caucus—an informal organization of members of Congress that meets to discuss issues and/or possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning
cloture—the procedure by which the Senate can vote to limit consideration of a pending matter to a specific period of time
filibuster—an informal term for any attempt to block a Senate action for an indefinite period using delays or other obstructive actions
quorum—the number of senators (51) that must be present for the Senate to do business
rescission—the cancellation by the president of budget authority previously provided by Congress
a. a bill of rescission.
b. notice of quorum.
c. a memorandum of cloture.
d. the minutes of a recent caucus.
e. plans for a filibuster.
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