Current holder of a public office.

An alteration or addition to a motion or bill.

To divide and assign according to a rule of proportional distribution.

A lawmaking body with two branches or chambers. The United States Congress has a bicameral legislature, comprised of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.

A form or draft of a proposed statute presented to legislature but not yet passed into law.

Consisting of, or supported by, members of two parties, particularly two major political parties.

An advisory board to the President, consisting of the heads of the thirteen executive departments of the federal government.

The Washington, D.C. building used by the U.S. Congress for its sessions.

The presiding officer of a group or committee.

Legislation within the United States that outlawed racial segregation in schools, public spaces, and work places.