Funding for CPB and PTFP is authorized by Congress. For example, this year's Ready to Learn, Ready to Teach Act has been assigned S.604 in the Senate and H.R. 1365 in the House. The document sent to Congress by the President early each year estimating government revenue and expenditures for the ensuing fiscal year. The process by which a filibuster can be ended in the Senate other than by unanimous consent. Committee A division of the House or Senate that prepares legislation for action by the parent chamber or makes investigations as directed by the parent chamber.
Rules are relaxed and a quorum is easier to obtain.
A minimum of 100 members can comprise the committee. Conference A meeting between the representatives of the House and the Senate to reconcile differences between the two houses on provisions of a bill passed by both chambers. The printed, daily account of debates, votes and comments in the House and Senate published by the Government Printing Office. Continuing resolution Legislation providing continued funding for a federal department or program, usually at the previous fiscal year level. It is used when Congress has failed to pass a necessary appropriations bill for a new fiscal year.