Congress A to Z

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

• ISBN13: 9781568023885
• ISBN10: 156802388X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: Cq Pr

Summary

This classic work, last published in 1993, has been thoroughly revised to the changes brought by the Republican capture of both the House and Senate in the 1994 elections for the first time in forty years. That dramatic victory stunned Democrats in Congress and president Clinton in the White House, and set the stage for a GOP resurgence that has brought the party's conservative agenda to the forefront of national policy. Readers will find the alphabetical listing of more than 250 entries easy to use for quick answers to questions as well as in-depth background about how Congress functions. Entries range from short definitions to a series of core essays exploring the legislative process, the seniority system, the committee system, the budget process, and other broad areas. A detailed index, cross-references and appendices make Congress A to Z the ideal one-stop resource.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Preface	xv
A
Abscam Scandal	1	(1)
Adams, John Quincy	2	(1)
Adjournment	3	(1)
Aging Committees, House and Senate	3	(1)
Agriculture Committee, House	4	(2)
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Senate	6	(1)
Albert, Carl B.	6	(1)
Aldrich, Nelson W.	7	(1)
Allison, William B.	8	(1)
Amendments	9	(2)
Appeal	11	(1)
Appointment Power	11	(5)
Appropriations Bills	16	(1)
Appropriations Committee, House	17	(3)
Appropriations Committee, Senate	20	(1)
Armed Services Committee, House	20	(2)
Armed Services Committee, Senate	22	(2)
Authorization Bills	24	(1)
B
Baker, Howard H., Jr.	25	(1)
B
Banking and Financial Services Committee, House	26	(1)
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Senate	27	(1)
Barkley, Alben W.	28	(1)
Bells, Legislative	29	(1)
Benton, Thomas Hart	29	(1)
Beveridge, Albert J.	30	(1)
Blacks in Congress	31	(3)
Blaine, James G.	34	(1)
Bolling, Richard	35	(1)
Borah, William E.	35	(1)
Budget Committee, House	36	(1)
Budget Committee, Senate	37	(3)
Budget Process	40	(3)
Budget Terms	43	(2)
Byrd, Robert C.	45	(2)
C
Calendar	47	(1)
Calendar Wednesday	48	(1)
Calhoun, John C.	48	(1)
Campaign Financing	49	(7)
Cannon, Clarence	56	(1)
Cannon, Joseph G.	57	(1)
Capitol Building	58	(7)
Capitol Hill	65	(1)
Caucuses, Party	65	(3)
Caucuses, Special	68	(4)
Chaplain	72	(1)
Children, Youth, and Families Committee, House Select	72	(1)
Christmas Tree Bill	72	(1)
Clark, James B. ``Champ''	73	(1)
Clay, Henry	73	(1)
Clerk of the House	74	(1)
Clinton Impeachment Trial	75	(4)
Cloakrooms	79	(1)
Commerce Committee, House	79	(2)
Commerce Power	81	(5)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, Senate	86	(2)
Committee of the Whole	88	(1)
Committee System	88	(7)
Conference Committees	95	(1)
Congressional Budget Office	96	(1)
Congressional Directory	96	(1)
Congressional Record	97	(1)
Conkling, Roscoe	98	(1)
Connally, Tom	99	(1)
Conservative Coalition	100	(1)
Constitutional Amendments	101	(4)
Contempt of Congress	105	(1)
Continuing Resolution	106	(1)
Courts and Congress	107	(5)
D
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)
E
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)
F
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)
G
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)
H
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)
I
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)
J
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)
K
Keating Five Scandal	246	(1)
Kefauver, Estes	247	(2)
Kennedy, Edward M.	249	(1)
Kennedy, John F.	250	(1)
L
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)
M
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)
N
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)
O
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)
P
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)
Q
Quorum	362	(1)
R
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)
S
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)
T
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)
U
Unanimous Consent	453	(1)
Unanimous Consent Agreement	453	(1)
Underwood, Oscar W.	453	(2)
V
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)
W
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)
Y
Yielding	495	(1)
Youth Franchise	495	(4)
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