Administrative Conference of the United States

HeinOnline's Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) collection was developed in conjunction with the Conference to bring its reports, recommendations, and other works to a wider audience. ACUS has issued hundreds of recommendations to improve the efficiency, adequacy, and fairness of rulemaking, adjudication, and other administrative processes.

ACUS was established in 1964 by the Administrative Conference Act and officially began operations in 1968. It ceased operations in 1995 due to a loss of funding but its statutory authorization was never repealed. Its funding was restored in 2009 and it was officially re-established in 2010.

This database is a comprehensive record of the Conference's work from its commencement until funding was lost in 1995.

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What is the Administrative Conference of the United States?

The Administrative Conference of the United States is an independent federal agency that was established in 1964.

• It convenes experts from the public and private sector to recommend improvements to administrative process and procedure
• Their initiatives promote efficiency, participation, and fairness in federal regulations
• It consists of up to 101 members who meet in regular plenary sessions to consider and vote on recommendations
• Its five standing committees handle Adjudication, Administration and Management, Judicial Review, Regulation, and Rulemaking

What is administrative procedure?

• In simple terms, how federal agencies and organizations make and enforce rules and regulations
• Learn more about administrative procedure in the Bremer-Kovacs Collection: Historic Documents Related to the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946