[20031121]RS21674_参议院司法委员会的蓝条程序：背景、问题和选项.pdf

1For a historical account of the blue-slip process, see CRS Report RL32013, The History of theBlue Slip in the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1917-Present, by Mitchel A. Sollenberger.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21674November 21, 2003The Blue-Slip Process in theSenate Committee on the Judiciary:Background, Issues, and OptionsMitchel A. SollenbergerAnalyst in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryTheSenateJudiciaryCommitteesblue-slipprocesshasreceivedincreasedinterestfromSenators. Traditionally,thebluesliphasbeenusedbysomeSenatorstodelay,andsometimesprevent,theconfirmationofpersonswhomtheyfindobjectionablewhohavebeen nominated as U.S. attorney, U.S. marshal, U.S. district court judge and U.S. courtof appeals judge.In recent years, various changes to the blue-slip process haveeliminated the traditional veto power of blue slips.This report provides a briefbackground on the blue-slip process, followed by an overview of current issuesconcerning blue slips, the debate over the need for a blue-slip policy, and recent andpossiblefuturechangestotheprocess. Thisreportwillb