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Congressional Leadership
House Senate
Speaker of the House: Elected by majority party
Vice President of the United States President Pro Tempore: Senior member of the majority party
Majority/Minority Floor Leader
Majority/Minority Floor Leader
Majority/Minority Whip Majority/Minority Whip
Congressional Committees
Standing Committees-continue from one congress to the next, unless special action is taken to eliminate them.Ex. Agriculture, BudgetMay use subcommittee
Congressional Committees
Select Committee: Appointed to study a particular problem.Ex. HUACAction is taken to eliminate them when they are no longer needed.
Congressional Committees
Joint Committee: made up of members of both chambers. Ex. Joint Committee on Taxation.
Congressional Committees
Conference Committee:appointed by the House of Representatives and Senate to resolve disagreements on a particular bill.
How to get on a committee:
Strong ties to constituencyAsk to be appointed to committeesAppointed by committee of committeesTry to balance out the number of committees and their importanceChairmanship usually based on Seniority
How a bill becomes a lawBill is put into the hopper
Sent to Subcommittee
Sent to Full Committee
House Rules
Floor Debate
Conference Committee
Back to Full House
President
School House Rock video
Making laws
Major bills-have an impact on all people of the United StatesPork barrel-have an impact on the people in your districtEarmarks-directs approved funds to be spent on specific projects Rider-additional provision added to a bill
Congressional Influence
VotersConstituentsStaff membersCommittee ReportColleaguesReciprocal agreementsPresidentLobbyists and special interest groups
Scrambled Outline:How a House Bill Becomes a Law
If the Senate approves, then on to the President
Floor Debate before the full house
The bill is put into the hopper
House Rules Committee
Considered by Full Committee
Back to the full House for final approval
House-Senate Conference Committee
Bill is sent to the proper subcommittee
Answers to scrambled outline
The bill is put into the hopper
Bill is sent to the proper subcommittee
Considered by full committee
House rules committee
Floor debate before the full house
House-Senate Conference Committee
Back to the full House for final approval
If the Senate approves, then on to the President