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Discretionary spending

Government; American government

Spending (budget authority and outlays)controlled in annual appropriations acts.

Oversight

Government; American government

Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.

Conferees

Government; American government

Senators appointed to serve on conference committees. They are also called "managers. " Conferees are usually appointed from the committee or committees that reported the legislation; they are ...

Freedom of petition

Government; American government

Freedom to present requests to the government without reprisal.

Assistants to the floor leaders who are also elected by their party conferences. The Majority and Minority Whips (and their assistants) are responsible for mobilising votes within their parties on ...

Item veto

Government; American government

Authority to veto part rather than all of an appropriations act. The President does not now have item-veto authority. He must sign or veto the entire appropriations act. The item veto sometimes is ...

Seniority

Government; American government

The status given Senators according to their length of service, which entitles a Senator with greater seniority to preferential treatment in matters such as committee assignments.