Congress – Filibuster, Cloture, Gerrymandering, and Legislative Process Practice Test

Markup is the committee stage where members edit the bill’s text, propose amendments, bargain over language, and produce a revised version to send to the floor. This is the process of negotiating amendments within a committee. Hearings involve gathering information from witnesses and do not focus on rewriting the bill. Casework is about assisting individual constituents, which is unrelated to amending legislation. An open rule affects what amendments can be offered during floor debate, not the committee’s negotiations.