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The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction
Date: December 2, 2010
Creator: Streeter, Sandy
Description: This report discusses the following aspects of the congressional appropriations process: the annual appropriations cycle; types of appropriations measures; spending ceilings for appropriations associated with the annual budget resolution; and the relationship between authorization and appropriation measures.
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The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the Senate Floor
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Schneider, Judy
Description: This report briefly discusses procedures on the first day of a new Congress, specifically focusing on Senate proceedings.
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The Legislative Process on the House Floor: An Introduction
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
Description: This report provides an introduction to the legislative process on the House floor, including limitations on debate, calendars and the order of business, modes of floor consideration, senate amendments and conference reports, voting and quorum procedures, and information about a typical day on the House floor.
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The Legislative Process on the Senate Floor: An Introduction
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Heitshusen, Valerie
Description: This report provides a brief introduction to the legislative process on the Senate floor, including filibusters and cloture, restraint and delay, scheduling legislative business, unanimous consent agreements, the daily order of business, the amending process, and quorum calls and rollcall votes.
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Points of Order in the Congressional Budget Process
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Saturno, James V.
Description: This report summarizes points of order under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended, and related points of order established in the budget resolutions adopted by Congress in 2007, 2008, and 2009, as well as the Rules of the House for the 111th Congress, the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, and the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. In addition, it describes how points of order are applied and the processes used for their waiver in the House and Senate.
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Budget Reconciliation Legislation: Development and Consideration
Date: November 29, 2010
Creator: Heniff, Jr., Bill
Description: This report briefly discusses the budget reconciliation process, which is an optional two-step process Congress may use to assure compliance with the direct spending, revenue, and debt-limit levels set forth in budget resolutions.
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Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies
Date: November 29, 2010
Creator: Crane-Hirsch, Audrey Celeste
Description: This list of about 150 congressional liaison offices is intended to help congressional offices in placing telephone calls and addressing correspondence to government agencies. In each case, the information was supplied by the agency itself and is current as of the date of publication. Entries are arranged alphabetically in four sections: legislative branch; judicial branch; executive branch; and agencies, boards, and commissions.
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Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress
Date: November 29, 2010
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Description: The Navy is procuring a new type of surface combatant called the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The Navy wants to procure a total of 55 LCSs. This report details the 2007 restructuring of the LCS program, as well as various financial information relating to the program. The issue for Congress is whether to approve, reject, or modify the Navy's plans for the LCS program. The LCS program raises potential oversight issues for Congress relating to various aspects of the program, all of which are explored within this report.
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Overview of the Authorization-Appropriations Process
Date: November 29, 2010
Creator: Heniff, Jr., Bill
Description: A primary avenue for exercising Congress's power of the purse is the authorization and appropriation of federal spending to carry out government activities. This report discusses the formal authorization-appropriation process.
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Introducing a House Bill or Resolution
Date: November 24, 2010
Creator: Palmer, Betsy
Description: This report briefly discusses the procedure for introducing a bill or resolution in the House of Representatives.
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