LEADERSHIP OF CONGRESS

HOUSE LEADERSHIP “Speaker of the House” John Boehner Republican 8TH District Ohio 3rd in line for Presidency Political Leader of House How do you get to be Speaker?

Majority/Republican LEADERSHIP Kevin McCarthy Kevin McCarthy Republican Republican 22 nd District California 22 nd District California HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER Assists the Speaker but is co-leader of the majority party. Assists the Speaker but is co-leader of the majority party. How do you get to be Majority Leader? How do you get to be Majority Leader?

#3 REPUBLICAN IN HOUSE Steve Scalise Steve Scalise 1 st district of Louisiana 1 st district of Louisiana HOUSE MAJORITY WHIP HOUSE MAJORITY WHIP What does a “whip” do? What does a “whip” do? How do you get to be the “whip?”? How do you get to be the “whip?”?

DEMOCRATS ARE THE MINORITY PARTY IN HOUSE Nancy Pelosi Democrat 8TH DISTRICT California HOUSE MINORITY LEADER #1 Democrat in the House Speaker of the House 2006 – How do you get to be Minority Leader?

#2 DEMOCRAT IN HOUSE Steny Hoyer Democrat 5TH Maryland DEMOCRATIC MINORITY WHIP How do you get to be the minority whip?

SENATE LEADERSHIP SENATE LEADERSHIP IS SIMILAR TO THE HOUSE BUT THERE ARE DIFFERENCES. SENATE LEADERSHIP IS SIMILAR TO THE HOUSE BUT THERE ARE DIFFERENCES. SUCH AS…WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE? SUCH AS…WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE? WHO, AS PRESIDENT, PRESIDES OVER SESSIONS OF THE SENATE WHEN HE IS THERE? WHO, AS PRESIDENT, PRESIDES OVER SESSIONS OF THE SENATE WHEN HE IS THERE?

PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE Vice President Joe Biden is the President of the Senate. Vice President Joe Biden is the President of the Senate. He has one duty. What is it? He has one duty. What is it? Break a tie in the Senate. Break a tie in the Senate.

SENATE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE #4 SUCCESSION TO THE PRESIDENT #4 SUCCESSION TO THE PRESIDENT Orin Hatch Orin Hatch Republican/Utah Republican/Utah How do you get this job? How do you get this job? Senior member of majority party Senior member of majority party No power as Pro Tem No power as Pro Tem

REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP IN SENATE MITCH MCCONNELL MITCH MCCONNELL REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN KENTUCKY KENTUCKY SENATE MAJORITY LEADER SENATE MAJORITY LEADER HE CONTROLS THE SENATE HE CONTROLS THE SENATE How do you get this job? How do you get this job?

REPUBLICAN IN SENATE Jon Cornyn Jon Cornyn REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN Texas Texas SENATE MAJORITY WHIP SENATE MAJORITY WHIP How do you get to be the Senate minority whip? How do you get to be the Senate minority whip?

SENATE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP HARRY REID HARRY REID DEMOCRAT DEMOCRAT NEVADA NEVADA MINORITY LEADER MINORITY LEADER POLITICAL LEADER OF THE SENATE POLITICAL LEADER OF THE SENATE How do you get to be Majority Leader How do you get to be Majority Leader

#2 DEMOCRAT IN SENATE RICHARD DURBIN RICHARD DURBIN DEMOCRAT DEMOCRAT ILLINOIS ILLINOIS SENATE MINORITY WHIP SENATE MINORITY WHIP How do you get to be the minority whip? How do you get to be the minority whip?

ADDITIONAL LEADERSHIP FLOOR LEADERS FLOOR LEADERS IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE THE DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS HAVE FLOOR LEADERS. IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE THE DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS HAVE FLOOR LEADERS. THESE RESPONSIBILITIES SHIFT CONSTANTLY, SO THERE IS NO ONE PERSON WHO CAN BE IDENTIFIED AS A FLOOR LEADER. THESE RESPONSIBILITIES SHIFT CONSTANTLY, SO THERE IS NO ONE PERSON WHO CAN BE IDENTIFIED AS A FLOOR LEADER.

IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER….. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE IS THE POLITICAL LEADER OF THE HOUSE. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE IS THE POLITICAL LEADER OF THE HOUSE. SPEAKER IS #3 IN LINE TO BE PRESIDENT. SPEAKER IS #3 IN LINE TO BE PRESIDENT. MAJORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE IS THE POLITICAL LEADER OF THE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE IS THE POLITICAL LEADER OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF SENATE IS #4 IN LINE TO BE PRES. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF SENATE IS #4 IN LINE TO BE PRES.

COMMITTEE SYSTEM WHEN A BILL IS INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE OR SENATE, THE SPEAKER OR THE MAJORITY LEADER WILL REFER IT TO A COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW, HEARINGS AND CONSIDERATION. WHEN A BILL IS INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE OR SENATE, THE SPEAKER OR THE MAJORITY LEADER WILL REFER IT TO A COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW, HEARINGS AND CONSIDERATION. Every bill MUST be referred to a committee – no exceptions! Every bill MUST be referred to a committee – no exceptions! BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE HAVE SEPARATE AND JOINT COMMITTEES. BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE HAVE SEPARATE AND JOINT COMMITTEES.

