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'''Bill Dauster''' is a [[lawyer]], [[economist]], [[speechwriter]],<ref>For speeches from the 1990s and 2000s, see [http://www.oocities.org/~demcrat/index.html “A Progressive Voice”]. For some speeches on which he worked with Senator [[Chris Van Hollen]], see, e.g., ''[[Congressional Record]]'', volume 163, pages [https://www.congress.gov/crec/2017/01/05/CREC-2017-01-05-pt1-PgS75-3.pdf 103–05] (January 5, 2017) (statement of Senator Chris Van Hollen on the [[budget resolution]] to repeal the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act|Affordable Care Act]]); ''Congressional Record'', volume 163, pages [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2017-02-02/pdf/CREC-2017-02-02-pt1-PgS611-2.pdf#page=15 S625–26] (February 2, 2017) (on the resolution to disapprove of the [[United States Department of the Interior|Interior Department]] rule on stream protection); ''Congressional Record'', volume 163, pages [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2017-02-02/pdf/CREC-2017-02-02-pt1-PgS634-5.pdf#page=11 S644–45] (February 2, 2017) (on the resolution to disapprove of the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission|Securities and Exchange Commission]] rule on disclosure of foreign payments); ''Congressional Record'', volume 163, pages [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2017-02-15/pdf/CREC-2017-02-15-pt1-PgS1167-2.pdf#page=2 S1168–69] (February 15, 2017) (on the resolution to disapprove of the [[Social Security Administration]] rule on [[National Instant Criminal Background Check System|background checks for gun purchases]]); ''Congressional Record'', volume 163, pages [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2017-03-07/pdf/CREC-2017-03-07-pt1-PgS1616-2.pdf#page=5 S1620–21] (March 7, 2017) (on the resolution to disapprove of the [[Bureau of Land Management]] planning rule); ''Congressional Record'', volume 163, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2017-03-08/pdf/CREC-2017-03-08-pt1-PgS1651-3.pdf#page=13 S1663] (March 8, 2017) (on the resolution to disapprove of the [[United States Department of Education|Department of Education]] teacher preparation rule); ''Congressional Record'', volume 163, pages [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2017-03-08/pdf/CREC-2017-03-08-pt1-PgS1666-2.pdf#page=14 S1679–81] (March 8, 2017) (on the Republican plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act); ''Congressional Record'', volume 163, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2017-03-09/pdf/CREC-2017-03-09-pt1-PgS1704-4.pdf#page=8 S1711] (March 9, 2017) (on the resolution to disapprove of the Department of Education accountability rule); ''Congressional Record'', volume 163, pages [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2017-03-09/pdf/CREC-2017-03-09-pt1-PgS1741-3.pdf#page=1 S1741–42] (March 9, 2017) (on the 75th anniversary of the [[Applied Physics Laboratory]]); ''Congressional Record'', volume 163, pages [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2017-03-14/pdf/CREC-2017-03-14-pt1-PgS1784-3.pdf#page=6 S1789–91] (March 14, 2017) (on the [[American Health Care Act]]); ''Congressional Record'', volume 163, pages [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2017-03-21/pdf/CREC-2017-03-21-pt1-PgS1864-5.pdf#page=7 S1870–71] (March 21, 2017) (on the resolution to disapprove of the wildlife taking rule); ''Congressional Record'', volume 163, pages [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2017-03-22/pdf/CREC-2017-03-22-pt1-PgS1900-6.pdf#page=14 S1913–14] (March 22, 2017) (on the resolution to disapprove of OSHA's injury records rule); ''Congressional Record'', volume 163, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2017-03-23/pdf/CREC-2017-03-23-pt1-PgS1942-4.pdf#page=8 S1949] (March 23, 2017) (on the resolution to disapprove of the Federal Communications Commission Broadband rule); ''Congressional Record'', volume 163, at pages [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2017-03-29/pdf/CREC-2017-03-29-pt1-PgS2055-6.pdf#page=36 S2090–91] (March 29, 2017) (on the resolution to disapprove of the IRA rule); ''Congressional Record'', volume 163, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2017-03-30/pdf/CREC-2017-03-30-pt1-PgS2122-2.pdf#page=10 S2131] (March 30, 2017) (on the resolution to disapprove of the family planning rule).