Getting Started: An Introduction to the Legislative Process AGENDA I. Basic Terms of Legislative Procedure Abridged Parliamentary Dictionary Points of Order in the House II. Sources of Legislation Congress: Sources of Legislative Proposals III. Drafting Legislation Congressional Document Designations IV. Committee Referral of Legislation Introducing a House Bill or Resolution Bills & Resolutions: Examples of how each kind is used Rule X: Committee Jurisdictions V. Sponsorship and Cosponsorship of Legislation Sponsorship and Cosponsorship of House Bills Form for Adding Co-Sponsors VI. The Legislative Bookshelf Legislative Research Sources on the Internet Using the Congressional Record Calendars of the House