congressional proceedings
Capitol Hill business
Congressional proceedings are the formal activities and business conducted by a legislative body, particularly the U.S.
Congress.
This includes debates, votes, hearings, and committee sessions that constitute official legislative work.
The term often appears in legal and journalistic contexts: The congressional proceedings were broadcast on C-SPAN.
A record of congressional proceedings is published in the Congressional Record.
- voteFormal choice expression
- billAmount owed, written
- debateFormal argument on issues
- chairpersonOne who leads meetings
- clotureProcedure ending legislative discussion
opening statement · sworn testimony · motion · subpoena · executive session · amendment · unanimous consent · ranking member · filibuster · speech · chair · statute · testimony · committee hearing · adjournment · markup · point of order · quorum
congressional proceedingsexecutive action
Order from head of state
executive orders · judicial proceedings · cabinet meetings · presidential decree · presidential directives
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