This report describes the amendment process in the Committee of the Whole, including reading, debating, amendment trees, and voting.

This report talks about Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Political Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests.

This report is on the Availability of Legislative Measures in the House of Representatives (The Three-Day Rule).

This report contains the baselines and score keeping in the federal budget process.

This report consists of the Bayh-Dole act on the selected issues in patent policy and commercialization of technology.

This report provides background information regarding the bill and joint resolution, which must be passed by both houses in identical form, then presented to the President for his approval or disapproval.

This report addresses development and consideration related to Budget Reconciliation Legislation.

This report provides information about the Committee Markup Process in the House of Representatives.Committees do not actually change the texts of the bills they mark up.

This report provides information about the Stages of Action on Measures on Committee of the Whole.

Congress annually considers 11 or more appropriation measures, which provide funding for a variety of activities such as national defense, education, disaster assistance, crime programs, and general government operations, such as the administration of most federal agencies. This report details the rules and practices for the consideration of appropriations measures, referred to as the congressional appropriations process.

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The Senate follows a well-established routine on the opening day of a new Congress. The proceedings include swearing in new members, administrative business, and the election of the president pro tempore, the constitutionally mandated officer elected to preside over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. This report contains information on what is contained in the well-established routine.

This report examines various issues pertaining to foreign students in the United States. Since the Immigration Act of 1924, the United States has expressly permitted foreign students to study in U.S. institutions. Most foreign students are at least 18 years old and are enrolled in higher education programs. Foreign students are generally considered to enrich cultural diversity of the educational experience for U.S. residents as well as enhance the reputation of U.S. universities as world-class institutions. Concerns have arisen in recent years that have caused Congress to take a new look at the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provisions that govern their admission.

This report provides information about the Rules and Practice House Committee Jurisdiction and Referral.formal agreements, drafted among committees to stimulate their understanding of judistricional boundaries has been used in recent years.

This report identifies motions commonly used and requests frequently heard during a markup. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list.

This report provides an overview of the published sources of information on the House legislative procedures.

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The House of Representatives uses two kinds of votes in which the names and positions of individual Members are recorded: (1) the recorded vote, used chiefly in Committee of the Whole, though also in order in the House, and (2) the yea and nay vote, in order only in the House proper. Both kinds together are referred to as record votes or, more informally, as “roll call votes,” and both are normally taken by electronic device. This report illustrates forms commonly used for obtaining each kind of vote.

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Each major party in the House has a leadership hierarchy. This fact sheet summarizes the election, duties, and responsibilities of the Speaker of the House, the majority and minority leaders, and the whips and whip system.