Constitutionally, legislation must pass the House and Senate with identical language. Reconciling differences, no matter how minor, in bills from the two bodies must be made. Even though bicameral ...

The House of Representatives and the Senate don’t always agree on everything and often disagree on the exact details of a bill. Before a bill can be sent to the president and signed into law, it must ...

Welcome to Understanding Congress, a podcast about the first branch of government. Congress is a notoriously complex institution, and few Americans think well of it, but Congress is essential to our ...

Lawmakers aren't chatting about their post-session plans here. They're working out compromises on bills. Conference committees are where all the action is now, at the end of the session. But just what ...

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota voters send 201 lawmakers to St. Paul, expecting each to have a voice in how their tax money is spent, and whether to enact laws affecting them. But the spotlight now shines on ...

Law360 (October 2, 2024, 2:42 PM EDT) -- Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has reshuffled the leadership of the U.S. Judicial Conference, naming five new committee chairs and extending the terms of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

In the interest of sharing our thoughts and experiences in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, a group of Dover representatives has come together to write this weekly column on a rotating ...

The newly elected Federal Conference Committee (FCC) met on the evening 8 December, following the most recent round of Federal Elections. I would like to begin by offering warm congratulations to all ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. May 14—JUNEAU — The Alaska House and Senate have appointed six members to a conference committee that will work on final ...

The Federal Conference Committee (FCC) met on Saturday to run through a number of items leading up to this year’s Autumn Conference in Bournemouth (23-26 September). If you are yet to register for ...