print email comment close What Is a Recess Appointment? URL: http://www.slate.com/id/1002994/ Description: Article from 1999 about the power of a president to fill vacancies that happen during the recess of the Senate (and that will expire at the end of their next session). Includes the citation to the section of the U.S. Constitution permitting this, and explains different types of situations in which the power has been used. From the online magazine Slate. Author: Brus, Michael Publisher: Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive Co. LLC Library of Congress Subject Headings: Executive power -- United States United States -- Officials and employees -- Selection and appointment United States -- Politics and government LII Database Information: Record 8522 created by Maria Brandt on 08/01/2005 Last modification on 11/19/2005 Last review by Tom McGibney on 11/19/2005 Published: 08/01/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/8522