Most bills die in committees -pigeonholed Show If the majority of the house wants to consider a bill that is pigeonholed they issue a "discharge petition" If a bill is considered, often subcommittees hold public hearing to gather information When a subcommittee has completed its work on a bill, it returns to the full committee. The full committee may do one of several things: Upgrade to remove ads Only ₩37,125/year
Terms in this set (42)Structure of the House of representatives (see diagram in notes) ... Informal rules of Congress Loyalty to your chamber ( House or Senate) Things the President can do after receiving a bill President can veto it, sign it, refuse to sign it or allow it to become law without signing it Compare and Contrast rules for debate in the House and Senate House Rules- Only one bill considered at a time, debate and
debate time limited, all debate released to bill under discussion- germane, only get one bill done each day Congress' support services- who/ what they are and what they do Library of Congress- largest library in the world Actions that can be taken on a bill Pass the bill as written with a simple majority vote and sent it to the next house Structure of the Senate (see diagram in notes) ... Private bill- what it is and examples Affairs of individual citizens and interest the member sponsoring the bill Public bill- what it is and examples Applies to the general public How to bypass the Rules Committee On Wednesday each standing committee can request the full House to consider one unprivileged bill from the Union or House Calendar List and define the different committees in Congress Standing Committees- Permanent bodies dealing with bills about a particular subject area Things a committee can do after examining a bill Pigeonhole- kill a bill, do not allow it out of committee Private Calendar Deals only with private bills Teller vote Representatives are counted as they file past tellers in front of the Speaker's desk Filibuster a tactic used in the Senate to monopolize debate in an effort to delay or block passage of a bill Concurrent Resolution Opinion/rule changes agreed to by House and Senate House Calendar While other public bills are placed on the House Calendar Roll Call Vote When Congress seeks to override a presidential veto Appropriations Congressional grants of money set aside for a specific purpose Union Calendar is reserved for public bills pertaining to revenues and appropriations Cloture A vote of 3/5th of the Senate to end debate and call for a vote on a bill Seniority Length of continuous service in one party Executive Calendar is reserved for nominations and treaties Standing Vote Members cast their votes for or against a particular measure by standing when vote Joint Session both houses meet; State of the Union Address or counting electoral votes Joint resolution Passed by both houses and signed by the President, Force of law, deal with special matters- correct an error or propose a constitutional amendment Calendar of General Orders contains both public and privet bills Voice Vote the presiding officer merely asks "all in favor" and "all opposed" Special Session an emergency congressional meeting called by the President when Congress is adjourned or in recess Simple resolution Rules/opinion of one chamber of Congress Rider an amendment that has nothing to do with the bill to which it is added Sanctions punishment or show of disapproval, often in the form of economic and trade restrictions on an offending country When Congressional terms begin Jan 3rd Percentage of proposed bills that become law 2% Place/group that ideas for legislation comes from Executive branch, Special group, and private citizens Reason the "lame duck amendment" was passed four months with no worries, spending sprees Committees determining order of bills and debate Rule committee Factors in committee assignments Specialized knowledge or expertise Person/group who can write a law anyone Event leading to new rules for selection of committes chairs Watergate scandal Person/group who must introduce the law Congress How congressional leaders of both houses are chosen by the Speaker of House and the presiding officer of the Senate Recommended textbook solutions Magruder's American Government1st EditionSavvas Learning Co 555 solutions Government in America: Elections and Updates Edition16th EditionGeorge C. Edwards III, Martin P. Wattenberg, Robert L. Lineberry 269 solutions
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