</ref> and [[lecturer]] who has served on [[United States Senate]],<ref>''[[Roll Call]]'' reporters and editors have cited Dauster among leading [[Capitol Hill]] staffers.  See, e.g., Niels Lesniewski, [http://www.rollcall.com/news/policy/bill-dauster-caps-decades-senate-service “Bill Dauster Caps Decades of Senate Service: Longtime Democratic aide retired last week,”] ''Roll Call'', May 31, 2017; [http://hoh.rollcall.com/roll-call-fabulous-50/ “The Roll Call Fabulous 50,”] ''Roll Call'', January 16, 2014; “The Fabulous 50,” ''Roll Call'', February 12, 2013, page 18; “The Roll Call Fabulous 50,” ''Roll Call'', September 13, 2012, page B-11; “The Roll Call Fabulous 50,” ''Roll Call'', January 23, 2012, page B-8; “Roll Call’s Fabulous Fifty,” ''Roll Call'', January 26, 1998, page B-24; see also “Tribute to William Dauster,” ''Congressional Record'', volume 143, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1997-03-04/pdf/CREC-1997-03-04-pt1-PgS1922-5.pdf#page=1 S1922] (March 4, 1997) (statement of Senator [[Ernest Hollings]]); “Bill Dauster” in Suzanne Struglinski, editor, 'Insider's Guide to Key Committee Staff of the U.S. Congress, 2009'' ([[Lanham, Maryland]]: Bernan Press, 22nd Edition, 2009), page 633.</ref> [[White House]],<ref name=WhiteHouse>See “People: At the White House,” ''[[National Journal]]'', April 3, 1999, page 894; “Moving Left,” ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', April 2, 1999, page A1, column 5; Al Kamen, “Sperling’s National Beef Council,” ''[[The Washington Post]]'', April 2, 1999, page A27; [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/4478141 "Bill Dauster's Subject Files, ca. 3/1999 - ca. 1/2000,"] [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]].</ref> and [[political campaign]]<ref name=campaign>See [[Robert Novak]], “Wellstone’s Gain,” ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', June 28, 1998; “Quayle, Wellstone Forming Staffs,” ''The Washington Post'', July 12, 1998, page A14.</ref> staffs since [[1986]], and currently is Senior [[Counsel]] at the [[United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works|Senate Environment and Public Works Committee]].<ref name=EPW>Eli Okun, [https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2025/02/04/rfk-jr-s-nomination-gets-a-shot-in-the-arm-00132333 "Talk of the Town: Transitions,"] ''[[Politico]]'', February 4, 2025.</ref>

[[File:Reid and Dauster April 10 2014.png|thumb|left|350px|Senator Harry Reid and Dauster on the Senate floor April 10, 2014]]

From [[2011]] to 2017, Dauster was Deputy [[Chief of staff|Chief of Staff]] for [[Policy]] and Assistant to the Leader for Floor Operations for [[Party leaders of the United States Senate|Senate Majority Leader]] and then [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Leader [[Harry Reid]].