Legislative Process IV

Witness prep -- it works

Origin of bills:  sometimes "I'm Just a Bill" does work.

TO ANALYZE A ROLL-CALL VOTE,  LOOK AT THE EXCEPTIONS

Strategies and tactics

COSPONSORSHIP (Davidson 266)

• House and Senate
• A 2020 example

INTEREST GROUPS

• BTU'd

Continuing resolutions and  Shutdowns!

Trump Version

Debt limit:

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 (P.L. 116-37) suspended the debt limit until August 1, 2021. Upon reinstatement, the act provides for a debt limit adjustment to accommodate borrowing activity that occurred during the suspension. If action has not been taken to prevent a binding debt limit as the end of the suspension approaches, the Treasury Secretary may elect to exercise “extraordinary measures” to stay beneath the debt limit.

Using votes in campaigns