Rich Arenberg, Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, has a new book out, Congressional Procedure: A Practical Guide to the Legislative Process in the U.S. Congress, The Capitol.net, November 2018.

"If the U.S. Constitution is the rule book, this is the playbook: an insider's guide on how Congress
operates and how the rules have changed. From the Great Compromise that created the U.S. Senate to the
"nuclear option" that might end it, Congressional Procedure explains the rules of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate in straight-forward language highlighted with battles that have changed the course of a nation, including the Civil Rights Act, the War Powers Resolution, the Budget Impoundment Control Act and the Affordable Care Act. These major pieces of legislation required bending the rules of Congress to the breaking point.