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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… Read More »How Congress Works: Conference Committee

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… Read More »How Congress Works: Bills in Committee

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,… Read More »How Congress Works: Committee Reports

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… Read More »How Congress Works: House Calendar

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… Read More »How Congress Works: A Glossary of Terms

The House Legislative Process – A Short Course “All Legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall… Read More »How Congress Works: The House

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… Read More »How Congress Works: Basic Structure and Powers

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… Read More »How Congress Works: House Rules

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… Read More »How Congress Works: Intro