1. University of Houston Law Center
Federal Legislative
Process Overview
Prof. Tracy Hester
University of Houston Law Center
Jan. 30, 2019

2. I’m just a bill…

3. Let’s take a deeper look – House procedures and rules

4. Let’s take a deeper look – House procedures and rules

5. Let’s take a deeper look – House procedures and rules

6. Let’s take a deeper look – House procedures and rules

7. Let’s take a deeper look – House procedures and rules

8. Let’s take a deeper look – House procedures and rules

9. Let’s take a deeper look – House procedures and rules

10. Let’s take a deeper look – House procedures and rules

11. Let’s take a deeper look – House procedures and rules

12. Let’s take a deeper look – House procedures and rules

13. Now to the Senate

14. Let’s take a deeper look – Senate procedures and rules

15. Let’s take a deeper look – Senate procedures and rules

17. Let’s take a deeper look – Reconciliation and Approval

18. Breaking the Rules – the Rise of Unorthodox Legislation
How would you reverse engineer around the filibuster?

19. Breaking the Rules – the Rise of Unorthodox Legislation
Agree in advance behind closed doors
Bundled deals in large-scale omnibus legislation
“Statutized Rules” – budget reconciliation process, Congressional Review Act
Avoiding conference committees through referral tactics and language harmonization
Delegation of authority to executive (ie, agencies)

20. And never forget – states do it too, and do it their own way…

21. Questions? Professor Tracy Hester University of Houston Law Center
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