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Title
How Congress works.
Published
Washington, D.C. : Congressional Quarterly, [1998]
Copyright
©1998
Call Number
JK1061 .H65 1998
Edition
Third edition.
ISBN
156802391X (alk. paper)
Description
vii, 184 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)39532678
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Record Appears in
Added Corporate Author
Table of Contents
Introduction
Ch. 1
Party Leadership in Congress
1
Congressional Leadership Structure
2
The House Speaker
7
House Leadership: A Hierarchy of Support
26
Leadership in the Senate: "We Know No Masters"
36
Party Support Structure in the Senate
46
Ch. 2
The Legislative Process
51
Importance of Rules
51
Developing Legislation
57
House Floor Action: Structured Efficiency
67
Senate Floor Action: Flexibility, Informality
89
Final Action: Resolving Differences
102
Ch. 3
The Committee System
115
Committees in Transition
115
Evolution of the System: Growth and Reform
119
The Committee Structure
141
Committee Assignments
146
Committee Procedures
152
Jurisdictional Conflicts
153
Oversight Mandate
157
Reference Materials
161
How a Bill Becomes Law
163
Political Party Affiliations in Congress and the Presidency, 1789-1997
164
Speakers of the House of Representatives, 1789-1998
166
Leaders of the House since 1899
167
Leaders of the Senate since 1911
169
Recorded Votes in the House and the Senate, 1947-1996
171
Attempted and Successful Cloture Votes, 1919-1996
172
Vetoes and Overrides, 1947-1996
173
Congressional Information on the Internet
174
Index
177