60 Second Civics: How Congress Functions: Pt. 27: Lobbying

A conference committee is comprised of members from both chambers of Congress. It tries to resolve differences between the House and the Senate over the content of a bill. It issues a conference report to both chambers for a vote.

Mark-up sessions are committee meetings that happen at a later stage in the process a bill goes through before a final vote in the Senate or the House.

At every stage in the process of becoming a law, a bill is scrutinized and must have majority support for it in order to be moved along.

The lengthy process a bill must go through before it becomes a law is explained.

How Congress is organized into houses and committees is outlined in this podcast.

The House of Representatives has a set of rules governing how committees function. They establish things such as the kinds of issues committees can address, how long they can last, how many members a committee can have, and how many...

Congress has played a major role in the protection of Americans' rights that includes writing the Bill of Rights, amendments to it, and landmark legislation.

Explains what lobbyists need to do in order to be effective and to influence politicians.

Some of the important powers and responsibilities of Congress are explained.

Resolutions in Congress can be simple or joint. They can be proposals for laws, for constitutional amendments, or for other matters.