We’re excited to announce the launch of a new database, the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS), free of charge to all subscribers of HeinOnline’s U.S. Federal Agency Documents, Decisions, and Appeals Database. In collaboration with ACUS, this collection brings hundreds of impactful reports, recommendations, and other works to a wider audience. For decades, ACUS has played a vital role in streamlining federal government processes, and now, these invaluable resources are just a click away for researchers, legal professionals, and policymakers alike.
About the Administrative Conference of the United States
The Administrative Conference of the United States was established in 1964 in a bipartisan effort to continue the effective work of temporary administrative conferences that served the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations. An independent federal agency of the executive branch, the ACUS works to identify and promote improvements in the efficiency, adequacy, and fairness of federal agency procedures. It consists of anywhere from 75 to 101 members from the public and private sectors who convene in regular plenary sessions to consider and vote on recommendations to improve administrative processes within the executive branch.
Since its founding, the ACUS has had a hand in the passage of several pieces of legislation, such as the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act and the Negotiated Rulemaking Act. The Conference ceased operations in 1995 due to loss of funding, but the provisions establishing it were not repealed, and it continued to make recommendations. Due to its beneficial impact on government function during its nearly 30 years of operation, Congress reauthorized the Conference in 2004 and 2008 and approved funding in 2009. The Conference officially re-convened in 2010.
About the Database
HeinOnline’s Administration Conference of the United States database was developed in conjunction with the Conference to bring its reports, recommendations, and other works to a larger audience. The collection is a comprehensive record of the Conference’s work from its commencement until 1995, with additional works from the period after its re-establishment in 2010 included.
Within the database, researchers can browse the Implementation Files, which illustrate the research behind each of the Conference’s recommendations, organized alphabetically by index term.
Additionally, the database contains a link to our Bremer-Kovacs Collection: Historic Documents Related to the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946, which is a comprehensive database designed to make the history of the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 (APA) more accessible and understandable and won the 2022 Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award.
New content will continue to be added to this database as the Conference releases publications.
Featured Content
Recommendations and Reports
Review all ACUS recommendations and reports from 1968 to 1995, illustrating the Conference’s role in improving government administration and regulation.
Annual Reports
Explore the Conference’s work, organization, activities, and bylaws with this subcollection of every ACUS annual report to Congress from 1968 to 1995.
Implementation Files
Browse nearly 200 implementation files containing Congressional hearings, articles, court briefs, and more showcasing the recommendation process.
Plenary Session Transcripts
Get a front-row seat at ACUS meetings with the Plenary Session Transcripts, revealing the detailed deliberation behind each proposed recommendation.
Publications and Projects
Explore more than 44,000 pages of additional ACUS works, including publications released after the Conference’s re-establishment in 2010, as well as newsletters and other reports published pre-1995.
Plenary Session Transcripts
This database contains a subcollection dedicated to hundreds of scholarly articles focusing on ACUS, its work, and administrative rules and procedures, hand-selected by our editors.
U.S. Federal Agency Documents, Decisions, and Appeals
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