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About the Author | |
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Tables, Figures, and Boxes | |
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Preface | |
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Congress and Lawmaking | |
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The Constitutional Context | |
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Functions of Rules and Procedures | |
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Rules and Policymaking in Congress | |
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Congressional Decision Making | |
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The House and Senate Compared | |
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Pressures on Members | |
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The Congressional Budget Process | |
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Authorization-Appropriations Process | |
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Prelude to Budget Reform | |
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Evolution of the Budget Process | |
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The Challenge Ahead | |
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Preliminary Legislative Action | |
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Categories of Legislation | |
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Bill Referral Procedure | |
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Consideration in Committee | |
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The Committee Chair's Role | |
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Committee Hearings | |
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The Markup | |
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Committee Markup Procedures | |
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The Report | |
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Bypassing Committees | |
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Scheduling Legislation in the House | |
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The House Legislative Calendars | |
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Minor and Noncontroversial Measures | |
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Privileged Legislation | |
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Major Legislation | |
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Promises of Openness by the Majority Party | |
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Legislation Blocked in Committee | |
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Final Scheduling Steps | |
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House Floor Procedure | |
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Adoption of the Rule | |
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Committee of the Whole | |
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General Debate | |
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The Amending Process | |
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Voting | |
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Final Procedural Steps | |
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Scheduling Legislation in the Senate | |
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Noncontroversial Bills | |
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Major Legislation | |
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Unanimous Consent Agreements | |
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The Track System | |
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Scheduling Procedures Compared | |
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Senate Floor Procedure | |
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Legislative and Calendar Days | |
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Daily Order of Business | |
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Debate in the Modern Senate | |
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Bills Considered by Unanimous Consent | |
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The Amending Process | |
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Bills Without Unanimous Consent | |
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Procedures to Circumvent Committees | |
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Resolving House-Senate Differences | |
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Obscurity of the Process | |
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Agreement Without a Conference | |
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Preconference Considerations | |
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Conference Committee Process | |
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Presidential Approval or Veto | |
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Case Study: A Procedural Sketch: The Surface Transport Conference, 2012 | |
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Legislative Oversight | |
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Oversight: An Overview | |
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Techniques of Oversight | |
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Impeachment | |
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Oversight Trends and Incentives | |
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Lack of Consensus on Oversight | |
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A Dynamic Process | |
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Observations About Lawmaking | |
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Glossary of Congressional Terms | |
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Selected Bibliography | |
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Internet Sources | |
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Index | |