<ref name=Reidjob>See, e.g., Dmitriy Shapiro, [https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jns/harry-reid-remembered-for-deep-identification-with-jewish-community-and-israel/article_00313251-7a3a-5856-8796-066709fce25c.html "Harry Reid Remembered for Deep Identification with Jewish Community and Israel,"] ''[[Cleveland Jewish News]]'', Jan. 5, 2022, 4:24 PM; Caitlin Emma, [https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/02/minimum-wage-increase-bernie-sanders-465249 "Sanders Amasses Budget Arsenal To Enact $15 Minimum Wage,"] ''Politico'', February 2, 2021; Jake Johnson, [https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/02/01/bolstering-reconciliation-case-study-shows-15-wage-would-boost-federal-budget-65 "Bolstering Reconciliation Case, Study Shows $15 Wage Would Boost Federal Budget By $65 Billion,"] ''[[Common Dreams]]'', February 1, 2021; Niv Elis, [https://thehill.com/policy/finance/536575-progressives-push-controversial-proposal-on-budget-reconciliation "Progressives Push Controversial Proposal on Budget Reconciliation,"] ''The Hill'', January 21, 2021; Niv Elis, [https://thehill.com/policy/finance/536214-byrd-rule-politics-threaten-15-per-hour-minimum-wage "Byrd Rule, Politics Threaten $15 per Hour Minimum Wage,"] ''The Hill'', January 28, 2021; Andrew Duehren and Richard Rubin, [https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-see-path-to-bidens-covid-19-relief-bill-without-gop-help-11611668229 "Democrats See Path to Biden’s Covid-19 Relief Bill Without GOP Help,"], ''Wall Street Journal'', January 26, 2021; David Lerman, [https://www.rollcall.com/2021/01/25/minimum-wage-boost-likely-headed-for-budget-reconciliation-bill/ "Minimum Wage Boost Likely Headed for Budget Reconciliation Bill,"]''Roll Call'', January 25, 2021; Paul M. Krawzak, [https://www.rollcall.com/2021/01/22/impeachment-trial-could-knock-biden-virus-aid-plan-off-course/ “Impeachment Trial Could Knock Biden Virus Aid Plan Off Course,”] ''Roll Call'', January 22, 2021; Paul M. Krawzak, [https://www.rollcall.com/2021/01/22/top-budget-expert-makes-case-for-minimum-wage-in-reconciliation/ "Top Budget Expert Makes Case for Minimum Wage in Reconciliation,"] ''Roll Call'', January 22, 2021; Kate Riga, [https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/mcconnell-obstruction-democrats-filibuster-senate-biden “With Fresh Obstructionist Demands, McConnell Dares Dems To Blow Up the Filibuster,”] ''[[Talking Points Memo]]'', January 21, 2021; Naomi Lim, [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/loeffler-under-pressure-to-dispute-electoral-college-results-on-jan-6 "Loeffler under Pressure To Dispute Electoral College Results on Jan. 6,"] ''[[Washington Examiner]]'', December 11, 2020; Naomi Lim, [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate-gridlock-could-keep-biden-from-satisfying-liberals "Senate Gridlock Could Keep Biden from Satisfying Liberals,"] ''Washington Examiner'', November 23, 2020; Kate Riga, [https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/biden-senate-republican-mcconnell "Without a Blue Senate, a Pres. Biden Would Have To Dramatically Adjust His Expectations,"] ''Talking Points Memo'', November 4, 2020; Naomi Lim, [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/liberal-policy-agenda-could-lose-out-as-campaigns-focus-on-halting-coronavirus "Liberal Policy Agenda Could Lose Out as Campaigns Focus on Halting Coronavirus,"] ''Washington Examiner'', March 21, 2020; Naomi Lim, [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/amy-klobuchar-resurgent-among-2020-democrats-thanks-to-iowa-boomlet "Amy Klobuchar resurgent among 2020 Democrats thanks to Iowa boomlet,"] ''Washington Examiner'', December 11, 2019; Paul M. Krawzak, [https://www.rollcall.com/news/whitehouse/new-legislative-affairs-appointee-ueland-work-cut "New Legislative Affairs Chief Ueland Has His Work Cut Out for Him,"] ''Roll Call'', June 17, 2019; Brian Abrams, ''Obama: An Oral History'', pages ix, 291, 305, 306, 308 (New York: Little a, 2018) {{ISBN|978-1503951662}}; Margot Sanger-Katz, [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/upshot/byrd-bath-seven-provisions-that-could-disappear-from-the-senate-health-bill.html "Byrd Bath: Seven Provisions That Could Disappear From the Senate Health Bill,"] ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 21, 2017; Lori