Congress A to Z

, by Tarr, David R.; O'Connor, Ann; Congressional Quarterly, Inc.

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Summary

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Identifies influential members of Congress, explains congressional terms and concepts, and includes information on scandals, the legislative process, appointments, and appropriations.

Foreword

Preface

Abscam Scandal

(1)

Adams, John Quincy

(1)

Adjournment

(1)

Aging Committees, House and Senate

(1)

Agriculture Committee, House

(2)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Senate

(1)

Albert, Carl B.

(1)

Aldrich, Nelson W.

(1)

Allison, William B.

(1)

Amendments

(2)

Appeal

(1)

Appointment Power

(5)

Appropriations Bills

(1)

Appropriations Committee, House

(3)

Appropriations Committee, Senate

(1)

Armed Services Committee, House

(2)

Armed Services Committee, Senate

(2)

Authorization Bills

(1)

Baker, Howard H., Jr.

(1)

Banking and Financial Services Committee, House

(1)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Senate

(1)

Barkley, Alben W.

(1)

Bells, Legislative

(1)

Benton, Thomas Hart

(1)

Beveridge, Albert J.

(1)

Blacks in Congress

(3)

Blaine, James G.

(1)

Bolling, Richard

(1)

Borah, William E.

(1)

Budget Committee, House

(1)

Budget Committee, Senate

(3)

Budget Process

(3)

Budget Terms

(2)

Byrd, Robert C.

(2)

Calendar

(1)

Calendar Wednesday

(1)

Calhoun, John C.

(1)

Campaign Financing

(7)

Cannon, Clarence

(1)

Cannon, Joseph G.

(1)

Capitol Building

(7)

Capitol Hill

(1)

Caucuses, Party

(3)

Caucuses, Special

(4)

Chaplain

(1)

Children, Youth, and Families Committee, House Select

(1)

Christmas Tree Bill

(1)

Clark, James B. ``Champ''

(1)

Clay, Henry

(1)

Clerk of the House

(1)

Clinton Impeachment Trial

(4)

Cloakrooms

(1)

Commerce Committee, House

(2)

Commerce Power

(5)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, Senate

(2)

Committee of the Whole

(1)

Committee System

(7)

Conference Committees

(1)

Congressional Budget Office

(1)

Congressional Directory

(1)

Congressional Record

(1)

Conkling, Roscoe

(1)

Connally, Tom

(1)

Conservative Coalition

100

(1)

Constitutional Amendments

101

(4)

Contempt of Congress

105

(1)

Continuing Resolution

106

(1)

Courts and Congress

107

(5)

Debt Limit

112

(1)

Delegates

113

(1)

Direct Election of Senators

113

(2)

Dirksen, Everett

115

(1)

Discharge a Committee

116

(1)

Disciplining Members

117

(7)

District of Columbia and Congress

124

(1)

District of Columbia Committee, House

125

(1)

Dole, Robert

126

(1)

Douglas, Stephen A.

127

(1)

Economic Committee, Joint

128

(1)

Education and the Workforce Committee, House

128

(1)

Electing the President

129

(4)

Enacting Clause

133

(1)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Senate

133

(1)

Engrossed Bill

134

(1)

Enrolled Bill

134

(1)

Entitlements

135

(1)

Environment and Public Works Committee, Senate

135

(1)

Ervin, Sam J., Jr.

136

(1)

Ethics

136

(8)

Ethics Committee, Senate Select

144

(1)

Executive Branch and Congress

145

(5)

Executive Privilege

150

(1)

Executive Session

150

(1)

Extensions of Remarks

151

(1)

Federal Register

152

(1)

Filibuster

152

(4)

Finance Committee, Senate

156

(2)

Financial Disclosure

158

(4)

Fiscal Year

162

(1)

Floor Manager

163

(1)

Foley, Thomas S.

163

(1)

Ford, Gerald R.

164

(1)

Foreign Relations Committee, Senate

165

(3)

Foreign Travel

168

(1)

Former Members of Congress

169

(2)

Franking Privilege

171

(2)

Fulbright, J. William

173

(2)

General Accounting Office

175

(1)

Gephardt, Richard A.

175

(2)

Gerrymandering

177

(1)

Gingrich, Newt

177

(2)

Glenn, John

179

(2)

Gore, Albert, Jr.

