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A A.A. ABSENCE OF A QUORUM ACT AD HOC COMMITTEE ADJOURNMENT ADVICE AND CONSENT THE AISLE AMENDMENT AMENDMENT TREE APPEAL THE RULING OF THE CHAIR APPROPRIATIONS BILL AT-LARGE REPRESENTATIVES AUTHORIZATION BILL B BASELINE THE BELTWAY BILL BLOCK GRANTS BLUE DOG DEMOCRAT BUDGET ACT BUDGET RESOLUTION BULLY PULPIT BYRD RULE C CALENDAR WEDNESDAY CALL UP A BILL CALL OF THE HOUSE CAPITOL HILL CASEWORK CATS AND DOGS CAUCUS CBO C.F.R. CHAPLAIN OF THE HOUSE OR SENATE CLERK OF THE HOUSE CLOAKROOMS CLOSED RULE CLOTURE CODEL COLA COLLEAGUE COLLOQUY COMMIT A BILL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE COMMITTEE REPORT COMPANION BILL CONCURRENT RESOLUTION CONFEREE CONFERENCE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE CONFERENCE REPORT CONFIRMATION THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE (CRS) CONSTITUENCY SERVICE CONSTITUENTS CONTINUING RESOLUTION CONTRACT AUTHORITY CORDON RULE CORRECTIONS CALENDAR CO-SPONSOR D DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER DELEGATE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT THE DESK DILATORY ACTION DISAPPEARING QUORUM DISCHARGE PETITION DISCRETIONARY SPENDING DISTRICT DISTRICT WORK PERIOD DIVISION VOTE - HOUSE DIVISION VOTE - SENATE E EARMARKED ENACTING CLAUSE ENGROSSED BILL ENROLLED BILL ENTITLEMENT SPENDING EXECUTIVE AGREEMENT EXECUTIVE ARTICLE EXECUTIVE BUSINESS EXECUTIVE CALENDAR EXECUTIVE ORDER EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE EXECUTIVE SESSION - HOUSE EXECUTIVE SESSION - SENATE EX-OFFICIO EXPULSION EXPUNGE F FAST-TRACK FEDERAL DEFICIT FILIBUSTER FIREWALL FIRST READING FISCAL YEAR FIVE MINUTE RULE FLOOR FLOOR MANAGER FLOOR PRIVILEGES FREE-STANDING BILL FRANKING PRIVILEGES FRONTLOADED OR BACKLOADED G THE GALLERIES GAO GERMANE GOP GPO H H.CON.RES. HEARING HIDEAWAYS H.J.RES. HOLD HOMESTEAD ACT HOPPER

H (cont.) HOTLINE HOUSE CALENDAR HOUSE CHAMBER HOUSE JOURNAL H.R. H.RES. I IMMUNITY IMPEACHMENT INCUMBENT J JEFFERSON'S MANUAL JOINT COMMITTEE JOINT MEETING/JOINT SESSION JOINT RESOLUTIONS JUNKET K K STREET KING OF THE HILL L LAME DUCKS LAY ON THE TABLE LEADER TIME LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL LEGISLATIVE DAY LEGISLATIVE HISTORY LEGISLATIVE VETO LIVE QUORUM LOG CABIN REPUBLICAN LOGROLLING M MACE MAJORITY LEADER MAJORITY-MINORITY DISTRICTS MANAGER'S AMENDMENT MANDATORY SPENDING MARK-UP MINORITY LEADER MODIFIED CLOSED RULE MODIFIED OPEN RULE MORNING BUSINESS MORNING HOUR SPEECHES MOTION TO ADJOURN - HOUSE MOTION TO ADJOURN - SENATE MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES MOTION TO INSTRUCT THE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS TO ARREST THE ATTENDANCE OF ABSENT SENATORS MOTION TO INSTRUCT THE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS TO COMPEL THE ATTENDANCE OF ABSENT SENATORS MOTION TO INSTRUCT THE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS TO REQUEST THE ATTENDANCE OF ABSENT SENATORS MOTION TO PROCEED MOTION TO RISE MOTION TO RECOMMIT