Across
- 1. a limiting debate
- 2. majority of the full membership
- 3. divisions of existing committees formed to address specific issues
- 4. when passed have the force of law
- 6. bill is printed in it's final form
- 9. enables members to force a bill that has remained in committee for 30 days
- 13. permanent panels
Down
- 1. deal with matters in which the House and Senate must act jointly
- 5. deal with matters concerning the house alone and take up only that house
- 7. to refuse to sign
- 8. to "talk a bill to death"
- 10. a temporary joint body created to iron out differences in a bill
- 11. deals with an unrelated matter
- 12. composed of members in both houses