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House Committee Hearings: Preparation
Congressional Research Service · 2015-08-25 · Reports · 582 words
Committee hearings provide Representatives an opportunity to gather information on, and draw attention to, legislation and issues within a committee’s purview; conduct oversight of programs or agencie...
Pairing in Congressional Voting: The House
Congressional Research Service · 2015-08-25 · Reports · 776 words
Under House Rule XX, clause 3, the practice of “pairing” involves—under certain procedural circumstances—a Member who is absent during a vote on the House floor arranging with a Member on the opposite...
Quorum Requirements in the House: Committee and Chamber
Congressional Research Service · 2015-08-25 · Reports · 798 words
House Rule XI, clause 2 establishes minimum quorum requirements for eight areas of committee activity. Table 1 summarizes these requirements as found in Wm. Holmes Brown, Charles W. Johnson, and John ...
House Committee Hearings: Arranging Witnesses
Congressional Research Service · 2015-08-25 · Reports · 929 words
Selecting witnesses is often one of the most important tasks in planning a hearing. House committees and subcommittees pay careful attention to which viewpoints will be represented, who should testify...
House Committee Hearings: Scheduling and Notification
Congressional Research Service · 2015-08-25 · Reports · 863 words
Each House committee has the authority to hold hearings whether the House is in session, has recessed, or has adjourned (Rule XI, clause 2(m)(1)(A)). Regardless of the type of hearing, or whether a he...
Amendments in the Senate: Types and Forms
Congressional Research Service · 2015-08-25 · Reports · 953 words
The amending process is central to the consideration of legislation by the Senate, and the rules, practices, and precedents that underlie this process frequently depend on distinguishing among amendme...