Montgomery, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/departure-of-gop-operatives-could-imperil-debt-limit-talks/2013/08/08/9f595306-0037-11e3-9711-3708310f6f4d_story.html “For GOP, Who’ll Make the Deal? Key Aides’ Departures Darken Outlook for Accord on Debt,”] ''The Washington Post'', August 9, 2013, pages A1, A12 (calling Dauster “a senior aide handling policy and floor operations for Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid”); Sahil Kapur, [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-risk-unintended-medicare-cuts-if-they-pass-partisan-covid-n1256375 "Democrats Risk Unintended Medicare Cuts if They Pass Partisan Covid Relief,"] ''[[NBC News]]'', February 1, 2021 (calling Dauster "a policy aide when Harry Reid of Nevada was the to Senate Democratic leader"); Mark Tapscott, [https://www.theepochtimes.com/unfunded-social-security-medicare-obligations-ignored-during-star-studded-federal-budget-reform-summit_3251776.html "Unfunded Social Security, Medicare Obligations Ignored During Star-Studded Federal Budget Reform Summit,"] ''[[The Epoch Times]]'', Feb. 26, 2020.</ref> Dauster has been a longtime counsel to Senate Democrats<ref>Emmarie Huetteman, [https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/942237 "Senate Republicans Throw the Brakes on Timing for Becerra Hearings,"] ''[[Kaiser Family Foundation|Kaiser Health News]]'', December 8, 2020 ("Bill Dauster, who advised Democrats on the Senate’s procedural rules for decades"); Jonathan Nicholson, [https://www.marketwatch.com/story/pelosi-says-she-has-arrows-in-my-quiver-on-court-fight-but-unclear-what-they-are-11600725484 "Pelosi Says She Has ‘Arrows in my Quiver’ on Court Fight, but Unclear What They Are,"] ''Market Watch'', September 21, 2020 (calling Dauster "a former long-time Democratic aide who wrote a book on Senate procedure"); Naomi Lim, [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/arizona-looms-large-as-biden-battleground-state "Arizona Looms Large as Biden Battleground State,"] ''Washington Examiner'', May 5, 2020 (calling Dauster "a Democratic Senate, White House, and campaign veteran"); Emmarie Huetteman, [https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/04/11/601358760/make-room-for-baby-after-giving-birth-duckworth-presses-senate-to-bend-rules?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social "Make Room For Baby: After Giving Birth, Duckworth Presses Senate To Bend Rules."] ''[[NPR]]'', April 11, 2018 ("Bill Dauster, who advised Democrats on Senate procedure for decades"); Emmarie Huetteman, [https://khn.org/news/make-room-for-moms-after-giving-birth-duckworth-presses-senate-to-bend-rules/ "Make Room For Baby: After Giving Birth, Duckworth Presses Senate To Bend Rules,"] ''Kaiser Health News'', April 11, 2018 ("Bill Dauster, who advised Democrats on Senate procedure for decades"); Paige Winfield Cunningham, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/this-senate-staffer-could-change-the-course-of-the-health-care-debate/2017/05/29/16e16ef2-425d-11e7-9869-bac8b446820a_story.html "Senate staffer speaks softly but carries big stick: Parliamentarian will decide if GOP can follow through on Obamacare,"] ''The Washington Post'', May 30, 2017, page A15 ("Bill Dauster, a longtime counsel to Senate Democrats").</ref> and has been called a "top budget expert," a "leading authority on federal budget law and Senate rules,"<ref>Paul M. Krawzak, [https://www.rollcall.com/2021/01/22/top-budget-expert-makes-case-for-minimum-wage-in-reconciliation/ "Top Budget Expert Makes Case for Minimum Wage in Reconciliation,"] ''Roll Call'', Jan. 22, 2021.