How Congress Works: Rules Committee
The House Rules Committee establishes procedures for the consideration of legislation and the business of the House. It has jurisdiction over “the rules and joint…
The House Rules Committee establishes procedures for the consideration of legislation and the business of the House. It has jurisdiction over “the rules and joint…
The U.S. Constitution requires that any proposed law that is given to the President for signature, must pass both the House and Senate in the…
Bills that are sent to legislative committees are also sent by the committee to any federal agency that has jurisdiction over such proposals, and the…
When a Senate or House committee reports a bill to the full body, a committee “report” is written which described the reason for the bill,…
Bills that are completed, or “marked up” by various legislative committees are placed on legislative schedules called “Calendars.” Legislation that is reported from a committee…
Amendments: Amendments are formal proposals to change part or all of the underlying text of a bill or another amendment. They must be formally adopted by…
The House Legislative Process – A Short Course “All Legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall…
Article I, Section 1, of the United States Constitution, provides that: All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United…
House Rules-Committee of the Whole The House of Representatives’ Committee of the Whole is comprised of at least any 100 of the 435 members of…
So how does Congress work? ALL’s Public Policy Department has prepared this legislative primer to help guide rookie pro-life activists, who sometimes are intimidated by…
We have seen articles exposing Miers as someone “conservative” and as someone “liberal.”
A recent report identifies Virginia House of Delegates member Mithcell Van Yahres as pro-abortion and Catholic.