{
  "id": "RL30665",
  "type": "CRS Report",
  "typeId": "RL",
  "number": "RL30665",
  "active": true,
  "source": "CRSReports.Congress.gov, EveryCRSReport.com, University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department",
  "versions": [
    {
      "source_dir": "crsreports.congress.gov",
      "title": "The Role of the House Majority Leader: An Overview",
      "retrieved": "2022-06-09T04:03:40.339568",
      "id": "RL30665_7_2022-05-03",
      "formats": [
        {
          "filename": "files/2022-05-03_RL30665_f423dc9a1b0fa42a06e2638ead89156e4e89a7b4.pdf",
          "format": "PDF",
          "url": "https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RL/RL30665/7",
          "sha1": "f423dc9a1b0fa42a06e2638ead89156e4e89a7b4"
        },
        {
          "format": "HTML",
          "filename": "files/2022-05-03_RL30665_f423dc9a1b0fa42a06e2638ead89156e4e89a7b4.html"
        }
      ],
      "date": "2022-05-03",
      "summary": null,
      "source": "CRSReports.Congress.gov",
      "typeId": "RL",
      "active": true,
      "sourceLink": "https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/details?prodcode=RL30665",
      "type": "CRS Report"
    },
    {
      "source": "EveryCRSReport.com",
      "id": 343488,
      "date": "2009-01-09",
      "retrieved": "2016-04-07T02:55:48.892595",
      "title": "The Role of the House Majority Leader: An\u00a0Overview",
      "summary": "The majority leader in the contemporary House is second-in-command behind the Speaker of the majority party. Typically, the majority leader functions as the Speaker\u2019s chief lieutenant or \u201cfield commander\u201d for day-to-day management of the floor. Although the majority leader\u2019s duties are not especially well-defined, they have evolved to the point where it is possible to spotlight two fundamental and often interlocking responsibilities that orient the majority leader\u2019s work: institutional and party.\nFrom an institutional perspective, the majority leader has a number of duties. Scheduling floor business is a prime responsibility of the majority leader. Although scheduling the House\u2019s business is a collective activity of the majority party, the majority leader has a large say in shaping the chamber\u2019s overall agenda and in determining when, whether, how, or in what order legislation is taken up. In addition, the majority leader is active in constructing winning coalitions for the party\u2019s legislative priorities; acting as a public spokesman\u2014defending and explaining the party\u2019s program and agenda; serving as an emissary to the White House, especially when the President is of the same party; and facilitating the orderly conduct of the House\u2019s business.\nFrom a party perspective, three key activities undergird the majority leader\u2019s principal goal of trying to ensure that the party remains in control of the House. First, the majority leader assists in the reelection campaigns of party incumbents by, for example, raising campaign funds and traveling to scores of House districts to campaign either with incumbents or challengers of the party. Second, the majority leader promotes the party\u2019s agenda by developing themes and issues important to core supporters in the electorate. Third, the majority leader encourages party cohesion by, for instance, working to minimize internal factional disagreements that may undermine the majority party\u2019s ability to govern the House.",
      "type": "CRS Report",
      "typeId": "REPORTS",
      "active": false,
      "formats": [
        {
          "format": "HTML",
          "encoding": "utf-8",
          "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/RL30665",
          "sha1": "18c92a2a7f565c01f668ea6e57bdb116756209a8",
          "filename": "files/20090109_RL30665_18c92a2a7f565c01f668ea6e57bdb116756209a8.html",
          "images": null
        },
        {
          "format": "PDF",
          "encoding": null,
          "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/RL30665",
          "sha1": "cb880552a11842940c4909d961f0cb011354d39c",
          "filename": "files/20090109_RL30665_cb880552a11842940c4909d961f0cb011354d39c.pdf",
          "images": null
        }
      ],
      "topics": []
    },
    {
      "source": "University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department",
      "sourceLink": "https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc811498/",
      "id": "RL30665_2006Apr04",
      "date": "2006-04-04",
      "retrieved": "2016-03-19T13:57:26",
      "title": "The Role of the House Majority Leader: An Overview",
      "summary": null,
      "type": "CRS Report",
      "typeId": "REPORT",
      "active": false,
      "formats": [
        {
          "format": "PDF",
          "filename": "files/20060404_RL30665_8cd472157eb9d7df7ae4a62d7072b150c6069ebf.pdf"
        },
        {
          "format": "HTML",
          "filename": "files/20060404_RL30665_8cd472157eb9d7df7ae4a62d7072b150c6069ebf.html"
        }
      ],
      "topics": []
    }
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Legislative Process"
  ]
}