What are the required rules of operation in both houses of congress ?

Answer 1

The Constitution stipulates that each house gets to make its own rules. I recommend checking out their web sites - www.house.gov and www.senate.gov . You might find them there.

Answer 2

Each house makes its own rules. But because the House has so many more members than the Senate its rules tend to be more rigid. By that I mean how you can address the Congress, how to submit bills etc. The Senate is a much more relaxed body.

The duties and responsibilities for Congress are listed in Article I of the Constitution.

Answer 3

The answer is easily found enshrined in the halls of Congress. It's scrawled on the back of a paper napkin lovingly protected behind three inches of bulletproof glass

Answer 4

Each body sets it's own rules. There are hundreds of pages. So here is the start.

Good luck.