ABOUT THE SENATE SERVICES
Order xiii rule
97 (3) of the senate standing orders 2007 as amended states that there shall be
a committee to be known as senate
services appointed at the senate commencement of the life of the senate
The
jurisdiction of the committee shall
include:
a. Welfare of senators
b. Budget and appropriation of the senators
c. Maintenance of the senate chamber and premises
including offices and accommodation
d. Residential and office accommodation for senators
e. Provision of equipment and materials for senate
premises
f. Provision of motor vehicles for senators
g. Monitoring of
the finances of the senate
The committee on senate services is chaired by Sen.
Suleiman Asonya Adokwe and deputized by Sen.
Chris Chukwuma Nwankwo
Senate services committee on human services
jurisdiction: Bill relating to Cal Works and other welfare
programs, food stamps, now called state nutrition assistance program, child
welfare and foster care, services to persons with disabilities, including those
provided by regional centers
and the states developmental centers; in
home supportive services (IHSS) community care licensing, and
, social services and rehabilitative
services, in general.
MEMBERS
Senator
Carol Liu (Chair)
Senator
Bill Emmerson (Vice Chair)
Senator
Tom Berry hill
Senator
Loni Hancock
Senator
Tony Strickland
Senator
Roderick Wright
Senator
Leland Yee
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF NIGERIA
The National Assembly of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria is a bicameral legislature established under section 4 of the Nigerian
constitution. It consists of a senate and a 360 member House of
Representatives. The body, modeled after the federal congress of the United
States, is supposed to guarantee equal representation of the states irrespective
of size in the senate and proportional representation of population in the house. The National
Assembly, like many other organs of the Nigerian government, is based in the
federal capital Abuja.
LEADERSHIP
The senate is chaired by the president of the Nigeria
senate, the first of who was Nnamdi Azikiwe, who stepped down from the job to become the
country’s first head of state. The Speaker of House of Representatives chairs
the House. At any joint session of the
Assembly, the President of the Senate Presides and in his absence the speaker
of the House presides.
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OFFICE
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NAME
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TERM
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President
of the senate
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David
Mark
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06
June 2007 – present
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Speaker
of the House of Representative
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Aminu
Waziri Tambuwal
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06
June 2011 – present
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FUNCTIONS
The assembly has broad oversight functions and is
empowered to establish committees of its members to scrutinize bills and the
conduct of government officials. Since the restoration of democratic rule in
1999, the Assembly has been said to be a “learning process” that ha witnessed
the election and removal of several presidents of the Senate, allegations of
corruption, slow passage of private members bills and the creation of
ineffective committees to satisfy numerous interests.
In
spite of a more than two – thirds majority control of the Assembly by the
ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the PDP government led by Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and the
assembly have been known more for their
disagreements than for their cooperation. President Yar’Adua has been accused
of being slow to implement policy. Many
bills, some from as long ago as 2007, are still awaiting the Presidents assent.
While the Assembly has made strong and
often popular efforts to assert its authority and independence against the executive, it is still view generally in a
negative light by the media and many of the Nigerian people. The Assembly sits for a period of at most four
years, after which time the president is required to dissolve it and call a new Assembly into session.
The senate has the unique power of impeachment of
judges and other high officials of the executive including the federal Auditor-
General and the members of the electoral and revenue commissions. This power
is, however, subject to prior request by the president. The senate also
confirms the president’s nomination of senior diplomats, members of the federal
cabinet, federal judicial appointments and independentfederal commissions.
Before any bill may become law, it must be agreed to
by both the House and the Senate, and receive the presidents assent. Should the
president delay or refuse assent (Veto) the bill, the assembly may pass the law
by two –thirds of both chambers and overrule the veto and the president’s
consent will not be required. the present assembly has not hidden its
preparedness to overrule the executive where they disagree.
SUPPORT
The
National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILS) is an organ of the national assembly
established by an Act of parliament.
President Goodluck Jonathan signed into law the National Institute for
Legislative Studies Act 2011 on March 2nd 2011 following the passage of the
same by the Senate and the House of Representatives. NILS builds on the
successes of the Policy Analysis and Research Project (PARP), established in
2003 as a capacity Building institution of the National Assembly with the
Financial Support of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF). NILS has
as its core objectives to provide quality academic and professional research,
policy analysis, training, documentation and advocacy on democratic governance
and legislative practice and procedures. The
functions of NILS are similar to the services offered to the US congress
by congressional research service, congressional budget office, library of
congress only on a lesser scale as the institute was just established.
UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
The committee on
armed services is a committee of the united states senate empowered with
legislative oversight of the nations military, including the department of defense, military research and
development, nuclear energy (as pertaining to national security), benefits for
members of the military, the selective service system and other matters related
to defense policy. The armed services committee was created as a result of the
legislative reorganization Act of 1946 following U.S victory in the Second
World War. It merged the responsibilities of the committee on naval affairs
(established in 1816) and the committee
on military affairs (also established in
1816) considered one of the most powerful senate committees, its
broad mandate allowed it to report some
of the most extensive and revolutionary legislation during the cold war years,
including the national security Act of 1947 . The committee is highly influential.
JURISDICTION
According to the senate rules committee, all
proposed legislation, massages, petitions, and other matters relating to the
following subjects are referred to the Armed services committee.
1.
Aeronautical
and space activities pertaining to or primarily associated with the development
of weapons systems or military operations
2.
Common
defense
3.
Department
of defense, the Department of the Army, the department of the Navy, and the
department of the Air Force, generally.
4.
Maintenance
and operation of the panama canal, including administration, sanitation, and
government of the canal zone
5.
Military
research and development
6.
National
security aspects of nuclear energy
7.
Naval
petroleum reserves, except those in Alaska
8.
Pay,
promotion, retirement, and other benefits and privileges of members of the
armed forces, including overseas education of civilian and military dependents.
9.
Selective
services system
10.
Strategic and critical materials necessary for the
common defense
11.
MEMBERS, 112TH
CONGRESS
The committee is
chaired by demarcate Carl Levin of Michigan, and the ranking member is
republican John McCain of Arizona
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Majority
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Minority
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Carl Levin, Michigan, chairman
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John McCain, Arizona, ranking member
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Joseph lieberman, Connecticut
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James inhofe, Oklahoma
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Jack red, Rhode island
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Jeff sessions, Alabama
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Daniel Akaka, Hawaii
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Sexby chambliss Georgia
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Ben nelson, Nebraska
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Roger wicker, Mississippi
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Jim Webb, Virginia
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Scott brown, Massachusetts
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Claire mccaskill, Missouri
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Rob Port man, Ohio
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