</ref> "a formidable advocate," a "secret weapon,"<ref>Jonathan Nicholson, [https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bernies-secret-weapon-on-minimum-wage-the-guy-who-wrote-the-book-on-senate-budget-rules-11614296422 "First skirmish in minimum-wage battle lost, but Bernie Sanders still has secret weapon for future procedural fights,"] ''MarketWatch'', February 25, 2021; Tara Golshan, [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-bill-dauster-senate-democrats_n_605364bac5b6e32eb4afd7a8 “Bernie Sanders Has A Secret Weapon In Pushing Democratic Policy Through Senate: Veteran political aide Bill Dauster came out of retirement to pass some of Democrats’ biggest policy priorities,”] ''HuffPost'', March 18, 2021.</ref> and "a legendary figure on Capitol Hill."<ref>Tara Golshan, [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-bill-dauster-senate-democrats_n_605364bac5b6e32eb4afd7a8 “Bernie Sanders Has A Secret Weapon In Pushing Democratic Policy Through Senate: Veteran political aide Bill Dauster came out of retirement to pass some of Democrats’ biggest policy priorities,”] ''HuffPost'', March 18, 2021; see also [https://overcast.fm/+NpC-prk08 Byrd Nerds: Why the Byzantine Process of Budget Reconciliation Exists and How It Actually Works,"] ''Politico Playbook Deep Dive'', Aug. 12, 2022 ([[Ryan Lizza]] calls Dauster "a legend").</ref> [[Lawrence O'Donnell]] called Dauster “the nicest man in the world.”<ref> [https://www.nbc.com/the-last-word-with-lawrence-odonnell/video/last-word-22321/4310250 Episode E2102231], ''[[The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell]]'', February 23, 2021.</ref>

Dauster has served on the senior staff of the U.S. Senate [[United States Senate Committee on the Budget|Budget]];<ref>See, e.g., U.S. Congress, Joint Committee on Printing, ''1995–1996 Official Congressional Directory'', 104th Congress, 1st Session, 1995, Senate Publication 104-14, page 362 (Democratic Chief of Staff/Chief Counsel); ''Congressional Record'', volume 141, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1995-05-25/pdf/CREC-1995-05-25-pt1-PgS7423.pdf#page=23 S7445] (May 25, 1995) (statement of Senator James Exon); ''Congressional Record'', volume 141, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1995-06-29/pdf/CREC-1995-06-29-pt1-PgS9410.pdf#page=1 S9410] (June 29, 1995) (statement of Senator James Exon); ''Congressional Record'', volume 142, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1996-05-23/pdf/CREC-1996-05-23-pt1-PgS5521.pdf#page=30 S5550] (May 23, 1996) (statements of Senators [[Pete Domenici]] and James Exon); ''Congressional Record'', volume 142, pages [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1996-06-13/pdf/CREC-1996-06-13-pt1-PgS6182-2.pdf#page=1 S6183] (June 13, 1996) (statements of Senators James Exon and [[Tom Daschle]]). See also U.S. Congress, Joint Committee on Printing, ''1993–1994 Official Congressional Directory'', 103d Congress, 1st Session, 1993, Senate Publication 103-8, page 394 {{ISBN|0-16-041175-0}} (Chief Counsel); U.S. Congress, Joint Committee on Printing, ''1991–1992 Official Congressional Directory'', 102d Congress, 1st Session, 1991, Senate Publication 102-4, page 400 (Chief Counsel); U.S. Congress, Joint Committee on Printing, ''1989–1990 Official Congressional Directory'', 101st Congress, 1st Session, 1989, Senate Print 101-29, page 341 (Chief Counsel); U.S. Congress, Joint Committee on Printing, ''1987–1988 Official Congressional Directory'', 100th Congress, 1st Session, 1987, Senate Print 100-31, page 455 (Chief Counsel); [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/16980215 "Staff Working Files of the Committee on the Budget from the 94th through 107th Congresses,"] National Archives.</ref> [[United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions|Labor and Human Resources]];<ref>See, e.g., ''Congressional Record'', volume 143, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1997-11-08/pdf/CREC-1997-11-08-pt1-PgE2223.pdf#page=1 E2223] (November 8, 1997) (statement of Representative [[Patsy Mink]]).