A voluntary
membership organization in Congress centering around a particular issue or
cause. For the
First Time in Forever Though they
are not mentioned in the Constitution, caucuses, sometimes referred to as
Congressional Member Organizations (CMOs), have been a part of American

A procedural rule that allows leadership of both the majority and minority parties in the House of Representatives to have unlimited speaking time at the end of debate.    Remember the Time As debate concludes on legislative business, the speaker, majority leader, and

An officer of the House of Representatives responsible for recordkeeping, correspondence, tracking floor proceedings, and managing the offices and staff of deceased or retiring members. Who’s the Boss? The clerk of the House of Representatives was initially a joint position with the

The appropriations suballocation (or budget cap) issued to each of the 12 congressional 
appropriations subcommittees, usually following the passage of a concurrent budget resolution.   
Inside JobThe Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (the Budget Act) requires the appropriations committees in both