Intensive 3-day Congressional Operations Briefing and Seminar
Judiciary Committee hearing on e-fairness, from Rep. Mike Pence
Congressional decision-making is driven by politics, policy and process. This engaging workshop and seminar on legislative operations provides the full Capitol Hill experience as our Washington-based experts focus on these 3 P’s. They discuss the policy-making process and the legislative agenda, help you understand the congressional budget process, and demystify the culture of the U.S. Congress.
You will gain a solid understanding of:
- Congressional operations and the legislative process
- How public and foreign policy become law
- Congressional politics and leadership
- Congressional budgeting today
- The role of OMB in the legislative process
- Effective communication with Congress
- How the media covers the Hill
- How Congress affects every federal agency
- Current campaign and election trends
- How members of Congress advance their legislative, public policy and political agendas
- How personal and committee staff work
- How you can build win/win relationships with congressional staff
Attend a congressional hearing and see the process in action.
June 13-15, 2012, 8:30 am – 4 pm all three days.
Where: Location in Washington, DC will be announced on web site before course.
Approved for 1.7 CEUs from George Mason University.
This is a required course for the Certificate in Congressional Operations and for the Certificate in Communication and Advocacy.
For more information, including agenda and secure online registration, see CongressionalBriefingConference.com
This course and any combination of its topics can be tailored for custom on-site presentation at your location and is available via the GSA Schedule.
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Intensive 3-day congressional operations workshop
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee, by John Taylor
Congressional decision-making is driven by politics, policy and process. In this engaging 3-day Congressional Briefing Conference, Washington-based experts discuss these 3 P’s and help you understand the complete policy-making process.
You’ll get a solid understanding of:
- Congressional operations and the legislative process
- How public and foreign policy become law
- Congressional politics and leadership
- Congressional budgeting today
- The role of OMB in the legislative process
- Effective communication with Congress
- How the media covers the Hill
- Current campaign and election trends
- How members of Congress advance their legislative, public policy and political agendas
- How personal and committee staff work
- How you can build win/win relationships with staffers
Attend a congressional hearing and see the process in action.
June 13-15, 2012, 8:30 am – 4 pm all three days.
Where: Location in Washington, DC will be announced on web site before course.
Approved for 1.7 CEUs from George Mason University.
This is a required course for the Certificate in Congressional Operations and for the Certificate in Communication and Advocacy.
For more information, including agenda and secure online registration, see CongressionalBriefingConference.com
This course and any combination of its topics can be tailored for custom on-site presentation at your location and is available via the GSA Schedule.
Tags: Capitol Hill, Capitol Hill Workshop, Congressional Briefing Conference, congressional hearing, Congressional Operations Briefing and Seminar, Congressional Operations Conference, Congressional Operations Seminar, House, leadership training, legislative operations, legislative operations seminar, Senate, working with congress
Intensive 3-day congressional operations workshop
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee, by John Taylor
Congressional decision-making is driven by politics, policy and process. In this engaging 3-day Congressional Briefing Conference, Washington-based experts discuss these 3 P’s and help you understand the complete policy-making process.
You’ll get a solid understanding of:
- Congressional operations and the legislative process
- How public and foreign policy become law
- Congressional politics and leadership
- Congressional budgeting today
- The role of OMB in the legislative process
- Effective communication with Congress
- How the media covers the Hill
- Current campaign and election trends
- How members of Congress advance their legislative, public policy and political agendas
- How personal and committee staff work
- How you can build win/win relationships with staffers
Attend a congressional hearing and see the process in action.
June 13-15, 2012, 8:30 am – 4 pm all three days.
Approved for 1.7 CEUs from George Mason University.
Where: Washington, DC
This is a required course for the Certificate in Congressional Operations and for the Certificate in Communication and Advocacy.
For more information, including agenda and secure online registration, see CongressionalBriefingConference.com
This course and any combination of its topics can be tailored for custom on-site presentation at your location and is available via the GSA Schedule.
Tags: Capitol Hill, Capitol Hill Workshop, congressional hearing, Congressional Operations Briefing, Congressional Operations Briefing and Seminar, Congressional Operations Conference, Congressional Operations Seminar, House, leadership training, legislative operations, legislative operations seminar, Senate, working with congress
Posted 2012/05/01, 6:47 am
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Intensive 3-day congressional operations workshop
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee, by John Taylor
Congressional decision-making is driven by politics, policy and process. In this engaging 3-day Congressional Briefing Conference, Washington-based experts discuss these 3 P’s and help you understand the complete policy-making process.
You’ll get a solid understanding of:
- Congressional operations and the legislative process
- How public and foreign policy become law
- Congressional politics and leadership
- Congressional budgeting today
- The role of OMB in the legislative process
- Effective communication with Congress
- How the media covers the Hill
- Current campaign and election trends
- How members of Congress advance their legislative, public policy and political agendas
- How personal and committee staff work
- How you can build win/win relationships with staffers
Attend a congressional hearing and see the process in action.
June 13-15, 2012, 8:30 am – 4 pm all three days.
Approved for 1.7 CEUs from George Mason University.
Where: Washington, DC
This is a required course for the Certificate in Congressional Operations and for the Certificate in Communication and Advocacy.
For more information, including agenda and secure online registration, see CapitolHillWorkshop.com
This course and any combination of its topics can be tailored for custom on-site presentation at your location and is available via the GSA Schedule.
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There are four types of votes that occur in the House of Representatives. They are voice, division, yea and nay, and record votes. A voice vote refers to members calling out ‘yea’ or ‘nay’ whenever a question is put in the House. The Speaker will determine the outcome of the vote by the volume of each response. In some instances, the Speaker can say a variation on a voice vote, which means that the question is adopted.
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A division vote may be demanded by any member after a voice vote has been taken. First, the members in favor will stand and be counted. Next, those opposed will stand and be counted. A division vote will show only vote total and will not provide a record of how individual members voted on the question.
Under automatic yea and nay votes, a member may choose to “object on the ground that a quorum is not present and make a point of order that a quorum is not present.” The actual vote can then be determined for the presence of a quorum as well as the outcome of that particular pending question.
A record vote will be taken if 1/5 of quorum, which is 44 members, stand and support the request. Just as in the case with a yea and nay vote, a record vote will be taken by the electronic voting system.
Both voice votes and division votes 
will be taken in the Committee of the Whole. In order to obtain a record vote, 25 members must support the request of a member for a record vote. If there are fewer than 100 members present, which is the minimum number required for a quorum of the Committee of the Whole, a member may choose to demand a record vote.
The minimum amount of time for a record vote or quorum call is 15 minutes. This applies to both the House and the Committee of the Whole. The Speaker does have the authority to postpone and then cluster certain votes as well as to reduce the time to five minutes after an initial 15 minute vote. Cluster voting allows for sequential recorded votes on a series of measures or amendments that the House has completed debating at an earlier time. The Speaker retains the option of reducing the minimum amount of time for the second and subsequent votes in series of five minutes each.
To learn more about how Congress works, consider these courses sponsored by TheCapitol.Net: Congressional Dynamics and the Legislative Process, Advanced Legislative Strategies, or Capitol Hill Workshop.
Reference: Congressional Deskbook, by Michael L. Koempel and Judy Schneider, Section 8.130 House Floor: Voting
For detailed information about the legislative process, see these resources from TheCapitol.Net:
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