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Congressional Dynamics and the Legislative Process
1-day program
Get a crash course in legislation in just one day

Does your staff know how a bill really becomes law? Can they describe--and do they understand--the amendment tree? Do they know where in the legislative process they can can have an impact?

If understanding and following legislation is now part of your staff's job, they can get up to speed in a single information-packed day.

Attendees will hear the behind-the-scenes story of how bills become law.

How the House and Senate are two different animals -- and their vital procedural differences
Where the ideas for bills really come from and how bills are introduced
The inside scoop on committee hearings, markups and reports
How legislation survives to the floor and the rules and procedures that help or harm it
How the two chambers hammer out agreements
The president's options and Congress' recourse

A 1-page overview of this custom program is available (pdf)

Custom Training Information
Sample Agenda	9:00 Welcome and Introduction 9:05 Overview of the Legislative Process 9:40 Introduction and Referral of Legislation 10:10 Break 10:25 The Work of Committees: Hearings, Markups and Committee Reports 11:50 Lunch 1:00 How Legislation Gets to the House Floor and House Floor Procedures 2:30 Break 2:45 How the Senate Schedules and Votes on Legislation 3:30 Reconciling Differences Between the House and Senate 4:10 Presidential Action 4:30 Conference Concludes All custom training is tailored for each organization and audience. Topics from this program can be combined with topics from our other programs and with topics from your existing training programs.
Sample Agendas in pdf format	Sample agendas of different versions of this program tailored for previous custom clients are available in Adobe pdf format: Generic 1-day program 1/2 day for national association - Congressional Dynamics and the Legislative Process 1/2 day for labor union - Dynamics of the 107th Congress and the Legislative Process As part of 1-day program "Understanding Congress, the Legislative Process and Tracking Legislation" for multi-national corporation 1-day with congressional budgeting session for federal agency - Dynamics of the 107th Congress 1-day including Communicating Effectively with Congressional Staff session for federal agency - Dynamics of the New 107th Congress and Communicating Effectively with Staff 1.5 day program with Grassroots Advocacy for national association - Understanding and Communicating Effectively with Congress See our Sample Agendas page for more. back to top
Audience Level	Basic understanding of congressional operations or a minimum of six-month's experience working with the legislative process, or completion of our Understanding Congress course recommended. back to top
Audience Size	This program is most effective for between 20 and 70 attendees. Don't have enough people for a custom, on-site program? You can still train your staff at our public course.
Previous Clients	Variations of this program have been presented for various federal agencies, military departments, law enforcement agencies, labor unions, associations, and corporations. Our selected client list includes clients who have purchased custom training, sent staff to our public programs and who have purchased our publications.
Faculty	Our instructors for this conference are all Hill veterans with current Hill experience. back to top
Rave Reviews	"Tons of info. Very good program." Manager State Government Affairs, Eastman Kodak Co. "Perfect balance of basic historical background and complex procedural info. Strongly recommend." Public Affairs Specialist, Office of Justice Programs "Being in the military, I feel all persons who handle Congressional Correspondence should attend this conference. Highly recommended." Workshop Attendee, Office of the Secretary of the Navy "I have tried to learn this info by watching C-SPAN and reading an old Understanding Congress notebook, but this class is what I needed to bring it all together." "Very helpful seminar--useful for anyone trying to make sense of the US legislative process. Thanks!!" Vice President of Public Affairs, WesCorp "I now know what my bosses do for a living." "Outstanding speakers with impeccable knowledge and experience." "Good background and useful printed material to use as a reference." See more testimonials about this program. See what some of the attendees at our custom programs say about our custom training.
Course Materials	Materials can include personal copy of the then-available Congressional Deskbook for each attendee. back to top
Length and Location	Usually requires 1 day. This program is usually held in Washington, DC. It can be presented anywhere in the world.
Internal Marketing	To help you publicize and market a custom program to your organization's audience, we can provide printed materials and language for your own internal promotion and publicity.
Fee	The fee for this program depends on the location, number of attendees, length, and training materials. Call us for details, or complete our custom program information request for more information. If you don't have enough people for a custom, on-site program, you can still train your staff at our public course. back to top
What is included in the fee?	TheCapitol.Net tailors each program to meet your training and educational objectives. Before we issue a cost proposal, we will work with you to tailor a program to meet your training objectives. We provide all course materials and faculty chosen for your topic and your audience at the time and location you choose. Our custom program clients provide the classroom/meeting space, all audio visual equipment, any food and beverages, all registration functions, and travel arrangements for attendees. When the program is held outside the Washington, DC metro area, travel arrangements for faculty can be made by the client or by us. We can also provide meeting space, audio visual equipment, food and beverage, registration, and travel arrangements, though this affects cost.
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Related Information	Congress - Published Schedules Congressional Deskbook sample sections Congressional Directory Congressional Documents Online Congressional Leadership and Committees (listing) Essential Washington and Hill Web Sites Federal Budget Links and Research Tools Glossary of Congressional and Legislative Terms Legislation and Legislatures, including national, state and local links Quick DC Links - Washington Essentials
Related Custom Training	Capitol Hill Workshop Drafting Effective Federal Legislation and Amendments How to Research and Compile Legislative Histories Performance-Based Budgeting Tracking and Monitoring Legislation Understanding Congress Understanding Congressional Budgeting and Appropriations back to top
Need more information?	Phone: 703-739-3790 Email: custom -at- TheCapitol.Net Complete our online custom program information request. back to top
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Last updated: April 04, 2008