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![](images/g_link.gif) | 2003 Legislative Summary: Continuity of Congress | | Dec. 13, 2003 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | 2003 Legislative Summary: Filibuster Rule | | Dec. 13, 2003 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | 2006 Legislative Summary: Lobbying Rules | | Dec. 18, 2006 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | 2011 Legislative Summary: House Rules Changes | | Jan. 9, 2012 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | 2013 Legislative Summary: Senate Filibuster Rules | | Jan. 6, 2014 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | 2018 Appropriations: Many Republicans Wary of Shutdown Threats | | Oct. 30, 2017 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | 2018 Appropriations: Unified Control, Divided Priorities | | Oct. 30, 2017 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | 21-Day Rule Repeal, 1967 Legislative Chronology | | 1967 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | 31-Day Rule for Bypassing the Rules Committee, 1971 Legislative Chronology | | 1971 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | A Bill By Any Other Name . . . May Become Law | | Feb. 4, 2013 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | A Landmark Change to Filibuster | | Dec. 2, 2013 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | A Rare Honor and an Even Rarer Piece of Legislation | | Feb. 4, 2019 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | As the House Opens Up Its Restaurant, Reviews Could Be Harsh | | Oct. 21, 2019 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Brown v. Glines: Brief Summary | | Jan. 21, 1980 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Budget Panels' History: Some Success, Much Frustration | | Jun. 11, 2018 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Budget Reform Legislation of July 1974 | | Jul. 12, 1974 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Burke v. Barnes: Brief Summary | | Jan. 14, 1987 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | CBO Estimates of Costs to State, Local Government, 1981 Legislative Chronology | | 1981 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Centrists Strike Back In Senate | | May 30, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Challenge to House Unanimous Consent Procedure, 1972 Legislative Chronology | | 1972 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Claiming Appropriations Chair A Bit Trickier on House Side | | May 15, 2004 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Clinton Impeached: Analysis | | 1998 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Clinton Impeachment: Procedural Issues | | 1998 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Closed Rule, 1973 Legislative Chronology | | 1973 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Coalition-Building Across the Partisan Aisle | | Oct. 14, 2013 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Congress Declares War on Mass E-Mail Campaigns | | Jun. 12, 2006 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Congressional Committee Secrecy, 1969 Legislative Chronology | | 1969 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Congressional Committee Secrecy, 1970 Legislative Chronology | | 1970 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Congressional Committee Secrecy, 1971 Legislative Chronology | | 1971 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Congressional Committee Secrecy, 1972 Legislative Chronology | | 1972 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Congressional Gold Medal | | 2005 - 2006 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Congressional Veto, 1976 Legislative Chronology | | 1976 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Contingency Plans for Congress | | 2005 - 2006 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Corrections Office, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology | | 2003 - 2004 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Debt Ceiling: In Whose Hands? | | Jul. 18, 2011 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Debt Plans Remain in Limbo | | Jul. 18, 2011 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Deconstructing the Judges Deal | | May 30, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Democrats Could Tie Paychecks to Testimony in Impeachment Inquiry | | Oct. 21, 2019 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Democrats' First 100 Hours: New Rules Will Test Promise to Run 'Most Ethical Congress in History' | | Nov. 20, 2006 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Earmarks Could Be Making a Quiet Comeback | | Feb. 11, 2019 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Enraged President Triggers an Epic Power Struggle With Congress | | Apr. 29, 2019 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Ethics Reorganization, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology | | 1989 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Fall Agenda: Filibuster Rule Change | | Aug. 30, 2003 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Fast Track Trade Authority, 1997 Legislative Chronology | | 1997 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Fast-Track Trade Authority, 1998 Legislative Chronology | | 1998 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Federal Leaders on Changes to the Filibuster Rule | | Nov. 21, 2013 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Filibuster Change Is First Step on Slippery Slope | | Jan. 13, 2014 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Filibuster Change, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology | | 2003 - 2004 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Filibuster Change | | 2005 - 2006 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Frist Has No Room To Move | | May 16, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Gang of 14 Keeps The Arbiter Role | | May 15, 2006 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority: Brief Summary | | Feb. 19, 1985 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Ghost Voting by Members of Congress, 1993-1994 | | 1993 - 1994 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Government in the Sunshine (Open Meetings), 1975 Legislative Chronology | | 1975 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Government in the Sunshine, 1976 Legislative Chronology | | 1976 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Grass Roots Outgrown | | Apr. 15, 2013 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Hagel Pledges Full Audit of Pentagon | | Feb. 4, 2013 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Homeland Security Committees, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology | | 2003 - 2004 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | House "Ghost" Voting, 1968 Legislative Chronology | | 1968 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | House Action Opens Floodgates for Other Priorities, Including Approps | | May 8, 2017 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | House GOP Caucus Changes Rules, Protecting DeLay's Leadership Role | | Nov. 20, 2004 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | House Offers Mixed Reviews For Committee Term Limits | | Jun. 22, 2002 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | House Proxy Voting, 1975 | | 1975 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | House Rules Change, 1965 Legislative Chronology | | 1965 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | House Rules Changes, 1974 | | 1974 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | House Rules Changes, 1977 | | 1977 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | House Rules Changes, 1983 Legislative Chronology | | 1983 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | House Stymied by Senate Rules | | Apr. 19, 2010 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | House Voting Policy, 1973 Legislative Chronology | | 1973 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | House Voting Privileges, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology | | 1992 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | How to Resurrect Congress After a Debilitating