US Legislature terms starting with R

16 terms

  1. ranking minority member The highest ranking (and usually longest serving) minority member of a committee or subcommittee.
  2. Receipts Collections from the public and from payments by participants in certain social insurance and other Federal programs.
  3. recess A temporary interruption of the Senate's (or a committee's) business. Generally, the Senate recesses (rather than adjourns) at the end of each calendar…
  4. recognize The Chair permits a Senator to speak by recognizing him or her; the Senator then "has the floor.
  5. reconciliation bill A bill containing changes in law recommended pursuant to reconciliation instructions in a budget resolution.
  6. reconciliation instruction A provision in a budget resolution directing one or more committees to report (or submit to the Budget Committee) legislation changing existing law in…
  7. reconciliation process A process established in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 by which Congress changes existing laws to conform tax and spending levels to the levels set…
  8. reconsider Senate rules permit one motion to reconsider any question decided by vote, if offered by a Senator who voted on the winning side.
  9. Referral A written order from your primary care doctor for you to see a specialist or get certain medical services.
  10. regular meeting day Senate Rule XXVI requires that all committees designate at least one day a month on which it will meet to transact business.
  11. Relevant Directly related to the issue as it tends either to prove or disprove the point.
  12. Report Formatted output of a system providing specific information.
  13. Rescission The cancellation, or “tearing-up,” of a contract. Some consumer loans (home mortgages) feature a 3-day right of rescission during which the borrower…
  14. Riddick's Senate Procedure Named after Senate Parliamentarian Emeritus Floyd M. Riddick, this Senate document contains the contemporary precedents and practices of the Senate.
  15. Rider A written agreement attached to the policy expanding or limiting the benefits otherwise payable under the policy. Same as an "endorsement."
  16. roll call vote A vote in which each Senator votes "yea" or "nay" as his or her name is called by the Clerk, so that the names of Senators voting on each side are…