern noticed across the record

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift90% confidence

Budgetary Flexibility

The document highlights a 1969 effort to move away from rigid statutory spending caps toward more flexible annual appropriation processes for administrative agencies.

Administrative Conference of the United States

Connected Entities

Administrative Conference of the United States, Subcommittee No. 3 of the Committee on the Judiciary
OrganizationAdministrative Conference of the United States“The federal agency subject to the proposed appropriation ceiling removal.”Map →
OrganizationSubcommittee No. 3 of the Committee on the Judiciary“The congressional body conducting the hearing.”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.govinfo.gov

Analysis Score

0–100
  • Significance40
    How much this matters to a regular citizen
  • Controversy10
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment5
    Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
  • Buzz5
    Current news / social attention level

Publisher tools

Share or embed this record

POLISCOPE publisher tools

Share or embed this record