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- In the House, proposed amendments must be "(blank)" to the subject matter of the bill.
- (blank) will determine which subcommittee is the most appropriate to handle the matter in question
- After the floor debate, a second reading of the bill section by section and (blank) (a provision allowing amendments) or (blank) (a provision prohibiting amendments) rules govern the rules for debate
- Example: House created a (blank) to investigate theJanuary 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters.
- A committee may "(blank)" or (blank) on a bill as itdecides the bill is not necessary or desirable
- Cannot present bills to the chamber Instead, hold hearings to investigate particular problems Bring attention to issues that fall outside the jurisdictionsof existing committees
- what party or parties do those senators represent
- The (blank) party's members receive a number of seats on a committee roughly proportionate to the seats the party has in the House
- The(blank) party's members hold most of the seats on all committees
- (blank) generally control the committee's staff andmay instruct staffers to prioritize or ignore a bill.
- Much of the work, including deliberations, hearings, markups, or amending bills, takes place in (blank)
- They control the Senate's calendar and the agenda for legislation.
- (blank) place bills on their calendars and schedulehearings, engage in markups and begin debate on thebill
- (blank) write the final wording in cases where both chambers pass similar bills that need to be reconciled
- Most standing committees are broken into (blank) that specialize in aspects of the committee's work
- The senator with the greatest seniority in the majorityparty is designated as the
- Party leadership is determined by the members of Congress through a (blank)
- If new districts are drawn in such a way to advantage one group or party, it is known as (blank)
- A party election is called a (blank) by house Republicans and a (blank) by house Democrats
- Seek re-election every 6 years (h or s)