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Preface \\ About the Authors \\ Chapter 1: Congress and Lawmaking \\ The Constitutional Context \\ Functions of Rules and Procedures \\ Rules and Policymaking in Congress \\ Congressional Decision Making \\ The House and Senate Compared \\ Pressures on Members \\ Chapter 2: The Congressional Budget Process \\ Authorization–Appropriations Process \\ Establishing a Congressional Budget Process \\ Evolution of Statutory Budget Procedures \\ Case Study: The Government Shutdown of 2013 \\ Chapter 3: Preliminary Legislative Action \\ Categories of Legislation \\ Bill Referral Procedure \\ Consideration in Committee \\ The Committee Chair’s Role \\ Committee Hearings \\ The Markup \\ Committee Markup Procedures \\ The Report \\ Bypassing Committees \\ Chapter 4: Scheduling Legislation in the House \\ The House Legislative Calendars \\ Minor and Noncontroversial Measures \\ Privileged Legislation \\ Major Legislation \\ Promises of Openness by the Majority Party \\ Legislation Blocked in Committee \\ Final Scheduling Steps \\ Chapter 5: House Floor Procedure \\ Debate \\ Voting \\ Consideration of Major Legislation \\ Final Procedural Steps \\ Opposition Tactics \\ Chapter 6: Scheduling Legislation in the Senate \\ Legislative and Calendar Days \\ Calendars and Rule XIV \\ Motion to Proceed to Consider a Bill \\ Bills Taken Up by Unanimous Consent \\ Bills Privileged for Consideration \\ Clearance \\ Holds \\ Executive Businesses \\ Major Scheduling Considerations \\ Chapter 7: Senate Floor Procedure \\ Debate and the Filibuster \\ Cloture \\ The Amending Process \\ Principle of Precedence and the Amendment Trees \\ Unanimous Consent Agreements and the Amending Process \\ Strategic Uses of Amendments \\ Quorum and Voting Procedures \\ Procedural Change in the Senate \\ Chapter 8: Resolving House–Senate Differences \\ Procedural Methods for Reaching Agreement \\ Amendment Exchange Between the Chambers \\ Preconference Considerations \\ Conference Committee Process \\ Presidential Approval or Veto \\ Case Study: A Procedural Sketch: The Surface Transportation Conference, 2012 \\ Chapter 9: Legislative Oversight \\ Oversight: An Overview \\ Techniques of Oversight \\ Impeachment \\ Oversight Trends and Incentives \\ Lack of Consensus on Oversight \\ Chapter 10: A Dynamic Process \\ Observations About Lawmaking \\ Centralization of Authority in the Speakership \\ Congress and the Information Age \\ Resurgence of Sharp Partisanship \\ Glossary of Selected Congressional Terms \\ Selected Bibliography \\ Selected Internet Sources \\ Index

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