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Congress, the Legislative Process, and the Fundamentals of Lawmaking Series
How the House and Senate Establish Policy, Make Law, and Reconcile Differences
Nine Courses

With Chris Davis

This nine-session course gives you a comprehensive look at the organization and practices of the U.S. Congress. Learn about the procedures of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate from the introduction and referral of legislation to reconciling differences between House-passed and Senate-passed legislation.

• Course 1: Introduction and Referral in the House and Senate

• Course 2: Committee Action

• Course 3: House Floor Procedures

• Course 4: House Rules Committee

• Course 5: The Committee of the Whole

• Course 6: Senate Scheduling

• Course 7: Senate Floor Procedures

• Course 8: Amending Legislation on the Senate Floor

• Course 9: Reconciling Differences Between House-Passed and Senate-Passed Legislation 

 

The nine courses are available individually as online downloads in MP3 format:

Course 1: Introduction and Referral in the House and Senate
	Four types of legislation Who can introduce measures and when they can be introduced Referral: Rule X in the House and Rule XXV in the Senate Role of the Speaker of the House and the presiding officer of the Senate in referral back to top for Special Offer
Course 1 Recorded 2008   ISBN 10: 1-58733-123-3   Total run time: 93 minutes    1233 This Audio Course is sold with a Limited License.
	Course 1 Download Now MP3 and PDF   1233_DL Download this course: 22.8 MB ZIP file.  Downloaded file is in compressed ZIP format, and includes the audio in MP3 format and the course materials in Adobe PDF . Includes course materials.  Download this Audio Course now: $47. at FastSpring   FAQ on Downloads >     Test Download Format >
Course 2: Committee Action
	Committee hearings-four types: legislative, investigative, oversight, and confirmation Notice, scheduling, and quorums Committee markup, markup vehicle, committee print, chairman's mark Amendment procedure Reporting back to top for Special Offer
Course 2 Recorded 2008   ISBN 10: 1-58733-122-5   Total run time: 98 minutes    1225 This Audio Course is sold with a Limited License.
	Course 2 Download Now MP3 and PDF   1225_DL Download this course: 23.2 MB ZIP file.  Downloaded file is in compressed ZIP format, and includes the audio in MP3 format and the course materials in Adobe PDF . Includes course materials.  Download this Audio Course now: $47. at FastSpring   FAQ on Downloads >     Test Download Format >
Course 3: House Floor Procedures
	House calendars: Legislative, Union, Discharge, and Private How measures get to the floor Methods of consideration Unanimous consent Suspension of the rules Private calendar Special rule back to top for Special Offer
Course 3 Recorded 2008   ISBN 10: 1-58733-121-7   Total run time: 96 minutes    1217 This Audio Course is sold with a Limited License.
	Course 3 Download Now MP3 and PDF   1217_DL Download this course: 23.2 MB ZIP file.  Downloaded file is in compressed ZIP format, and includes the audio in MP3 format and the course materials in Adobe PDF . Includes course materials.  Download this Audio Course now: $47. at FastSpring   FAQ on Downloads >     Test Download Format >
Course 4: House Rules Committee
	History of the Rules Committee, its power, and its role in recent Congresses How resolutions or "rules" granted by the Rules Committee structure floor debate and amendment opportunities Open, modified, and closed rules Procedures that govern floor consideration of the "rule" back to top for Special Offer
Course 4 Recorded 2008   ISBN 10: 1-58733-120-9   Total run time: 90 minutes    1209 This Audio Course is sold with a Limited License.
	Course 4 Download Now MP3 and PDF   1209_DL Download this course: 30.8 MB ZIP file.  Downloaded file is in compressed ZIP format, and includes the audio in MP3 format and the course materials in Adobe PDF . Includes course materials.  Download this Audio Course now: $47. at FastSpring   FAQ on Downloads >     Test Download Format >
Course 5: The Committee of the Whole
	What is it General debate Amendment process Committee amendments The "5 minute rule" Amendment Tree Ending the amendment process back to top for Special Offer
Course 5 Recorded 2008   ISBN 10: 1-58733-119-5   Total run time: 93 minutes    1195 This Audio Course is sold with a Limited License.
	Course 5 Download Now MP3 and PDF   1195_DL Download this course: 22.5 MB ZIP file.  Downloaded file is in compressed ZIP format, and includes the audio in MP3 format and the course materials in Adobe PDF . Includes course materials.  Download this Audio Course now: $47. at FastSpring   FAQ on Downloads >     Test Download Format >
Course 6: Senate Scheduling
	Rules and custom; priority of recognition Legislative and calendar days Morning Hour and Morning Business Two calendars: Legislative and Executive Bringing motions to the floor Unanimous consent Time agreements Motion to proceed back to top for Special Offer
Course 6 Recorded 2008   ISBN 10: 1-58733-118-7   Total run time: 96 minutes    1187 This Audio Course is sold with a Limited License.
	Course 6 Download Now MP3 and PDF   1187_DL Download this course: 24.2 MB ZIP file.  Downloaded file is in compressed ZIP format, and includes the audio in MP3 format and the course materials in Adobe PDF . Includes course materials.  Download this Audio Course now: $47. at FastSpring   FAQ on Downloads >     Test Download Format >
Course 7: Senate Floor Procedures
	Sequence of floor procedures that occurs after a bill has been scheduled and called up for consideration on the floor Importance of the floor manager's role Rules pertaining to filibusters, cloture, and post-cloture filibusters Voting procedures, motions to table, reconsider, and recommit back to top for Special Offer
Course 7 Recorded 2008   ISBN 10: 1-58733-117-9   Total run time: 93 minutes    1179 This Audio Course is sold with a Limited License.
	Course 7 Download Now MP3 and PDF   1179_DL Download this course: 24.1 MB ZIP file.  Downloaded file is in compressed ZIP format, and includes the audio in MP3 format and the course materials in Adobe PDF . Includes course materials.  Download this Audio Course now: $47. at FastSpring   FAQ on Downloads >     Test Download Format >
Course 8: Amending Legislation on the Senate Floor
	The amendment process Different types, classes, and degrees of amendments Modification, withdrawal, and disposition of amendments Sequence of voting back to top for Special Offer
Course 8 Recorded 2008   ISBN 10: 1-58733-116-0   Total run time: 98 minutes    1160 This Audio Course is sold with a Limited License.
	Course 8 Download Now MP3 and PDF   1160_DL Download this course: 25.7 MB ZIP file.  Downloaded file is in compressed ZIP format, and includes the audio in MP3 format and the course materials in Adobe PDF . Includes course materials.  Download this Audio Course now: $47. at FastSpring   FAQ on Downloads >     Test Download Format >
Course 9: Reconciling Differences Between House-Passed and Senate-Passed Legislation
	Amendments between the houses Conference Committees Selection of conferees Motion to instruct conferees Authority of conferees Conference report and joint explanatory statement back to top for Special Offer
Course 9 Recorded 2008   ISBN 10: 1-58733-115-2   Total run time: 104 minutes    1152 This Audio Course is sold with a Limited License.
	Course 9 Download Now MP3 and PDF   1152_DL Download this course: 24.9 MB ZIP file.  Downloaded file is in compressed ZIP format, and includes the audio in MP3 format and the course materials in Adobe PDF . Includes course materials.  Download this Audio Course now: $47. at FastSpring   FAQ on Downloads >     Test Download Format >

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