MOTION TO RECONSIDER MOTION TO STRIKE THE ENACTING CLAUSE MOTION TO STRIKE A MOTION TO TABLE MOTION TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER MOTION TO WAIVE THE BUDGET ACT N NOTICE QUORUM CALL O OBJECTION OFF-BUDGET OFFSET OMB OMNIBUS BILL ONE-MINUTE SPEECHES OPEN RULE OPEN SEAT OTHER BODY OVERRIDE OUTLAYS OVERSIGHT P PAGES PAIRED VOTE PARLIAMENTARIAN PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY PASTORE RULE PAYGO PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE POCKET VETO POINT OF ORDER POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE PORK BARREL LEGISLATION POSTAL PATRON POWER OF THE PURSE PRECEDENTS PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE PRESIDING OFFICER PREVIOUS QUESTION PRIVATE BILLS PRIVATE CALENDAR PRIVILEGE PRO FORMA AMENDMENT PRO FORMA SESSION PROXY - HOUSE PROXY - SENATE THE PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC LAW TO PUT THE QUESTION Q QUESTION OF FINAL PASSAGE QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE QUORUM - HOUSE QUORUM - SENATE QUORUM CALL - HOUSE QUORUM CALL - SENATE

R RAMSEYER RULE RANKING MEMBER RANKING MINORITY MEMBER RECEDE AND CONCUR RECESS - HOUSE RECESS - SENATE RECOGNITION RECORDED VOTE: HOUSE RECORDED VOTE: SENATE RECONCILIATION BILL REFER REGULAR ORDER REPORTING OUT RESCISSION BILL RESERVE THE BALANCE OF TIME RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT REVENUE BILL REVISE AND EXTEND RIDER "ROLL CALL" ROLL CALL VOTE: HOUSE ROLL CALL VOTE: SENATE ROOM LOTTERY RULE 22 RULE FROM THE RULES COMMITTEE S S. S.CON.RES. SCORED 2ND DEGREE 2ND READING - HOUSE 2ND READING - SENATE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS SELECT COMMITTEE SENATE CHAMBER SENATE JOURNAL SENATORIAL COURTESY SENSE OF THE HOUSE SENSE OF THE SENATE SENIORITY SYSTEM SENT TO THE DESK SEPARATE VOTE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS SEQUENTIAL REFERRAL SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON SIMPLE RESOLUTION SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT 602(B) ALLOCATIONS S.J.RES. SLIP LAW SPEAKER'S LOBBY SPECIAL ELECTION SPECIAL INTEREST SPECIAL ORDERS SPECIAL SESSION SPONSOR S.RES. SR. SENATOR/JR. SENATOR STAFFER STANDING COMMITTEE STAR PRINT STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH STATUARY HALL STRIKE FROM THE RECORD STRIKE THE LAST WORD STRIKE THE REQUISITE NUMBER OF WORDS STONEWALL DEMOCRAT STRUCTURED RULE SUBSTITUTE SUNSET SUPERMAJORITY VOTE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSION OF THE RULES T TABLING TAX EXPENDITURES TELLER VOTES THIRD PARTY THIRD READING - HOUSE THIRD READING - SENATE TIE VOTE TIME AGREEMENT TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY U UNANIMOUS CONSENT UNFUNDED MANDATE UNION CALENDAR UP OR DOWN VOTE U.S. CODE V VETO-PROOF VICE-CHAIRMAN VITIATE VOICE VOTE VOTING BLOC W WAR POWERS ACT WELL WHIP - HOUSE WHIP - SENATE WORDS TAKEN DOWN Y YEAS & NAYS - HOUSE YEAS & NAYS - SENATE YIELD - HOUSE YIELD - SENATE YIELD FOR A QUESTION Z ZERO-BASED BUDGETING