Tips and Terms

Glossary of Legislative Terms: “Ramseyer Rule”

See Ramseyer Rule / Cordon Rule (CongressionalGlossary.com)     Courses Congressional Operations Briefing – Capitol Hill Workshop Drafting Federal Legislation and Amendments Writing for Government and Business: Critical Thinking and Writing Custom, On-Site Training Congressional Operations Poster, with Federal Budget Process Flowchart Federal Budgeting, a Five-Course series on CD Congress, the Legislative Process, and the … Read more

Glossary of Legislative Terms: “Queen-of-the-Hill Rule”

See Substitute / Substitute Amendment / Queen-of-the-Hill Rule (CongressionalGlossary.com)   Courses Congressional Operations Briefing – Capitol Hill Workshop Drafting Federal Legislation and Amendments Writing for Government and Business: Critical Thinking and Writing Custom Training Congressional Operations Poster, with Federal Budget Process Flowchart Federal Budgeting, a Five-Course series on CD Congress, the Legislative Process, and the … Read more

Glossary of Legislative Terms: “Previous Question”

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Glossary of Legislative Terms: “Precedent”

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How to Contact Congress

Congress receives more than 86.9 million pieces of snail mail annually, and more than 200 million emails each year. How effective are these communications? Joshua Tauberer, the creator of research tool GovTrack says that in his personal experience: […] what Congressional staff say is that two things happen with letters and other communications. First, Representatives … Read more

Glossary of Legislative Terms: “Pass Over without Prejudice”

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Advice for Congressional Interns

Are you contemplating a stint as a Congressional intern? Most of these internships are not paid, but the competition for them is still high. Some of the most powerful people in Washington began their careers as interns on Capitol Hill. Former Vice President Dick Cheney began his political career as an intern for Rep. William … Read more

Glossary of Legislative Terms: “Modified Open Rule”

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Glossary of Legislative Terms: “Modified Closed Rule”

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Glossary of Legislative Terms: “Minority, Supplemental, and Additional Views”

See Supplemental, Minority, and Additional Views (CongressionalGlossary.com)     Courses Congressional Operations Briefing – Capitol Hill Workshop Drafting Federal Legislation and Amendments Writing for Government and Business: Critical Thinking and Writing Custom, On-Site Training Drafting Effective Federal Legislation and Amendments in a Nutshell, Audio Course on CD Congress, the Legislative Process, and the Fundamentals of … Read more