Renewing Congress: A Second Report Book

	Introduction	1
	Ethics and the Public Reputation of Congress	5
	Public Understanding of Congress	6
	Ethics Process	7
	Applying Federal Laws to Congress	9
	Campaign Finance	10
	The Committee System	13
	Purposes	15
	Committee Sizes and Assignments	17
	Committee Numbers	22
	Jurisdictional Changes	26
	Coordinating Mechanisms	28
	Committee Processes and Staff	29
	The Budget Process	33
	Deficit Reduction	35
	Learning from Gramm-Rudman/ Building on BEA
	Increasing Presidential Power
	The Budget Resolution and the Budget Committees
	The Effects of Budgeting on Congress	41
	Authorizers and Budgeting
	Simplifying the Process
	Floor Deliberation and Scheduling	47
	Senate	48
	House	53
	Debate	57
	Bicameral Relations	59
	Relations Between the Parties	63
	Staff	67
	Personal Staff	69
	Committee Staff	72
	Administrative Staff	72
	Support Agencies	73
	Congress and the Executive	77
	Congress and the Courts	83
	Conclusion	87