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Day One: House Rules and Floor Procedures

9:00   Welcome and Introduction
9:05   The Procedural Biases of the House
9:40   Scheduling Legislation for House Floor Action
10:45  Break
11:00 The House Rules Committee: Gatekeeper to the Floor;
   View videotapes of committee and floor action
12:15  Lunch
1:15    Major Legislation on the House Floor and the Amending Process (A break will be taken during this session.)
3:45    Review and Wrap-up; Complete Evaluations as needed
4:00    Day One Concludes

Day Two: Senate Procedures: Scheduling, Amending and Floor Action

9:00    Welcome and Introduction
9:05    The Dynamics of the U.S. Senate
9:45    Scheduling and Calling Up Bills on the Senate Floor (A break will be taken during this session)
10:35  Break
10:45  Senate Floor Procedures; view videotapes of floor action
11:45  Amending Legislation on the Senate Floor
12:15  Lunch
1:30    House Floor Procedures: Tactics and Strategies
2:40    Break
2:50    Senate Floor Procedures: Tactics and Strategies
3:45    Review and Wrap-up; Complete Evaluations as needed
4:00    Day Two Concludes

Day Three: Conference Committee Decision-Making: Strategies and Tactics

9:00    Welcome and Introduction
9:05    The Role of the Conference Committees in the Legislative Process
9:35     Resolving differences Between The Houses and Pre-Conference Procedures and Maneuvers
10:30   Break
10:45   The Conference Committee in Action
  VIDEO: Conference Committee on Natural Gas bill (20 min)
11:20  Break
11:30  The Post-Conference Process
12:15  Introduction of Simulation
12:30  Working Lunch/Caucus Meetings
1:40    Return to Conference Room
1:45    The Simulation: Conference Committees Meet
3:00    Break
3:15    The Simulation: Conference Committees Report and Vote on Their Deliberations
3:45    Analyzing the Simulation
4:00    Review and Wrap-up; Complete Evaluations

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• Generic 3-day program
• 2-day program for federal agency - Advanced Legislative Procedure
• 2-day program for federal security/intelligence agency - Advanced Legislative Workshop

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This program is usually held in Washington, DC.

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• Congressional Deskbook sample sections
• Congressional Documents Online
• Congressional Leadership and Committees (listing)
• Essential Washington and Hill Web Sites
• Glossary of Congressional and Legislative Terms
• Quick DC Links - Washington Essentials

• Capitol Hill Workshop
• Congressional Dynamics and the Legislative Process
• Drafting Effective Federal Legislation and Amendments
• How to Research and Compile Legislative Histories
• Tracking and Monitoring Legislation

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