181

(1)

Governmental Affairs Committee, Senate

182

(1)

Government Printing Office

183

(1)

Government Reform Committee, House

184

(1)

Great Society

185

(2)

Hart, Philip A.

187

(1)

Hastert, Dennis

187

(1)

Hayden, Carl

188

(1)

Hayne, Robert Y.

188

(1)

Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Senate

189

(2)

Hispanics in Congress

191

(1)

Historic Milestones

192

(10)

Holds

202

(1)

House Administration Committee

202

(1)

House Administrator

203

(1)

House Bank and Post Office Scandals

204

(1)

House Manual

205

(1)

House of Representatives

206

(6)

Humphrey, Hubert H.

212

(2)

Hunger Committee, House Select

214

(1)

Immunity, Congressional

215

(1)

Impeachment Power

216

(5)

Impoundment of Funds

221

(1)

Indian Affairs Committee, Senate

222

(1)

Intelligence Committees, House and Senate Select

222

(2)

International Relations Committee, House

224

(2)

Investigations

226

(6)

Iran-Contra Affair

232

(4)

Jefferson's Manual

236

(1)

Johnson, Hiram

236

(1)

Johnson, Lyndon B.

236

(2)

Johnson Impeachment Trial

238

(2)

Joint Session

240

(1)

Judiciary Committee, House

241

(2)

Judiciary Committee, Senate

243

(2)

Jurisdiction

245

(1)

Keating Five Scandal

246

(1)

Kefauver, Estes

247

(2)

Kennedy, Edward M.

249

(1)

Kennedy, John F.

250

(1)

La Follette, Robert M., Sr.

251

(1)

Lame-Duck Amendment

252

(1)

Lame-Duck Session

253

(2)

Laws

255

(1)

Leadership

255

(9)

Legislation

264

(2)

Legislation Declared Unconstitutional

266

(3)

Legislative Day

269

(1)

Legislative Process

269

(8)

Legislative Veto

277

(2)

Library Committee, Joint

279

(1)

Library of Congress

279

(4)

Lobbying

283

(9)

Lodge, Henry Cabot

292

(1)

Logrolling

293

(1)

Long, Huey P.

293

(1)

Long, Russell B.

294

(1)

Longworth, Nicholas

295

(1)

Lott, Trent

295

(2)

McCarthy, Joseph R.

297

(2)

McCormack, John W.

299

(1)

Mace, House

300

(1)

Madison, James

301

(1)

Mansfield, Mike

302

(1)

Martin, Joseph W., Jr.

303

(1)

Members of Congress: Characteristics

304

(2)

Members: Service Records

306

(1)

Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, House

306

(1)

Michel, Robert H.

307

(1)

Mills, Wilbur D.

308

(1)

Mitchell, George J.

308

(1)

Morning Hour

309

(1)

Motions

310

(1)

Narcotics Abuse and Control Committee, House Select

311

(1)

Natcher, William H.

311

(1)

New Deal

312

(2)

Nixon, Richard

314

(1)

Nixon Impeachment Effort

315

(2)

Norris, George W.

317

(2)

Oath of Office

319

(1)

Office of Technology Assessment

320

(1)

Omnibus Bills

320

(1)

O'Neill, Thomas P., Jr.

320

(2)

Organization of Congress Committee, Joint

322

(1)

Oversight Powers

322

(3)

Pages

325

(1)

Parliamentarian

326

(1)

Parties, Political

327

(7)

Patronage

334

(2)

Pay and Perquisites

336

(3)

Petition

339

(1)

Point of Order

339

(1)

Political Action Committees (PACs)

340

(2)

Pork-Barrel Politics

342

(2)

Post Office and Civil Service Committee, House

344

(1)

Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr.

344

(1)

POW/MIA Affairs Committee, Senate Select

345

(1)

Presidential Disability and Succession

346

(1)

President Pro Tempore

347

(1)

Presidents Who Served in Congress

348

(2)

Presiding Officer

350

(1)

Press and Congress

351

(2)

Previous Question

353

(1)

Printing Committee, Joint

354

(1)

Privilege

355

(1)

Progressive Era

355

(2)

Purse, Power of

357

(5)

Quorum

362

(1)

Randolph, John

363

(1)

Rankin, Jeannette

363

(2)

Rayburn, Sam

365

(1)

Readings of Bills

365

(1)

Reapportionment and Redistricting

366

(5)

Recommittal Motion

371

(1)

Reconsider, Motion to

372

(1)

Reconstruction Era

372

(3)

Reed, Thomas Brackett

375

(2)

Reform, Congressional

377

(2)

Regional Whips

379

(1)

Removal Power

379

(1)

Resources Committee, House

380

(2)

Rider

382

(1)

Rule for House Debate

382

(1)

Rules and Administration Committee, Senate

383

(1)

Rules Committee, House

383

(2)

Russell, Richard B.

