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The Amending Process in the House of Representatives
The amending process on the floor of the House of Representatives gives Members an opportunity to change the provisions of the bills and resolutions on which they are going to vote. This report summarizes many of the procedures and practices affecting this process, which can be among the most complex as well as the most important stages of legislative consideration.
Date:
January 30, 2001
Creator:
Bach, Stanley
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pairing in Congressional Voting: The House
None
Date:
March 8, 2001
Creator:
Sachs, Richard C.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"Fast-Track" or Expedited Procedures: Their Purposes, Elements, and Implications
This report discusses certain provisions of law that commonly are known as “fast-track” or expedited procedures. They are so labeled because these statutory provisions contain special legislative procedures that apply to one or both houses of Congress and that expedite, or put on a fast track, congressional consideration of a certain measure or a narrowly defined class of measures. This report first presents the nature, purpose, and elements of fast-track procedures. Then the report discusses some of the most important ways in which these procedures differ from the normal procedures of the House and Senate and, therefore, how the use of expedited procedures can affect the legislative process in Congress.
Date:
January 18, 2001
Creator:
Bach, Stanley
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Casework in a Congressional Office
This report and its appendices present a general overview of congressional office procedures associated with handling casework and the assistance provided by a Member of Congress to help constituents in their dealings with federal agencies. It discusses options for assisting Members’ constituents and the role of Members and staff in providing casework services.
Date:
July 12, 2001
Creator:
Pontius, John S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Budget Act Points of Order
Title III of the Congressional Budget Act (CBA) of 1974 (P.L. 93-344), as amended, establishes the points of order that are used to enforce congressional budget procedures and substantive provisions of a budget resolution. These points of order prohibit certain congressional actions and consideration of certain legislation.
Date:
March 5, 2001
Creator:
Heniff, Bill, Jr.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Shutdown of the Federal Government: Causes, Effects, and Process
None
Date:
January 18, 2001
Creator:
Gressle, Sharon S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"Sense of" Resolutions and Provisions
One or both houses of Congress may formally express opinions about subjects of current national interest through freestanding simple or concurrent resolutions (called generically "sense of the House," "sense of the Senate," or "sense of the Congress" resolutions). These opinions may also be added to pending legislative measures by amendments expressing the views of one or both chambers. This fact sheet identifies the various forms such expressions may take and the procedures governing such actions.
Date:
March 7, 2001
Creator:
Rundquist, Paul S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Super-Majority Votes in the Senate
None
Date:
February 20, 2001
Creator:
Oleszek, Walter J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Resources in CRS Research Centers and the La Follette Congressional Reading Room
This report describes types of CRS products and a selection of the most frequently used printed and online reference sources available in the reading room and research centers for use by congressional staff. These deal with legislation and public policy; bills, congressional documents, laws, and regulations; Congress, elections, and politics; the federal government; directories of organizations, associations, corporations, state agencies, educational institutions, and the media; biographical information; data on foreign countries and international affairs; quick facts and statistics; and special collections such as quotations.
Date:
September 25, 2001
Creator:
Gerli, Merete F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Senate Rules for Committee Markups
None
Date:
February 20, 2001
Creator:
Oleszek, Walter J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Senate Executive Business and the Executive Calendar
None
Date:
February 20, 2001
Creator:
Oleszek, Walter J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Senate Amendment Process: General Conditions and Principles
None
Date:
February 20, 2001
Creator:
Oleszek, Walter J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Subcommittees: Assignment Process
This report addresses the subcommittee assignment process.
Date:
March 9, 2001
Creator:
Schneider, Judy
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Subcommittees in the House of Representatives
None
Date:
March 9, 2001
Creator:
Schneider, Judy
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Hearings: Preparation
Committee hearings afford Representatives an opportunity to gather information on, and draw attention to, legislation and issues within a committee's purview; conduct oversight of programs or agencies; and investigate allegations of wrongdoing. This report identifies many of the tasks that need to be performed by full committees and, in most cases, subcommittees in advance of a hearing. Some of these tasks are required by House or committee rules; others are common committee practice.
Date:
March 8, 2001
Creator:
Sachs, Richard C.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conference Reports and Joint Explanatory Statements
The conference report presents the formal legislative language on which the conference committee has agreed. The joint explanatory statement explains the various elements of the conferees’ agreement in relation to the positions that the House and Senate had committed to the conference committee.
Date:
January 24, 2001
Creator:
Bach, Stanley
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Types of Committee Hearings
None
Date:
March 8, 2001
Creator:
Sachs, Richard C.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Hearings: Arranging Witnesses
This report briefly discusses the process of selecting and arranging witnesses for House committee hearings.
Date:
March 15, 2001
Creator:
Carr, Thomas P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sponsorship and Cosponsorship of Bills
None
Date:
February 2, 2001
Creator:
Sachs, Richard C.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Rules Manual: Summary of Contents
This report briefly discusses The House Rules and Manual, officially titled Constitution, Jefferson’s Manual and Rules of the House of Representatives, which contains the fundamental source material describing procedures in the House of Representatives.
Date:
April 5, 2001
Creator:
Schneider, Judy
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Voting Procedures: Forms and Requirements
This report discusses the procedural considerations suffuse voting and the methods of voting in both the House and in the Committee of the Whole.
Date:
February 20, 2001
Creator:
Oleszek, Walter J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Voting in the Senate: Forms and Requirements
None
Date:
February 20, 2001
Creator:
Oleszek, Walter J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Unanimous Consent Agreements in the Senate
This report discusses the idea of "unanimous consent" in the Senate. Without its tradition of unanimous consent, the Senate would find it harder to process its complex workload.
Date:
February 20, 2001
Creator:
Oleszek, Walter J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Oversight
Congressional oversight of policy implementation and administration, which has occurred throughout the U.S. government experience under the Constitution, takes a variety of forms and utilizes various techniques. These range from specialized investigations by select committees to annual appropriations hearings, and from informal communications between Members or congressional staff and executive personnel to the use of extra congressional mechanisms, such as offices of inspector general and study commissions. Oversight, moreover, is supported by a variety of authorities—the Constitution, public law, and chamber and committee rules—and is an integral part of the system of checks and balances between the legislature and the executive
Date:
January 2, 2001
Creator:
Kaiser, Frederick M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library