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Custom Training

Congressional Dynamics and the Legislative Process
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a crash course on Congress and the legislative process in just one day


Does your staff know how a bill really becomes law? Are they familiar with committee procedures? Do they know where in the legislative process they can can have an impact? 

If understanding and following legislation is now part of your staff's job, they can get up to speed in a single information-packed day. 

This program is for those who need to know:

  • How and why the House and Senate are two different animals -- and their procedural differences
  • How bills are introduced and referred to committees
  • Committee hearings, markups and reports
  • How legislation survives to the floor and the rules and procedures that help or harm it
  • How the two chambers reconcile differing legislation
  • The president's options and Congress' recourse
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Congressional Deskbook - The Practical and Comprehensive Guide to Congress

Program materials can include the Training Edition of the Congressional Deskbook


"The Congressional Deskbook is perfect for anyone who wants to understand how Congress works. It is concise, clarion clear and comprehensive all at once. It is spare and crisp -- but it never oversimplifies. It is written in lay language, but it never 'dumbs it down.' The Congressional Deskbook is a unique tool, one that I use regularly."
-- David Hawkings, Senior Editor, Congressional Quarterly


  Custom Training Information

Sample AgendaWelcome and Introduction

Overview of the Legislative Process

  • Why Congress behaves the way it does
  • Differences between House and Senate procedures
  • Politics and dynamics of Congress

Introduction and Referral of Legislation

  • Where ideas for bills come from
  • Drafting of legislation
  • Introduction and obtaining cosponsors
  • Referral of bills to committees
  • Types of referrals

The Work of Committees: Hearings, Markups and Committee Reports

  • Types of committees
  • Membership of committees
  • The work of subcommittees: hearings, markups
  • Committee reports

How the Senate Schedules and Votes on Legislation

  • Senate Calendars
  • Scheduling procedures and the amendment process
  • Unanimous consent time agreements; the "hold"
  • Filibusters; cloture motions

How Legislation Gets to the House Floor and House Floor Procedures

  • Rules Committee, open, closed, modified rules
  • House Calendars
  • Suspension of the rules
  • House floor procedures and the amendment process
  • Committee of the Whole
Reconciling Differences Between the House and Senate
  • Reconciling differences via amendments between the Houses
  • Conference committee procedures and reports

Presidential Action

  • Presidential action
  • Veto override


Lunch and breaks scheduled as appropriate


All custom training is tailored for each organization and audience. Topics from this program can be combined with topics from our other programs and with topics from your existing training programs.

Sample Agendas

Sample agendas of different versions of this program tailored for previous custom clients are available in Adobe PDF.

  • 1/2 day for union - Congressional Dynamics and the Legislative Process

  • 1/2 day for national association - Congressional Dynamics and the Legislative Process

  • As part of 1-day program "Understanding Congress, the Legislative Process and Tracking Legislation" for multi-national corporation 

  • 1-day with congressional budgeting session for federal agency - Dynamics of the Congress

  • 1-day including Communicating Effectively with Congressional Staff session for federal agency - Dynamics of the New Congress and Communicating Effectively with Staff

  • 1.5 day program with Grassroots Advocacy for national association - Understanding and Communicating Effectively with Congress

See our Sample Agendas page for more.

Audience LevelBasic understanding of congressional operations or a minimum of six-month's experience working with the legislative process, or completion of our Congress In A Nutshell: Understanding Congress course recommended.

Audience SizeThis program is most effective for between 20 and 70 attendees.

 

Previous ClientsVariations of this program have been presented for federal agencies, military departments, law enforcement agencies, labor unions, associations, and corporations.

Our selected client list includes clients who have purchased custom training, sent staff to our public programs and who have purchased our publications.

Course MaterialsMaterials can include personal copy of the Training Edition of Congressional Procedure for each attendee.

Length and Location

Usually requires 1 day.  

This program is usually held in Washington, DC. It can be presented anywhere in the United States and in many foreign countries online. 

Internal MarketingTo help you publicize and market a custom program to your organization's audience, we can provide printed materials and language for your own internal promotion and publicity.
FeeThe fee for this program depends on the location, number of attendees, length, and training materials. Call us for details, or complete our custom program information request for more information.  

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What is included in the fee?TheCapitol.Net tailors each program to meet your training and educational objectives. Before we issue a cost proposal, we will work with you to tailor a program to meet your training objectives. 

The program fee includes pre-program development and design, materials for your internal marketing and promotion, all course materials, and faculty chosen for your topic and your audience at the time and location you choose.

Our custom program clients provide the classroom/meeting space, all audio visual equipment, any food and beverages, all registration functions, and travel arrangements for attendees. When the program is held outside the Washington, DC metro area, travel arrangements for faculty can be made by the client or by us. 

We can also provide meeting space, online venue, audio visual equipment, food and beverage, registration, and travel arrangements, though this affects program cost.

FAQsSee FAQs About Our Custom Training.

 
PaymentPayment methods we accept for custom training include checks and EFT/ACH.
Related Custom Training
  • Capitol Hill Workshop - Congressional Operations Briefing

  • Drafting Effective Federal Legislation and Amendments

  • How to Research and Compile Legislative Histories

  • Tracking and Monitoring Legislation

  • Understanding Congress

  • Understanding Congressional Budgeting and Appropriations

About UsTheCapitol.Net, Inc., is a non-partisan small business, and a Virginia corporation.  We are registered with CCR / SAM. See our Capability Statement and our About Us page for more details.

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Related Resources
  • Congressional Procedure

  • Congressional Directory

  • Congressional Documents Online

  • Congressional Leadership and Committees (listing)

  • Glossary of Congressional and Legislative Terms

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  • Email: custom -at- TheCapitol.Net

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All custom training from TheCapitol.Net is tailored for each organization and audience. Topics from this program can be combined with topics from our other programs and with topics from your existing training programs.



Rave Reviews

"Perfect balance of basic historical background and complex procedural info. Strongly recommend."
  Public Affairs Specialist, Office of Justice Programs

"Being in the military, I feel all persons who handle Congressional Correspondence should attend this conference.  Highly recommended."
  Workshop Attendee, Office of the Secretary of the Navy

"I have tried to learn this info by watching C-SPAN and reading an old Understanding Congress notebook, but this class is what I needed to bring it all together." 


"Tons of info. Very good program." 
  Manager State Government Affairs, Eastman Kodak Co.

"Very helpful seminar--useful for anyone trying to make sense of the US legislative process."
  Vice President of Public Affairs, WesCorp

"I now know what my bosses do for a living." 

"Outstanding speakers with impeccable knowledge and experience."

"Good background and useful printed material to use as a reference."

See more testimonials about this program.

See what some of the attendees at our custom programs say about our custom training.

 

Faculty

Our faculty for this program are all Hill veterans with current Hill experience.

 

Internal Marketing

To help you publicize and market a custom program to your organization's audience, we can provide printed materials and language for your own internal promotion and publicity.

 

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