Party and Procedure in the United States Congress

Understanding how Congressional political parties utilize floor procedure to advance a legislative agenda is fundamental to understanding how Congress operates. This book offers students and researchers an in-depth understanding of the procedural tools available to congressional leaders and committee chairs and how those tools are implemented in the House of Representatives, the Senate, and during negotiations between the chambers.

Jacob R. Straus is an analyst with the Congressional Research Service at the Library of Congress with a research specialization on Congress, lobbying and ethics, public policy and American political development. He is an adjunct professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University and at the University of Maryland Baltimore County's Shady Grove campus.
Matthew E. Glassman is an analyst with the Congressional Research Service, where he focuses on congressional operations and administration, legislative branch appropriations, and congressional history. He teaches courses on the Congress and interest groups as an adjunct professor at Catholic University in Washington, D.C.

1. Navigating Congress in the Age of Partisanship / Jacob R. Straus and Matthew E. Glassman
Section I: Legislative Language2. Drafting the Law: Players, Power, and Processes / Scott Levy
Section II: House of Representatives3. Keeping the Team Together: Explaining Party Discipline and Dissent in the U.S. Congress / Matthew Green and Briana Bee4. The Motion to Recommit in the U.S. House / Jennifer Hayes Clark5. Evolution of the Reconciliation Process, 1980-2015 / James V. Saturno6. Post-Committee Adjustment in the Contemporary House: The Use of Rules Committee Prints / Mark J. Oleszek7. Longitudinal Analysis of One-Minute Speeches in the House of Representatives / Colleen J. Shogan and Matthew E. Glassman
Section III: Senate8. A Good Leader Never Blames His Tools: The Evolving Majority Party Toolkit in the U.S. Senate / Aaron S. King, Frank J. Orlando, and David W. Rohde9. The Electoral Politics of Procedural Votes in the U.S. Senate / Joel Sievert10. Partisanship, Filibustering, and Reform in the Senate / Gregory Koger11. Irregular Order: Examining the Changing Congressional Amending Process / Michael S. Lynch, Anthony J. Madonna, and Rachel Surminsky12. From Base Closings to the Budget: Exceptions to the Filibuster in the United States Senate / Molly E. Reynolds
Section IV: Inter-Chamber Analysis and Negotiation13. Intraparty Caucus Formation in the United States Congress / James Wallner14. Gender and Party Politics in a Polarized Era / Michele L. Swers 15. The Government Shutdown of 2013: A Perspective / Walter J. Oleszek