Hearings and markups
CLEP American Government, Chapter 9 Hearings and markups Hearings gather testimony, expertise, and public records. In markup, committee members debate, amend, and vote on a measure; a favorable report can send it toward the floor. Hearings can develop a record, test claims, expose implementation problems, and signal priorities. Witness selection and questioning also let majority […]
Committee referral
CLEP American Government, Chapter 9 Committee referral The Speaker in the House and the presiding officer in the Senate refer introduced measures under chamber rules, with procedural advice from the parliamentarian. Multiple referral can divide a bill among committees, and a committee can advance, rewrite, delay, or decline to act on it. Jurisdiction determines which […]