SENATE COMMITTEES STANDING COMMITTEES STANDING COMMITTEES THESE ARE PERMANENT COMMITTEES THAT ALWAYS EXIST FROM CONGRESS TO CONGRESS. THESE ARE PERMANENT COMMITTEES THAT ALWAYS EXIST FROM CONGRESS TO CONGRESS. WHAT KIND OF COMMITTEES ARE THERE? WHAT KIND OF COMMITTEES ARE THERE? AGRICULTURE, DEFENSE, JUDICIAL + AGRICULTURE, DEFENSE, JUDICIAL + MAJORITY LEADER APPOINTS SENATORS TO COMMITTEES. MAJORITY LEADER APPOINTS SENATORS TO COMMITTEES.

OTHER SENATE COMMITTEES SELECT COMMITTEES SELECT COMMITTEES THERE ARE FOUR SELECT COMMITTEES THERE ARE FOUR SELECT COMMITTEES THESE ARE SPECIALIZED FORMS OF COMMITTEES THAT DEAL WITH THESE ARE SPECIALIZED FORMS OF COMMITTEES THAT DEAL WITH INDIAN AFFAIRS INDIAN AFFAIRS ETHICS ETHICS INTELLIGENCE INTELLIGENCE AGING AGING

Select Committee’s Committee’s created for a very specific purpose. Committee’s created for a very specific purpose. Committee’s that only last as long as needed. Committee’s that only last as long as needed. Example: 9/11 Select Committee Example: 9/11 Select Committee Committee investigated how the 9/11 attacks could take place. Committee investigated how the 9/11 attacks could take place. After the investigation was completed. The Committee was dissolved. After the investigation was completed. The Committee was dissolved.

HOUSE COMMITTEES STANDING COMMITTEES STANDING COMMITTEES THESE ARE JUST LIKE THE COMMITTEES IN THE SENATE AND ARE PERMANENT FROM CONGRESS TO CONGRESS. THESE ARE JUST LIKE THE COMMITTEES IN THE SENATE AND ARE PERMANENT FROM CONGRESS TO CONGRESS. SAME KINDS OF TITLES…DEFENSE, AGRICULTURE, JUDICIARY + SAME KINDS OF TITLES…DEFENSE, AGRICULTURE, JUDICIARY + SPEAKER GETS TO ASSIGN MEMBERS TO THE COMMITTEES SPEAKER GETS TO ASSIGN MEMBERS TO THE COMMITTEES

ADDITIONAL HOUSE COMMITTEES SELECT COMMITTEE SELECT COMMITTEE THERE IS ONLY ONE IN THE HOUSE AND THAT IS THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE THERE IS ONLY ONE IN THE HOUSE AND THAT IS THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE House will also create “special” committees for a very specific purpose and for a short period of time, just like the Senate. House will also create “special” committees for a very specific purpose and for a short period of time, just like the Senate.

COMMON COMMITTEES TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE JOINT COMMITTEES JOINT COMMITTEES THESE HAVE MEMBERS APPOINTED FROM BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE AND THEY MEET TOGETHER. THESE HAVE MEMBERS APPOINTED FROM BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE AND THEY MEET TOGETHER. THERE ARE 4 “JOINT” COMMITTEES THERE ARE 4 “JOINT” COMMITTEES TAXATION TAXATION PRINTING PRINTING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC LIBRARY LIBRARY

NOW YOU KNOW ABOUT THE LEADERSHIP OF BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE. YOU MUST KNOW THE TITLES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TITLES. YOU MUST KNOW THE TITLES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TITLES. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO KNOW THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HOLD EACH POSITION….BUT, WOULDN’T THAT MAKE FOR SOME GREAT BONUS POINTS ON THE NEXT TEST??? YOU DO NOT HAVE TO KNOW THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HOLD EACH POSITION….BUT, WOULDN’T THAT MAKE FOR SOME GREAT BONUS POINTS ON THE NEXT TEST???

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION. I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION. WHAT CONGRESS IS CURRENTLY MEETING? WHAT CONGRESS IS CURRENTLY MEETING? EACH CONGRESS, SINCE THEY STARTED HAVE CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS. So, Congress from 1789 was the 1 st Congress EACH CONGRESS, SINCE THEY STARTED HAVE CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS. So, Congress from 1789 was the 1 st Congress EACH CONGRESS IS DIVIDED INTO YEAR SESSIONS. EACH CONGRESS IS DIVIDED INTO YEAR SESSIONS. SO WHAT CONGRESS ARE WE IN? SO WHAT CONGRESS ARE WE IN? WHAT CONGRESS? WHAT SESSION? WHAT CONGRESS? WHAT SESSION? 114 th Congress, 1st Session. 114 th Congress, 1st Session.

Next …. Next, we will watch a couple short video’s on the everyday life in Congress. Next, we will watch a couple short video’s on the everyday life in Congress. Then we will start Chapter 8 section 4: “How a bill becomes a law.” Then we will start Chapter 8 section 4: “How a bill becomes a law.”