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1/21/2009 - Parliamentary BootCamp Basic Training: The 111th Congress Rules Package On January 6, 2009, the House began the 111th Congress by electing a Speaker and adopting H.Res. 5, the rules package for the 111th package. This Congress, the rules package rolled back a number of reforms put in place in the 104th Congress, when Republicans regained the majority, including the motion to recommit and term limits for committee chairs. Additionally, the Democratic majority rewrote the “pay-as-you-go” rules, and made other changes that will affect the day-to-day operation of the House.   more...

9/20/2007 - Floor Manual HOUSE RULES AND MANUAL: 110th Congress House Rules and Manual of the 110th Congress on GPO Access   more...

8/30/2007 - Parliamentary BootCamp Basic Training: Committee Hearings Hearings are used to take testimony from witnesses, and generally fall into two categories: legislative hearings, which focus on a particular legislative measure, and investigative or oversight, which allow committees to conduct fact-finding investigations.   more...

7/25/2007 - Parliamentary BootCamp Basic Training: Decorum & Civility in the House The intent the House rules and precedents governing decorum and civility are to provide an atmosphere where the Members of the House debate the legislative issues before them, rather than engaging in “personality” by characterizing the actions of another Member or showing disrespect to the institution.   more...

7/18/2007 - Parliamentary BootCamp Basic Training: Budget Reconciliation The reconciliation process makes it easier for Congress to change current law in order to bring revenue, spending, and debt-limit levels into conformity with the policies of the annual budget resolution. As an optional procedure, reconciliation has not been used in every year that the congressional budget process has been in effect.   more...