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Understanding how Congressional political parties utilize floor procedure to advance a legislative agenda is fundamental to understanding how Congress operates. This book offers students and researchers an in-depth understanding of the procedural tools available to congressional leaders and committee chairs and how those tools are implemented in the House of Representatives, the Senate, and during negotiations between the chambers. Divided into four sections (Leadership, House of Representatives, Senate, and Legislative Reconciliation between the Chambers), the contributors present relevant examples of procedure throughout the legislative process.While other volumes provide the party or the procedural perspective, this book combines these two features to create a robust analysis on the role that party can play in making procedural decisions. Additionally, the contributors provide an opportunity to take a holistic look at Congress and understand the changing dynamics of congressional power and its implementation over time. A concluding chapter, "Legislative Sausage-Making: Health Care Reform in the 111th Congress," summarizes the book's major themes through an examination of this highly controversial legislative battle.
Contents
PrefaceChapter 1: Navigating Congress by Jacob R. StrausChapter 2: Congressional Leadership: A Resource Perspective by Matthew GlassmanChapter 3: Toppling the King of the Hill: Understanding Innovation in House Practice by James V. SaturnoChapter 4: The Appropriations Process and Limitation Amendments: A Case Study on Party Politics and the House Floor by Jessica TollestrupChapter 5: Minority Party Strategies and the Evolution of the Motion to Recommit in the U.S. House by Jennifer Hayes ClarkChapter 6: Let's Vote: The Rise and Impact of Roll Call Votes in the Age of Electronic Voting by Jacob R. StrausChapter 7: The Caucus Process as a Catalyst for Democracy by The Honorable Major R. OwensChapter 8: The Death of Deliberation: Party and Procedure in the Modern United States Senate by James WallnerChapter 9: Beyond Motions to Table: Exploring the Procedural Toolkit of the Majority Party in the United States Senate by Aaron S. King, Francis J. Orlando, and David W. RohdeChapter 10: Defense Authorization: The Senate's Last Best Hope by Colleen J. ShoganChapter 11: Filibustering and Partisanship in the Modern Senate by Gregory KogerChapter 12: Ping Pong and Other Congressional Pursuits: Party Leaders and Post-Passage Procedural Choice by Barbara SinclairChapter 13: Legislative Sausage-Making: Health Care Reform in the 111th Congress by Mark J. Oleszek and Walter J. OleszekAbout the Contributors
