https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select Ms. Peña P. 6 en-us 2017-11-09 18:13:21 UTC 2025-04-14 16:06:10 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/205433559  Select or special committee - A committee established by the Senate for a limited time period to perform a particular study or investigation. These committees might be given or denied authority to report legislation to the Senate. Like the committee that investigated watergate.]]> 2017-11-09 18:32:44 UTC https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/205433559 helencanales0811 https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/205435934        is authorized to receive and investigate allegations of improper conduct which may reflect upon the Senate, violations of law, violations of the Senate Code of Official Conduct and violations of rules and regulations of the Senate]]> 2017-11-09 18:36:32 UTC https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/205435934 https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/206547392 The Senate Special Committee on Aging conducts a continuing study of issues related to older Americans such as health, income, lifestyle, and more. The committee reports its findings back to the Senate at least once a year. No bills are referred to this committee and the committee has no legislative jurisdiction. The committee was created as a temporary committee in 1961, and became a permanent committee on February 1, 1977.^[]]> 2017-11-14 01:52:20 UTC https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/206547392 https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/206548150 2017-11-14 01:57:19 UTC https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/206548150 https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/206549191 2017-11-14 02:03:16 UTC https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/206549191 https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/206549319 2017-11-14 02:03:50 UTC https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/206549319 https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/206738435  The Committee was created by the Senate in 1976 to “oversee and make continuing studies of the intelligence activities and programs of the United States Government,” and to “submit to the Senate appropriate proposals for legislation and report to the Senate concerning such intelligence activities and programs,” and to “provide vigilant legislative oversight over the intelligence activities of the United States to assure that such activities are in conformity with the Constitution and laws of the United States.” ]]> 2017-11-14 14:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/206738435 helencanales0811 https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/206742135 Prior to 1964, there were no congressional ethics committees or formal rules governing the conduct of Members, officers, and employees of either house of Congress. When allegations were investigated, the investigation was usually done by a special or select committee created for that purpose.  Sometimes, however, allegations were considered by the House or Senate without prior committee action.]]> 2017-11-14 14:50:57 UTC https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/206742135 https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/206743950 This document is an example of the bills passed. This bill gives permission for the intelligence community to resume their position in the collection surveillance program that the NSA voluntarily halted earlier this year.  ]]> 2017-11-14 14:53:21 UTC https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/206743950 helencanales0811 https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/206749456 An ethics committee is a committee formally designated to review and approve the initiation of a clinical research study involving human participants and to provide continuing review of research study. ]]> 2017-11-14 15:00:35 UTC https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/206749456 https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/206753909 2017-11-14 15:06:33 UTC https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/206753909 helencanales0811 https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/206755078 The responsibility of an ethics committee is to ensure the protection of the rights, safety and well-being of participants involved in clinical research. ]]> 2017-11-14 15:08:04 UTC https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/206755078 https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/206755174 2017-11-14 15:08:11 UTC https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/206755174 helencanales0811 https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/206759169 2017-11-14 15:13:29 UTC https://padlet.com/helencanales0811/select/wish/206759169