</ref> [[United States Senate Committee on Finance|Finance]];<ref>See, e.g., ''Congressional Record'', volume 151, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2005-06-30/pdf/CREC-2005-06-30-pt2-PgS7750.pdf#page=16 S7765] (June 30, 2005) (statement of Senator [[Chuck Grassley]]); ''Congressional Record'', volume 151, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2005-12-14/pdf/CREC-2005-12-14-pt1-PgS13563-2.pdf#page=1 S13563] (December 14, 2005) (statement of Senator Chuck Grassley); ''Congressional Record'', volume 152, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2006-06-29/pdf/CREC-2006-06-29-pt1-PgS6746-2.pdf#page=23 S6769] (June 29, 2006) (statement of Senator Chuck Grassley); ''Congressional Record'', volume 152, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2006-09-14/pdf/CREC-2006-09-14-pt1-PgS9582-2.pdf#page=29 S9610] (September 14, 2006) (statement of Senator Chuck Grassley); ''Congressional Record'', volume 152, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2006-09-29/pdf/CREC-2006-09-29-pt1-PgS10810.pdf#page=4 S10813] (September 29, 2006) (statement of Senator Max Baucus); ''Congressional Record'', volume 153, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2007-02-05/pdf/CREC-2007-02-05-pt1-PgS1572-2.pdf#page=1 S1572] (February 5, 2007) (statement of Senator [[Ted Kennedy]]); ''Congressional Record'', volume 153, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2007-12-04/pdf/CREC-2007-12-04-pt1-PgS14728-2.pdf#page=1 S14728] (December 4, 2007) (statement of Senator Chuck Grassley); ''Congressional Record'', volume 154, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2008-05-15/pdf/CREC-2008-05-15-pt1-PgS4212-5.pdf#page=30 S4241] (May 15, 2008) (statement of Senator Chuck Grassley); ''Congressional Record'', volume 154, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2008-05-21/pdf/CREC-2008-05-21-pt1-PgH4349-2.pdf#page=43 H4391] (May 21, 2008) (statement of Representative [[Tom Price (U.S. politician)|Tom Price]]); ''Congressional Record'', volume 154, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2008-09-16/pdf/CREC-2008-09-16-pt1-PgH8152.pdf#page=2 H8153] (September 16, 2008) (statement of Representative [[Eric Cantor]]); Brian Abrams, ''Obama: An Oral History'', pages ix, 49, 120 (New York: Little a, 2018).</ref> [[United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions|Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions]] (HELP);<ref name=HELP>Megan R. Wilson, [https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2023/01/bernie-sanders-alum-set-to-play-key-role-on-help-committee-00078394 Bernie Sanders' Alum Set To Play Key Role on HELP Committee,"] ''Politico'', January 18, 2023; John Bresnahan and Andrew Desiderio, [https://punchbowl.news/archive/12723-punchbowl-news-am/ "We’ve Got Bernie’s HELP Committee Staff,"] ''[[Punchbowl News]]'', January 27, 2023; Paul Krawzak, [https://rollcall.com/2023/02/22/top-appropriations-aide-and-institutionalist-kieffer-to-retire/ "Top Appropriations Aide and ‘Institutionalist’ Kieffer To Retire,"] ''Roll Call'', February 22, 2023, 5:30 AM.</ref> and Environment and Public Works<ref name=EPW/> Committees; Deputy Director of the White House [[United States National Economic Council|National Economic Council]];<ref name=WhiteHouse/> and Legislative Director or Policy Director for Senators [[Russ Feingold]],<ref name=Feingold>See, e.g., ''Congressional Record'', volume 146, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2000-06-08/pdf/CREC-2000-06-08-pt1-PgS4908.pdf#page=1 S4908] (June 8, 2000) (statement of Senator Russ Feingold); ''Congressional Record'', volume 147, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2001-03-19/pdf/CREC-2001-03-19-pt1-PgS2480-3.pdf#page=1 S2480] (March 19, 2001) (statement of Senator Russ Feingold); ''Congressional Record'', volume 156, page S10510 (December 17, 2010) (statement of Senator Russ Feingold).</ref> Harry Reid,<ref name=Reidjob/> and [[Chris Van Hollen]].