no pain
mild
moderate
severe
VERY severe
100

presidential disapproval of a bill or joint resolution.

Veto

100

a Representative or Senator who introduces or submits a bill

Sponsor

100

issues that fall under the purview of a specific committee

Jurisdiction

100

(CBO) independent analyses of budgets


Congressional Budget Office

100

made into law.

Enacted

200

a proposed law. Also a name

Bill

200

a vote that requires more than a simple majority 

Supermajority

200

formally end a meeting

Adjourn

200

lead member of the majority party

Committee Chair

200

Senate obstructive tactics to delay or block passage

(also the name of the final boss of the main campaign of popular mobile gacha game Battle Cats)

Filibuster

300

lists errors in congressional publications

Errata

300

records the individual vote of each member

Roll Call Vote

300

addition to a bill or constitution

Amendment

300

resolves differences of House and Senate bills

Conference Committee 

300

provides publishing and dissemination

Government Publishing Office

400

minimum number of members required for meeting

Quorum

400

temporary presidential appointment, during a recess

Recess 

Appointment 

400

“two chambers;” The House and Senate

Bicameral

400

lawmaking body of the U.S. government

Congress

400

to gather information from witnesses for use in legislation

Hearing

500

an adjournment that terminates an annual session of Congress

Sine Die

500

used to propose changes in law

Joint Resolution

500

a short summary by the Library of Congress

Bill Summary

500

records of the proceedings of Congress

Congressional Record 

500

assign a public law number

National Archives and Records Administration

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