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Congressional Research Service Reports
Congress: The House
- The House Apportionment Formula in Theory and in Practice
- Salaries and Allowances: The Congress
- Retirement Benefits for Members of Congress
- Guide to Individuals Seated on the House Dais
- Congress' Early Organization Meetings
- House Administration Reorganization: 104th Congress
- The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the House Floor
- House Leadership Structure: Overview of Party Organization
- Party Leaders in Congress, 1789-2002: Vital Statistics
- The Use of Task Forces in the House
- House and Senate Rules of Procedure: A Comparison
- Parliamentary Reference Sources: House of Representatives
- Secret Sessions of Congress: A Brief Historical Overview
- Expulsion, Censure, Reprimand, and Fine: Legislative Discipline in the House of Representatives
- House Sergeant at Arms: Fact Sheet on Legislative and Administrative Duties
- House Leadership: Whip Organization
- Major Leadership Election Contests In the House of Representatives, 94th - 108th Congresses
- Party Leaders in the House: Election, Duties, and Responsibilities
Introduction & Origin of Legislative Measures
- Bills, Resolutions, Nominations, and Treaties: Origins, Deadlines, Requirements, and Uses
- Bills and Resolutions: Examples of How Each Kind is Used
- Sources of Legislative Proposals: A Descriptive Introduction
- Introducing a House Bill or Resolution
- Sponsorship and Cosponsorship of House Bills
- Legislative Research in Congressional Offices: A Primer
- Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Resources
- "Sense-of" Resolutions and Procedure
House Committees
- House Committee Organization and Process: A Brief Overview
- Committee Types and Roles
- Subcommittees in the House of Representatives
- House Committees: Assignment Process
- House Subcommittees: Assignment Process
- House Committees: Categories and Rules for Committee Assignments
- House Standing Committee Chairs: Rules Governing Selection Procedures
- House Committee Jurisdiction and Referral: Rules and Practice
- House Rules Affecting Committees
- House Committee Markup: Preparation
- House Committee Markup: Vehicle for Consideration and Amendment
- House Rules Governing Committee Markup Procedures
- The Committee Markup Process in the House of Representatives
- House Committee Markup: Amendment Procedure
- House Committee Markup: Reporting
- House Committee Reports: Required Contents
- Types of Committee Hearings
- House Committee Hearings: Preparation
- Hearings in the House of Representatives: A Guide For Preparation and Conduct
- House Committee Hearings: Scheduling and Notification
- House Committee Hearings: Arranging Witnesses
Congress: The Senate
- The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the Senate Floor
- Major Leadership Election Contests In the Senate: A 27-Year Survey
Relations With The Senate
- Going to Conference In the Senate
- Amendments Between the Houses
- Instructing House Conferees
- Conference Reports and Joint Explanatory Statements
- Floor Consideration of Conference Reports in the House
- Senate Committees: Categories and Rules For Committee Assignments
- Congressional Budget Resolutions: Motions to Instruct Conferees
Presidential Relations
- Messages, Petitions, Communications, and Memorials to Congress
- Engrossment, Enrollment, and Presentation of Legislation
- Veto Override Procedure in the House and Senate
- Presidential Vetoes, 1789-present: A Summary Overview
- Congressional Overrides of Presidential Vetoes
- Item Veto and Expanded Impoundment Proposals
- Line Item Veto: A Constitutional Analysis of Recent Proposals
- Item Veto and Expanded Impoundment Proposals: History and Current Status
- Presidential Recission Authority: Efforts to Modify the 1974 Framework
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House Floor Proceedings
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