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bottomofthehill

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7. You may be confusing Independent Agency with Legislative Branch

Reply to Aviation Pro (Reply #6)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 05:36 PM

Mar 28

NTSB started out under Transportation, but was made an Independent Agency. The only Legislative Branch Agencies are the Architect of the Capitol, The Government Printing Office, the Congressional Budget Office, the Library of Congress & CRS, the Government Accountability office and the Congressional Office of Workplace Rights.

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Why hasn't Congress moved to protect Social Security by making it part of the legislative branch? [View all] Aviation Pro Mar 28 OP

The Congress is being controlled by Trump supporters. MineralMan Mar 28 #1

The same reason they never bothered to seriously attempt to codify Roe v Wade. DetroitLegalBeagle Mar 28 #2

+1 leftstreet Mar 28 #5

Chicken dinner orangecrush Mar 28 #13

I'm not sure this Congress - at least the GOP part - *wants* to protect Social Security. Ocelot II Mar 28 #3

I dont think the NTSB was ever under the Legislative Branch. bottomofthehill Mar 28 #4

It was moved from Executive to Legislative Aviation Pro Mar 28 #6

You may be confusing Independent Agency with Legislative Branch bottomofthehill Mar 28 #7

The NTSB reports to Congress Aviation Pro Mar 28 #9

By that logic all agencies that get appropriated funds are legislative branch agencies. bottomofthehill Mar 28 #10

Here Aviation Pro Mar 28 #12

Congress created every agency and department by legislation bottomofthehill Mar 28 #15

Just because they are created by Congress, they are not legislative branch agencies. bottomofthehill Mar 28 #16

Same reason Roe V Wade was never codified into law. Autumn Mar 28 #8

They should have a long time ago Meowmee Mar 28 #11

Republicans want to start SS Advantage Plan. Emile Mar 28 #14