Senate Crossword 2

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Across
  1. 5. – A non-relevant amendment to a bill or an amendment to an appropriation bill that changes the permanent law governing a program funded by the bill.
  2. 6. – A measure used to express nonbinding positions of the Senate or House or to deal with either Chamber’s internal affairs, such as the creation of a special committee. (2 Words, no spaces)
  3. 8. – An informal organization of members of the Senate or House, or both, that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. They may be regional, political, ideological, or ethnic-oriented.
  4. 9. – To end a day’s session.
  5. 11. – A proposal to enact or repeal laws.
  6. 12. – The process by which congressional committees and subcommittees debate, amend, and rewrite proposed legislation.
  7. 15. – A sub-unit of a committee established for the purpose of dividing the committee's workload.
  8. 16. – A person elected or appointed to the Senate and duly sworn.
  9. 17. – The accounting period for the federal government that begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. (2 Words, no spaces)
  10. 18. – Money provided in an appropriations act outside the regular appropriations cycle. Used to cover emergencies, such as disaster relief, or other needs deemed too urgent to be postponed until the enactment of the next year's regular appropriations acts. (2 Words, no spaces)
Down
  1. 1. – A unanimous consent agreement that limits the time for debate on a bill or other measure and places it under the control of the floor managers. (2 Words, no spaces)
  2. 2. – A panel of Senate and House members formed for the purpose of making different versions of a bill match after they are passage in the different houses. (2 Words, no spaces)
  3. 3. – A subgroup of the House or Senate established for the purpose of considering legislation, conducting hearings and investigations, or carrying out other assignments as instructed by its respective Chamber.
  4. 4. – An informal practice by which a senator informs Senate leadership that he or she does not wish a particular measure or nomination to reach the floor for consideration..
  5. 7. – The number of senators that must be present for the Senate or House to do business. The Constitution requires a majority of senators (51) and representatives (218) to have this.
  6. 10. – A collection of general and permanent U.S. laws currently in force. (3 Words, no spaces)
  7. 13. – A temporary interruption of Senate or House proceedings. It may extend for a few hours or overnight, or may be a long break, like over a holiday period.
  8. 14. – A proposal to change the wording of a pending bill by striking out part of it, inserting new parts, or both.