Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 2 > Chapter 24 > Subchapter II > Part D - Labor-Management Relations

• Board: means the Board of Directors of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights. See 2 USC 1301
• Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• employee: includes an applicant for employment and a former employee. See 2 USC 1301
• employing office: means &mdash. See 2 USC 1301
• Executive Director: means the Executive Director of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights. See 2 USC 1301
• General Counsel: means the General Counsel of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights. See 2 USC 1301
• Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
• Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
• Majority whip: See Whips.
• Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
• Minority whip: See Whips.
• National Credit Union Administration: The federal regulatory agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. (NCUA also administers the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, which insures the deposits of federal credit unions.) ^{Source: OCC}
• Office: means the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights. See 2 USC 1301
• officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
• Parliamentarian: The Parliamentarian is an advisor on the interpretation of legislative rules and procedures.
• President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
• Whips: Assistants to the floor leaders who are also elected by their party conferences. The Majority and Minority Whips (and their assistants) are responsible for mobilizing votes within their parties on major issues. In the absence of a party floor leader, the whip often serves as acting floor leader.