1. Chapter 12 Congress Organized

2. House of Representatives
Party Officers
Majority Leader
Kevin McCarthy(R)
Minority leader
Nancy Pelosi (D)
Majority Whip
Steve Scalise (R)
Minority Whip
Steny Hoyer
(D)
Paul Ryan 3rd in line for presidency

3. Duties of the Speaker of the House
Presides over and maintains order
Recognizes speakers on the floor
Interprets rules
Refers bills to committee or ignores them
Puts questions to vote and decides outcomes of the votes
Names members to committees and signs bills and resolutions

4. Senate President of Senate is the Vice President of the U.S.
Party Officers
Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell
Minority leader
Chuck Schumer
Majority Whip
John Cornyn
Minority Whip
Dick Durbin
President of Senate is the Vice President of the U.S.
President Pro Tempore
Senator Orrin Hatch

5. Duties of the President of the Senate
Recognizes speakers
Puts questions to vote
May vote in a tie breaker

6. 12.2 Committees in Congress
Standing Committee: A permanent group that considers bills in specific subjects-DUTIES Investigates, evaluates, and sifts through proposed bills e.g. House agriculture, House Budget, Senate Armed Services, Senate Finance
Select Committee: A temporary committee set up for a specific purpose that investigates some current matter for possible new laws or for special issues e.g. Native Affairs, Intelligence, Benghazi Investigation.

7. 12.2 Committees in Congress
Joint Committee: A committee composed of members from both houses e.g. joint committee on taxation
Conference Committee: A committee composed of both houses who works through differences between similar bills-produces compromise bills
Tax Bill goes to Conference committee

8. 12.3 How a Bill Becomes a Law
School House Rock Bill

9. 12.3 How a Bill Becomes a Law

10. 12.3 How a Bill Becomes a Law
Most bills are introduced in Congress by the executive branch, pressure groups, private citizens, committees, or the House
A bill is a proposed law
A resolution deals with a matter that concerns either house alone
A joint resolution is like a bill because it has the force of law
A concurrent resolution deals with both houses that must act jointly without the force of law
At first reading of a bill the clerk numbers & names , enters into house journal & Congressional Record

11. Five courses of action a committee takes
Report on it favorably
Refuse to report it
Report it in amended form
Report it unfavorably
Report a substitute bill written by committee

12. Voice Votes
Voice votes in the House of Representatives and the Senate require members of Congress to vocalize a "yea" or "nay" vote. Members vote simultaneously and collectively in response to the question posed. The chair decides which side wins the vote.
Division
Division or standing votes are used when a member makes a request after a voice vote. Members vote by standing up to be counted by the chair. The opposing vote is counted last and the chair announces the results. The Senate rarely uses the standing vote, but will raise their hand to be counted. The results of Senate division votes are not announced.
Record or Roll-Call Votes
In the House of Representatives, a member can ask for a "yea" or "nay" vote before the final tally of the record votes are announced. One-fifth of the members must agree before the vote can take place. Members use electronic voting cards to place record votes. The Senate does not use an electronic voting card. In an alphabetical roll-call vote, clerks call Senate members' names and record their vote.
Teller Votes
Time Limit and Quorums Teller Votes
Record votes in the House and roll-call votes in the Senate are limited to 15 minutes, unless extended by the chair. According to the Constitution, a minimum number of members are required for a vote to take place. For example, the House must have 218 members present while the Senate must have 51 members present. This a called a quorum.

13. After a bill is passed it is placed on the Senate President’s desk
A Rider is a provision attached to a measure that is likely to pass
A discharge petition is a move that forces a committee to present a bill for consideration to the House