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Adjourn
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To suspend until a later stated time or place.
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Apportion
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To divide and allocate.
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Appropriate
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To devote money or assets for a specific purpose.
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Censure
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A process by which a formal reprimand is issued to an individual by an authoritative body.
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Cloture
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A motion or process aimed at bringing debate to a quick end.
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Committee chairman
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Most important influencers of the committee agenda. They play dominant roles in scheduling hearings, hiring staff, appointing subcommittees, and managing committee bills when they are brought before the full house.
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Concurrent resolution
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A resolution passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate but is not presented to the President and does not have the force of law.
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Conference committee
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Formed when the Senate and the House pass a bill and it is their job to iron out the differences and bring back a single bill.
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Consensus
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A general agreement among the members of a given group or community.
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Discharge petition
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A discharge petition is a means of bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration without a report from a Committee and usually without cooperation of the leadership.
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Filibuster
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Unique strategy to the Senate whereby opponents of a piece of legislation try to talk it to death to try to prevent the Senate from ever voting on a bill.
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Floor leader
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The floor leaders have priority in obtaining recognition to speak on the floor of the Senate.
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Exist in a few policy areas, such as economy and taxation; with membership drawn from both the Senate and the House.
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Joint resolution
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A joint resolution is a legislative measure that requires approval by the Senate and the House and is presented to the President for his/her approval or disapproval, in exactly the same case as a bill.
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Partisan
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A partisan is a committed member of a political party.
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