Legislative Process I

 LEGISLATION REALLY CAN PASS 

Also see 2019 public lands bill.  

Congress.gov record of the bill

In two weeks, we shall read Jill Lawrence's account of a similar bill from a few years ago.

 \  Bill Drafting (Straus, ch. 2; Davidson,  225-227)

• How an idea becomes a bill
• Types of measures
• Drafting guide
• An example of legislative language: "Keep Our PACT Act"
• Senate Legislative Counsel
• House Legislative Counsel

The Name Game

• The EARN IT Act
• The STOP STUPIDITY Act
• The EL CHAPO Act
• The OMAR Act

Rules

• House Rules
• Senate Rules

Do They Read The Bills? No.  

The fiscal cliff -- search for "algae"

The committee system

• How members end up on committees
• Removing the Notorious MTG
• House and Senate jurisdictions are not quite the same