Advanced Legislative Process
(2 days)
This course is designed to assist participants in identifying, analyzing, and tracking legislation at any stage in the legislative process.
It provides an in-depth, detailed understanding of legislative procedure and strategy for individuals who already have a good working knowledge of the basics of Congress and the legislative process.
We recommend taking the Congressional Operations Seminar before taking this course.
This two-day course will help participants better understand:
- why and how legislation is introduced
- types of legislation, including authorizing and appropriating legislation
- legislative drafting and the bill referral process
- House floor procedures, including scheduling, the role of the leadership, debate, the amending process, and voting
- committee hearings, markups, and reports
- the role of the Rules Committee in the House
- Senate floor procedures, including scheduling, the role of leadership, debate, unanimous consent, and the amending process
- the conference committee process
- legislative oversight
Course Dates and Tuition
October 22 - 23, 2008
February 19 - 20, 2009
May 26 - 27, 2009
Tuition - $850
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