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Chapter 12
Congress in Action
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Both Houses of Congress Organized Around Committees Standing Committees - permanent committees
that evaluate bills. Select Com. - Temporary and created for
special purpose. Joint Com. - Has members from both House
and Senate. Conference Com. - Temporary joint com.
Created to find compromise on conflicting versions of a bill.
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Senate Leadership President of the Senate (Vice President of
US) President Pro Tem - Leading member of
majority party. Runs day to day business if President is absent. Patrick Leahy
Majority/Minority Party Floor Leaders Majority/Minority Party Whips Committee Chairpersons
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House Leadership Speaker of the House - Elected by
majority party, party spokesperson, sets legislative agenda, chairs the House Rules Com, most powerful person in Congress. John Boehner
Maj/Min party floor leaders Party whips Committee chairpersons
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Majority/Minority Floor Leader
Elected by party colleagues to carry out the decisions of the party caucus and steer floor action to their party’s benefit.
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Party Whip
Assistant Floor Leader Serves as liaison between party
leadership and its rank-and-file members.
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Committee Chairperson
Senior members of the majority who preside over committee business.
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Seniority Rule
Congressional tradition that members with the longest continuous service are given the committee chairmanship.
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Steps for a Bill to become Law
•Introduction•Committee Action•Floor Action•Conference committee•Final Floor Vote•Presidential Action
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Introduction
A bill or resolution usually deals with a single matter, but sometimes a rider dealing with an unrelated matter is included.
The clerk of the House numbers each bill, gives it a short title, and enters it into the House Journal and the Congressional Record for the day. With these actions the bill has received its first reading.
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Committee Actions
Discharge Petitions Most bills die in
committee, pigeonholed. If a committee
pigeonholes a bill that a majority of the House wishes to consider, it can be brought out of committee via a discharge petition.
Gathering Information Most committees do their
work through several subcommittees— divisions of existing committees formed to address specific issues.
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Committee ActionsWhen a subcommittee has completed its work on a bill, it returns to the full committee. The full committee may do
one of several things:
1. Report the bill favorably, with a “do pass” recommendation.
2. Refuse to report the bill. 3. Report the bill in amendedform.
4. Report the bill withunfavorable recommendation.
5. Report a committee bill.
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Floor Actions
Committee of the Whole The Committee of the Whole includes
all members of the House, however, they sit as one large committee and not as the House itself.
When the Committee of the Whole resolves itself, the Speaker steps down and another member presides. General debate follows.
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Floor Actions - Debate Severe limits are placed on floor debate in
the House due to it’s large size. Not so in the Senate.
Majority and minority floor leaders generally decide in advance how they will split the time to be spent on a bill.
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Floor Actions - Voting on a Bill
Once a bill has been approved at second reading, it is engrossed, or printed in its final form. It is then read for a third time and a final vote is taken.
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Conference Committees Any measure enacted by Congress must have
been passed by both houses in identical form. If one of the houses will not accept the other’s
version of a bill, a conference committee is formed to iron out the differences.
Once a conference committee completes work on a bill, it is returned to both houses for final approval. It must be accepted or rejected without amendment.
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Presidential Action Pass (sign) the bill Veto
Presidential vetoes can be overriden by 2/3 Congressional vote.
Pocket Veto If Congress adjourns within 10 days of submitting a
bill and Pres. doesn’t sign it, the measure dies. Take no action (Hold)
If President doesn’t sign within 10 days and Congress is still in session, bill becomes law.
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Rider
An addition to the bill that has nothing to do with the bill, itself.
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Patronage
The practice of rewarding political allies and supporters.
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Parliamentary Procedure
Rules established in order to make meeting fair and equitable while controlling time and relevance.
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Filibuster
An attempt to talk a bill to death in the Senate by not giving up the floor.
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Cloture
Senate vote to end debate on a bill.
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Idaho Congressmen/Senators
Representatives District 1 – Raul Labrador
(R) District 2 – Mike Simpson
(R)
Senators Mike Crapo (R) Jim Risch (R)