Download or read book Party and Procedure in the United States Congress written by Jacob R. Straus, Analyst at the Congressional Research Service and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2012-03-16 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Party and Procedure in the United States Congress 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.