How Congress Works

Rules Committee 101: Staff Briefing Handout

   Prepared by Democratic Staff of the House Rules Committee
   February 9, 2015

 

How Our Laws Are Made

   Revised and Updated by John V. Sullivan
   Parliamentarian, United States House of Representatives
   Presented by Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania
   July 24, 2007

 

The House Explained

   US House of Representatives Website
 

Parliamentary Reference Sources: House of Representatives (CRS Report)

   By Richard S. Beth, Specialist on the Congress and Legislative Process
   Megan Suzanne Lynch, Analyst on the Congress and Legislative Process

   April 4, 2008
 

House Committee Hearings and Markups (CRS Video)

   By Walter J. Oleszek, Senior Specialist in American National Governments
   May, 2008
 

A Day in the House: Floor Procedures in the U.S. House of Representatives (CRS Video)

   By Walter J. Oleszek, Senior Specialist in American National Governments
   111th Congress
 

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids

   U.S. Government Printing Office