Legislative Process

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Legislative Process

• Stephanie Bailenson
• Senior Policy Advisor
• National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration
• 2/23/2005

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• House vs. Senate

100 members Equal Continuing body 6 yr
term Decorum Power Distributed
435 members Population Turnover 2 yr
term Debate Power Concentrated
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Types of Fisheries Bills National Environmental
Policy Act Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act Atlantic Striped Bass
Conservation Act Coral Reef Conservation Act
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Committees with Jurisdiction Appropriations
Committee Senate Commerce, Science, and
Transportation Environment and Public
Works Foreign Relations House Resources Scienc
e Transportation and Infrastructure
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Why Bother? 108th Congress (2003-2004) 10669
Bills Introduced 498 Enacted 4.6 OVERSIGHT
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