US Legislature terms starting with P

15 terms

1. parliamentarian The Parliamentarian is the Senate's advisor on the interpretation of its rules and procedures.
2. parliamentary inquiry A question from the floor to the Presiding Officer by a Senator requesting a clarification of the procedural situation on the floor.
3. permanent appropriation Budget authority that becomes available as the result of previously enacted legislation (substantive legislation or prior appropriations act) and does not…
4. pocket veto The Constitution grants the President 10 days to review a measure passed by the Congress.
5. point of order A claim made by a Senator from the floor that a rule of the Senate is being violated.
6. policy committees Each party policy committee provides research and other services to Senators and also serves as a forum for discussion of party legislative strategy.
7. president of the Senate See Vice President.
8. president pro tempore A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President.
9. presidential signature A proposed law passed by Congress must be presented to the President, who then has 10 days to approve or disapprove it.
10. presiding officer A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting…
11. private law A private bill enacted into law. Private laws have restricted applicability, often addressing immigration and naturalization issues affecting individuals.
12. pro forma session A brief meeting (sometimes only several seconds) of the Senate in which no business is conducted.
13. proxy voting The practice of allowing a Senator to cast a vote in committee for an absent Senator.
14. public debt Cumulative amounts borrowed by the Treasury Department or the Federal Financing Bank from the public or from another fund or account.
15. Public law That law such as traffic ordinances or zoning ordinances which applies to the public.