385

(2)

Science Committee, House

387

(1)

Seating Disputes

387

(2)

Secretary of the Senate

389

(1)

Senate

389

(10)

Senate Manual

399

(1)

Senatorial Courtesy

399

(1)

Seniority System

399

(3)

Separation of Powers

402

(3)

Sergeant-at-Arms

405

(1)

Sherman, John

405

(1)

Small Business Committees, House and Senate

406

(1)

Smith, Howard W.

406

(1)

Smith, Margaret Chase

407

(1)

Speaker of the House

407

(6)

Special Orders

413

(1)

Staff

413

(6)

Standards of Official Conduct Committee, House

419

(1)

State of the Union

420

(2)

States and Congress

422

(4)

Stennis, John C.

426

(1)

Stevens, Thaddeus

427

(1)

Structure and Powers

428

(8)

Subpoena Power

436

(1)

Substitute

436

(1)

Sumner, Charles

436

(1)

Supreme Court

437

(2)

Suspension of the Rules

439

(2)

Table, Motion to

441

(1)

Taft, Robert A.

441

(1)

Taxation Committee, Joint

442

(1)

Teapot Dome

442

(1)

Television

443

(2)

Terms and Sessions of Congress

445

(1)

Thurmond, Strom

446

(1)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, House

447

(1)

Treaty-Making Power

448

(3)

Truman, Harry S.

451

(2)

Unanimous Consent

453

(1)

Unanimous Consent Agreement

453

(1)

Underwood, Oscar W.

453

(2)

Vandenberg, Arthur H.

455

(1)

Veterans' Affairs Committees, House and Senate

456

(1)

Vetoes

456

(6)

Vice President

462

(2)

Voters and Congress

464

(4)

Voting in Congress

468

(4)

War Powers

472

(7)

Watergate Scandal

479

(6)

Ways and Means Committee, House

485

(1)

Webster, Daniel

486

(2)

Whitten, Jamie L.

488

(1)

Women in Congress

488

(4)

Women Suffrage

492

(1)

Wright, Jim

493

(2)

Yielding

495

(1)

Youth Franchise

495

(72)

Reference Material Speakers of the House of Representatives, 1789--1999

499

(2)

Party Leadership in Congress, 1977--1999

501

(3)

House Floor Leaders, 1899--1999

504

(2)

Senate Floor Leaders, 1911--1999

506

(2)

Congressional Committee Chairs since 1947

508

(4)

Women Members of Congress, 1917--1999

512

(3)

Black Members of Congress, 1870--1999

515

(2)

Hispanic Members of Congress, 1877--1999

517

(1)

Cases of Expulsion in the House

518

(1)

Cases of Expulsion in the Senate

519

(1)

Censure Proceedings in the House

520

(1)

Censure Proceedings in the Senate

521

(1)

Incumbents Reelected, Defeated, or Retired, 1946--1999

522

(2)

Political Party Affiliations in Congress and the Presidency, 1789--1999

524

(3)

U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents

527

(2)

Senate Votes Cast by Vice President

529

(1)

Federal Government Salaries, 1999

530

(1)

Legislative Branch Appropriations, 1946--1999

531

(1)

Fiscal 1999 Legislative Appropriations

532

(1)

U.S. House of Representatives Organization Chart

533

(1)

U.S. Senate Organization Chart

534

(1)

Sessions of the U.S. Congress, 1789--1998

535

(12)

Documents: From Proposal to Law

547

(3)

How to Write a Member of Congress

550

(1)

Capital Attractions

551

(2)

U.S. Government Organization Chart

553

(1)

Congressional Information on the Internet

554

(3)

Constitution of the United States

557

(10)

Selected Bibliography

567

(6)

Index

573

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Congress A to Z

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