01747nam 2200373 450 991071431810332120230615144248.0(CKB)4950000000066462(NjHacI)994950000000066462(EXLCZ)99495000000006646220230615d2018 ua 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCongress's early organization meetings /Judy SchneiderWashington, District of Columbia :Congressional Research Service,2018.1 online resource (3 pages)CRS reportSince the mid-1970s, the House and Senate have convened early organization meetings in November or December of even-numbered years to prepare for the start of the new Congress in January. The purposes of these meetings are both educational and organizational. Educational sessions range from legislative procedures and staff hiring to current issues. Organizational sessions elect class officers, party leaders, and chamber officers; name committee representatives and other party officials; and select committee chairmen and often committee members. Such actions are officially ratified at the start of the new Congress.CRS report.Legislative bodiesReformParliamentary practiceHistory18th centuryLegislative bodiesReform.Parliamentary practiceHistory328Schneider Judy1361327NjHacINjHaclBOOK9910714318103321Congress's early organization meetings3380623UNINA