Legislative Process
Know your Senators!
Steve Daines
Tours
100
The House of Representatives can charge an official of the federal government by approving, by simple majority vote, articles of impeachment. What is the subsequent role of the Senate?
The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present. (Article 1 Section III
100
Name, State, and Party!
Steve Daines R-MT
100
Steve Daines was elected to the House of Representatives in ____
2012
100
This model is 19 1/2 feet tall and weighs approximately 13,000 pounds.
The plaster model for the Statue of Freedom.
200
Passed by Congress on June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the ____ amendment granted women the right to vote.
19th Amendment
200
Name, Party, and State
Patty Murray D-WA
200
Steve Daines, graduated from _____ university and graduated with a B.S. in _______.
Montana State University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering.
200
Jeannette Rankin, serving as MT's Representative from 19__ through 19__ and again from 19__ to 19__.
1917-1919 and 1941-1943
300
Under Senate debate rules, it takes a three-fifths majority of those duly chosen and sworn to invoke ______ and end debate on a piece of legislation. (Hint, this is designed to mitigate filibusters.)
Cloture
300
Mike Crapo R-ID
300
In November of ____ Senate Republicans elected Steve Daines as the Chairman of the ______
2022, NRSC (National Republican Senatorial Committee)
300
During the War of ___ British troops set fire to the Capitol Building during the year ____
War of 1812 and the fire in 1814
400
_____ empowers Congress to review and potentially nullify agency rules, ensuring transparency and accountability in the regulatory process. Codified as 5 U.S. Code 801-808.
The Congressional Review Act (CRA)
400
Name, Party and State
Lisa Murkowski R-AK
400
Steve Daines is the ranking member of this Subcommittee.
Subcommittee on Health Care (under the Committee on Finance)
400
How many desks are there in the Old Senate Chamber? Hint: same number as there was in 1859!
64
500
In the Senate, a proposal that, if agreed to, establishes the procedural guidelines for considering a measure or matter on the floor. If any member objects to such a request, it is not agreed to. Hint: you all have taken these to the cloak room!
Unanimous Consent Agreement (UC)
500
Name, Party and State.
Corey Booker D-NJ
500
Introduced on April 9th, 2024, and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, this bill authorizes the confiscation and repurposing of blocked assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
S.4086
500
Placed in the Capitol in 1826 the artist ____ painted the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Surrender of General Burgoyne, the Surrender of Lord Cornwallis and General Washington Resigning his Commission.
John Trumball