Attack | | Apr. 6, 2002 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Hurricane Response Inquiries | | 2005 - 2006 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Ideological Fault Lines of Reopening Emerge | | May 18, 2020 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha,U.S. House of Representatives v. INS, U.S. Senate v. INS: Rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court on the Legislative Veto. Justices W.E. Burger, B.R. White, L.F. Powell Jr. | | Jun. 23, 1983 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Impeachment Threatens Historic Unproductivity in Congress | | Sep. 30, 2019 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Insider Trading Law Presents a Tech Challenge | | Apr. 9, 2012 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Key Senate Vote of 2013: Senate Filibuster Rules | | Feb. 3, 2014 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Lefkowitz v. Cunningham: Brief Summary | | Jun. 13, 1977 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Limited Hill Staff Clearances Could Handicap Impeachment Probe | | Oct. 7, 2019 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Line Item Veto Proposal Has a Real Chance | | Mar. 13, 2006 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Looking for Room to Maneuver | | Apr. 19, 2010 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Maybe Congress Should Meet on the Moon | | Jul. 9, 2018 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | More Power to the Senate's Majority Leader? | | Nov. 6, 2004 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | New House Majority May Change the Rules | | Nov. 13, 2006 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | New House Rule to Curb Spending | | May 9, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Nixon v. United States: Opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court on Senate Impeachment Powers; Justices W. H. Rehnquist, B.R. White, D.H. Souter | | Jan. 13, 1993 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Open Conference Meetings, 1975 Legislative Chronology | | 1975 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Open Meetings, 1973 Legislative Chronology | | 1973 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Parliamentary Toolbox Full of Options To Renovate Filibuster Rules | | Jan. 10, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Path Unclear for Problem Solvers' Consensus Calendar | | Mar. 25, 2019 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Pence Is Key to the First 100 Days | | - Jan. 9, 2017 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Phantom Voting, 1980 Legislative Chronology | | 1980 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Pledge of Allegiance, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology | | 1987 - 1988 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Pocket Veto Issue, 1970 Legislative Chronology | | 1970 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Pocket-Veto Case Moot, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology | | 1987 - 1988 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Pocket-Veto Power, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology | | 1989 - 1990 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | President George Bush's Request for Formal Congressional Support of the United Nations (UN) Resolution to Use Force Against Iraq; Excerpts from Speeches in the Senate Debate; War Resolution Against Iraq Passed by Congress | | Jan. 8, 1991 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Presidential Statement: Clinton's Remarks on Fast Track Trade Authority, 1997 | | Nov. 10, 1997 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Private Bills Are Rare, Tricky | | Mar. 28, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Proposed Constitutional Amendment Requiring a Supermajority Vote for Tax Increases, 1997 Legislative Chronology | | 1997 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Putting Off the Pain | | Jan. 17, 2004 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Raines, Director, Office of Management and Budget v. Byrd: Brief Summary | | Jun. 26, 1997 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Risks and Benefits in House Democrats' 'Inference' Plan | | Oct. 7, 2019 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | School Funds Rescission, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology | | 1987 - 1988 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Cloture Rule, 1965 Legislative Chronology | | 1965 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Cloture Rule, 1967 Legislative Chronology | | 1967 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Cloture Rule, 1969 Legislative Chronology | | 1969 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Cloture Rule, 1971 Legislative Chronology | | 1971 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Filibuster Rule, 1975 Legislative Chronology | | 1975 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Filibuster Rule, 1977 | | 1977 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Filibuster Rule, 1979 Legislative Chronology | | 1979 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Goes Nuclear | | Dec. 2, 2013 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate GOP Debates Term Limits | | Jun. 22, 2002 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate GOP's Procedural Blockade Becomes a Matter of Precedent | | Sep. 12, 2011 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Lights Go Down, Tempers Go Up | | Nov. 7, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Open Meetings, 1975 Legislative Chronology | | 1975 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Operations, 1977 | | 1977 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Operations, 1978 | | 1978 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Procedures, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology | | 1987 - 1988 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Senate Races Against the Nuclear Clock on Judges | | May 30, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Shutdown Threat Looms Large in the Fall | | Jul. 17, 2017 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Social Security: Short-Term Progress, Long-Term Perils | | Feb. 4, 2013 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Special Report: Legislative Veto, 1981-1984 Overview | | 1981 - 1984 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Stakes High for Both Sides in Fast-Moving Impeachment Inquiry | | Sep. 30, 2019 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Study of Senate Operations, 1983 Legislative Chronology | | 1983 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Swearing-In Ceremony for Vice President G. Ford, His Address in House of Representatives | | Dec. 6, 1973 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The Budget Committees Are Not What They Used to Be | | Jun. 11, 2018 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The Earmark Drumbeat Grows Louder | | Sep. 17, 2018 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The Judges in the Balance | | May 30, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The Law of Rules | | Jan. 13, 2014 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The Senate's Lawyers Step Forward for Impeachment Trial | | Jan. 21, 2020 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The Senate's Point of No Return | | May 23, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The Trump Budget: Republicans Push Back on Domestic Cuts | | Jun. 26, 2017 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Thomas' Fast-Track Strategy Proves Tough Sell to GOP, Critical Democratic Supporters | | Jun. 22, 2002 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Turning the Magnifying Glass Around on the Ethics Panel | | Oct. 16, 2006 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Voting Rate Edges Higher | | Jan. 12, 2002 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Vying for the Line-Item Veto | | Mar. 13, 2006 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | War Powers Act, 1973 Legislative Chronology | | 1973 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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