The Legislative Process I

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  Bill Drafting (Davidson,  220-226)

• Types of measures
• Drafting manual
• An example of legislative language:IDEA full funding
• Senate Legislative Counsel
• House Legislative Counsel

The Name Game



Rules

• House Rules
• Senate Rules

Do They Read The Bills? No.  

A recent example

John Conyers:



The fiscal cliff -- search for "algae"
The committee system