Congress of the US

Resolving Legislative Differences in Congress: Conference Committees and Amendments Between the Houses; Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking: An Update and Assessment of the Congressional Review Act After Ten Years; Federalism, State Sovereignty, and the Constitution: Basis and Limits of Congressional Power; Rescission Actions Since 1974: Review and Assessment of the Record; Grassroots Lobbying: Constitutionality of Disclosure Requirements; Congressional Resources in CRS Research Centers and the La Follette Congressional Reading Room; Enforcement of Congressional Rules of Conduct: An Historical Overview; Congressionally Chartered Nonprofit Organizations ("Title 36 Corporations"): What They Are and How Congress Treats Them; Casework in a Congressional Office: Background, Rules, Laws, and Resources; Retirement Benefits for Members of Congress; Members Who Have Served in the U.S: Congress 30 Years or More; Trade Statutes: Expiration Dates and Mandated Periodic Reports to Congress; Roles and Duties of a Member of Congress; "No Confidence" Votes and Other Forms of Congressional Censure of Public Officials; Congressional Salaries and Allowances; Prescription Drug Sales Over the Internet; United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR): Recent Congressional Issues; Salaries of Members of Congress: Congressional Votes, 1990-2007; Congressional Budget Actions in 2005; Party Leaders in the United States Congress, 1789-2007; The "Deeming Resolution": A Budget Enforcement Tool; Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2004 (74th-108th Congresses); Recess Appointments: A Legal Overview; Territorial Delegates to the U.S; Congress: Current Issues and Historical Background; Substantiality of an Agencys Legal and Policy Objections in Refusing to Comply with Subpoenas for Documents and the Testimony of Agency Personnel; Asian Pacific Americans in the United States Congress; Congressional Nominations to U.S Service Academies: An Overview and Resources for Outreach and Management; Points of Order in the Congressional Budget Process; Appropriations Subcommittee Structure: History of Changes from 1920-2007; Pages of the United States Congress: History, Background Information, and Proposals for Change; Congressional Budget Resolutions: Motions to Instruct Conferees; Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Resources; Gifts and Ethics Rules: Side-by-Side Comparison of Provisions of S; Architect of the Capitol: Appointment, Duties, and Operations; Election Year Restrictions on Mass Mailings by Members of Congress; Congressional Gifts and Travel: Proposals in the 109th Congress; Salary Linkage: Members of Congress and Certain Federal Executive and Judicial Officials; Technology Assessment in Congress: History and Legislative Options; Congressional Official Mail Costs; Protection of Classified Information by Congress: Practices and Proposals; Executive Lobbying: Statutory Controls; Congressional or Federal Charters: Overview and Current Issues; Salaries of Members of Congress: A List of Payable Rates and Effective Dates, 1789-2007; Congressional Advisory Commissions: An Overview; Committee of the Whole: An Introduction; The Congressional Budget Process: A Brief Overview; Congressional Oversight; Congressional Redistricting: The Constitutionality of Creating an At-Large District; Procedural Analysis of Private Laws Enacted: 1986-2007; Points of Order, Rulings, and Appeals in the Senate; Congressional Franking Privilege: An Overview of Legislation in the 110th Congress; Architects of the Capitol: Selected Biographical Information; Points of Order, Rulings, and Appeals in the House of Representatives; Congressional Franking Privilege: An Overview; Congress Early Organisation Meetings; General Debate in Committee of the Whole; Types of Committee Hearings; Committee of the Whole: Stages of Action on Measures; Amendments Between the Houses; Congressional Budget Act Points of Order; Pages of the United States Congress: Selection, Duties, and Program Administration; Engrossment, Enrolment, and Presentation of Legislation; Congressional Record: Its Production, Distribution, and Accessibility; Budget Resolution Enforcement; Messages, Petitions, Communications, and Memorials to Congress; Conference Reports and Joint Explanatory Statements; Committee Types and Roles; "Sense of" Resolutions and Provisions; Conference Committee Deliberations; Publications of Congressional Committees: A Summary; Amendment Process in the Committee of the Whole; Pairing in Congressional Voting: The House; Formulation and Content of the Budget Resolution; Expedited or "Fast-Track" Legislative Procedures; Appropriations Bills: What Are "General Provisions"?; Overview of the Authorization-Appropriations Process; Bills, Resolutions, Nominations, and Treaties: Origins, Deadlines, Requirements, and Uses; Bills and Resolutions: Examples of How Each Kind Is Used; Provisions of Special Rules in the House: An Example of a Typical Open Rule; Sunset Review: A Brief Introduction; Index.