Procedure

Ending a little early today (joining a video meeting right after).

Cocaine Mitch is retiring.  He started in 1984 with these two classic ads by Roger Ailes.

Political violence

The Candy Desk

For Tuesday, Davidson 9,13.  AND DO NOT FORGET YOUR WEEKLY WRITEUP, WHICH ARE PART OF YOUR PARTICIPATION GRADE.

Committees?  Choose on Tuesday

Bill Drafting 

• How an idea becomes a bill
• Types of measures
• Drafting guide
• An example of legislative language: BITCOIN Act of 2024)
• Senate Legislative Counsel
• House Legislative Counsel
• Acronym Bills
• Do They Read The Bills? No.  

Committee work

• Legislative hearings and oversight hearings
• Celebrity Witnesses -- a partial list (Davidson 192)
• Markup
• A committee report on eliminating useless reports
• Rules Committee (Davidson 216-219)

The Floor and the Rules

• House Rules -- a guide
• Senate Rules

• The suspension calendar (Davidson 214-215):  
• Even post office renamings can get controversial in these polarized times.

• Open, Closed, Structured rules (Davidson 218-224).  Latest data here.
• Self-executing rules (not in book)
• Beating the Rule