| A | B |
|---|
| private bill | deal with individuals or places |
| public bill | general matters or national interests |
| simple resolution | affect one house only |
| rider | addition on subject not in bill |
| hearing | committee listens to testimony |
| veto | reject bill |
| pocket veto | non action on bill |
| lobbyist | representative of interest group |
| lobbying | persuade to one point of view |
| casework | helping constituents with problems |
| porkbarrel legislation | appropriate money for local federal project |
| logrolling | support for each other's bills |
| tax | money paid to support gov't |
| closed rule | forbids offering amendments from floor |
| appropriation | approval of gov't spending |
| authorization bill | sets up federal program and funding |
| entitlement | social rogram funding |
| Ways & Means Committee | writes tax bill |
| uncontrollable expenditures | expense required by earlier legislation |
