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Conference Committees: How Congressional Work Gets Done
Arranging for the Conference, Restrictions on the Authority of Conferees, and House and Senate Floor Consideration of Conference Reports

With Elizabeth Rybicki

This program covers the role and the dynamics of the conference committee in the legislative process in light of recently enacted procedural reforms. Learn how differences between the House and Senate are resolved through this process. Topics include:

• Explore how conference committees have changed as Congress has changed (growth of subcommittee power, the rise of omnibus bills, and the use of multiple referrals)
• Procedural reforms enacted into law (PL 110-81)
• Pre-conference maneuvering in the House and Senate and the key factors that determine whether a bill goes to conference
• How the House and Senate procedures for going to conference differ
• Learn the negotiating strategies used by the conferees during the bargaining process and how institutional differences impact the bargaining process

 

Recorded 2008   ISBN 10: 1-58733-021-0 Total run time: 88 minutes    0210 This Audio Course is sold with a Limited License.
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