The New Congress
The New Congress is one of our popular short courses that is typically conducted between January and May of odd-numbered years, following the congressional elections. In addition to our open-enrollment session, it can also be arranged as a full- or half-day tailored course and conducted on-site at an organization or in an online format. Please contact Kristin Nicholson or gai@georgetown.edu to discuss tailoring The New Congress for your organization.
This course is not intended to be an instant analysis of election results, but rather an examination of the implications of election outcomes with regard to congressional organization and leadership, the legislative and oversight agenda, the annual appropriations outlook, and prospects for key legislative-executive branch issues.
Topics may include:
- What happened and why: the political dynamics resulting from the election and their implications for the upcoming legislative agenda
- Changes in the membership, leadership, and committee make-up of the new Congress
- Defense versus domestic priorities
- An examination of key legislative-executive branch issues
- The outlook for budget politics and spending
Meets OPM’s Executive Core Qualifications 1 and 5.
Date: TBA
