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Congressional procedures and the policy process / Walter J. Oleszek.
LIBRA KF4937 .O43 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Oleszek, Walter J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Congress--Rules and practice.
- United States.
- United States. Congress.
- Legislation--United States.
- Legislation.
- Parliamentary practice--United States.
- Parliamentary practice.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 348 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Fifth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, [2001]
- Summary:
- In this accessible and popular book, veteran Hill observer Walter J. Oleszek explains how the contemporary Congress makes laws and how its rules and procedures shape domestic and foreign policy. A wealth of real-life examples brings the book to life and help readers make sense of the complicated business of lawmaking.
- Among the topics that receive new or expanded coverage in this thoroughly revised edition are: the shift from the politics of deficit to the politics of surplus; innovations in Senate floor procedures and the use of new rules in the House; new developments in the ways that chambers resolve their differences; and new trends in legislative oversight.
- Contents:
- 1 Congress and Lawmaking 1
- The Constitutional Context 2
- Functions of Rules and Procedures 5
- Rules and Policy Making in Congress 10
- Congressional Decision Making 17
- The House and Senate Compared 23
- Pressures on Members 30
- 2 The Congressional Budget Process 41
- Authorization-Appropriations Process 43
- Prelude to Budget Reform 56
- The 1974 Budget Act 56
- Evolution of the Budget Process 66
- The Surplus Era 69
- 3 Preliminary Legislative Action 75
- Categories of Legislation 77
- Bill Referral Procedure 79
- Consideration in Committee 86
- The Committee Chairman's Role 89
- Hearings 91
- The Markup 95
- The Report 101
- Bypassing Committees 103
- 4 Scheduling Legislation in the House 109
- The House Legislative Calendars 110
- Minor and Noncontroversial Bills 110
- Privileged Legislation 117
- Major Legislation 118
- Legislation Blocked in Committee 138
- Final Scheduling Steps 142
- 5 House Floor Procedure 148
- Adoption of the Rule 150
- Committee of the Whole 151
- General Debate 153
- The Amending Process 158
- Voting 169
- Final Procedural Steps 173
- 6 Scheduling Legislation in the Senate 181
- Flexible Scheduling System 181
- Noncontroversial Bills 187
- Major Legislation 191
- Unanimous Consent Agreements 194
- The Track System 202
- Scheduling Procedures Compared 203
- 7 Senate Floor Procedure 207
- Legislative and Calendar Days 209
- Daily Order of Business 210
- Debate in the Modern Senate 211
- Bills Considered by Unanimous Consent 215
- The Amending Process 217
- Bills Without Unanimous Consent 227
- Procedures to Circumvent Committees 236
- 8 Resolving House-Senate Differences 245
- Obscurity of the Process 245
- Agreement Without a Conference 247
- Preconference Considerations 248
- Conference Committee Process 250
- Presidential Approval or Veto 268
- 9 Legislative Oversight 274
- Techniques of Oversight 278
- Oversight Trends 289
- Lack of Consensus on Oversight 291
- 10 A Dynamic Process 298.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-327) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1568024924
- 1568024487
- OCLC:
- 44969198
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