Amendments Between the Houses : Procedural Options and Effects.

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Committees.

United States.

United States. Congress.

Committees.

United States. Congress--Rules and practice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (35 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

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text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 10-R4-1003 in the 2010 issue.

Summarizes procedural options to reconcile differing versions of related bills in the House of Representatives and Senate, and discusses procedural effects of resolving differences through amendment exchange as an alternative to conference committee. Identifies legislative options at each stage of the amendment exchange process, for both the Senate and the House of Representatives, discussing for each chamber, key procedural differences between amendment exchange and conference committee. Provides answers to frequently asked questions. Describes one particularly complicated case of amendment exchange from the 110th Congress, to illustrate a variety of actions the chambers might take.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Amendments Between the Houses

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