How laws are made in the U.S.A. / Helen Maes, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Maes, Helen.

Series:

Laws and legislation series.

Laws and legislation series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress.

United States.

Legislation--United States.

Legislation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work is intended to provide a basic outline of the numerous steps of America's federal lawmaking process from the source of an idea for a legislative proposal through its publication as a statute.

Contents:

How our laws are made / John V. Sullivan

The Congressional Research Service and the American legislative process / Ida A. Brudnick

Engrossment, enrollment, and presentation of legislation / R. Eric Petersen

Enrollment of legislation : relevant congressional procedures / Valerie Heitshusen

Legislative process : how a Senate bill becomes a law

Introducing a House bill or resolution / Betsy Palmer

Introducing a Senate bill or resolution / Betsy Palmer

Office of Legislative Counsel : House / Matthew E. Glassman

Office of Legislative Counsel : Senate / Matthew E. Glassman

Resolving legislative differences in congress : conference committees and amendments between the houses / Elizabeth Rybicki

Sources of legislative proposals : a descriptive introduction / Judy Schneider

Sponsorship and cosponsorship of House bills / Betsy Palmer

Sponsorship and co-sponsorship of Senate bills / Betsy Palmer

The amending process in the House of Representatives / Christopher B. Davis

The amending process in the Senate / Betsy Palmer.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62100-317-5

OCLC:

923667301