<ref name=VanHollen>Chris Van Holllen. [https://vanhollen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/van-hollen-announces-new-senate-staff "Van Hollen Announces New Senate Staff."] December 21, 2016. Heather Caygle. [http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/huddle/2016/12/politico-huddle-dems-pump-brakes-on-russian-probe-217995 "Key Reid Staffer to Van Hollen’s Office,"] ''[[Politico]]'', December 22, 2016. ("Dauster is a big get for Van Hollen given his decades of experience on Capitol Hill.") Andrew Metcalf, [http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/Web-2016/Local-Father-and-Son-Bring-Gourmet-Holiday-Meals-to-Nuclear-Sub-State-Proposes-Testing-Driverless-Cars-on-I-95/ "Van Hollen appoints Karen Robb, Yvette Lewis to lead Senate staff,"] ''[[Bethesda Magazine]]'', December 22, 2016.</ref> Dauster has worked for twelve Senators—Senators [[Lawton Chiles]],<ref name=Chiles/> [[Jim Sasser]],<ref name=Sasser/> [[J. James Exon|James Exon]],<ref name=Exon/> [[Frank Lautenberg]], [[Ted Kennedy]], [[Paul Wellstone]],<ref name=campaign/> Russ Feingold,<ref name=Feingold/> [[Max Baucus]],<ref name=Baucus/> Harry Reid,<ref name=Reid/> Chris Van Hollen,<ref name=VanHollen/> [[Bernie Sanders]],<ref name=Sanders>Holly Otterbein, [https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/03/bernie-sanders-senate-465755 “Sanders Shakes Up Senate Staff,”] ''[[Politico]]'', February 3, 2021; Laura Litvan, [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sanders-taps-budget-rules-expert-to-push-bill-stimulus-update/ar-BB1dogQh "Sanders Taps Budget-Rules Expert to Push Bill: Stimulus Update,"] ''[[Bloomberg News]]'', February 4, 2021; Rachael Bade, Tara Palmeri, Ryan Lizza, and Eugene Daniels, [https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2021/02/04/takeaways-from-a-head-spinning-night-in-republican-politics-491632 “POLITICO Playbook,”] ''Politico'', February 4, 2021; Alexander Bolton, [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/537269-little-known-senate-referee-to-play-major-role-on-biden-relief-plan “Little known Senate referee to play major role on Biden relief plan,”] ''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]'', February 4, 2021; Max Greenwood, [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/537320-sanders-replacing-top-staffers-with-campaign-aides “Sanders Replacing Top Staffers with Campaign Aides,”] ''The Hill'', February 4, 2021; Jonathan Nicholson, [https://www.marketwatch.com/story/whats-next-for-coronavirus-stimulus-a-series-of-hurdles-11613504656 "What’s next for coronavirus stimulus? A series of hurdles,"] ‘’[[MarketWatch]]’’, February 16, 2021; Tara Golshan, [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-bill-dauster-senate-democrats_n_605364bac5b6e32eb4afd7a8 “Bernie Sanders Has A Secret Weapon In Pushing Democratic Policy Through Senate: Veteran political aide Bill Dauster came out of retirement to pass some of Democrats’ biggest policy priorities,”] ''[[HuffPost]]'', March 18, 2021; ''see also'' "Uncertain prospects," ''CQ Budget Tracker'', June 24, 2021; [[Jane Mayer]], [https://www.newyorker.com/news/a-reporter-at-large/the-slime-machine-targeting-dozens-of-biden-nominees "The Slime Machine Targeting Dozens of Biden Nominees,"] ''[[The New Yorker]]'', April 16, 2022.</ref> and [[Sheldon Whitehouse]]<ref name=EPW/>—and President [[Bill Clinton]].<ref name=WhiteHouse/> 

[[File:Senate in session.jpg|thumb|right|350px|The Senate]]

Senator Reid, a [[baseball]] fan, called Dauster his “[[Utility infielder|utility man]],”<ref name=Reid>''Congressional Record'', volume 161, page [http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2015-10-29/pdf/CREC-2015-10-29-pt1-PgS7602-4.pdf#page=1 S7603] (October 29, 2015) (statement of Senator Harry Reid); ''Congressional Record'', volume 162, page [https://www.congress.gov/crec/2016/12/08/CREC-2016-12-08-pt1-PgS6850-3.pdf S6860] (December 8, 2016) (statement of Senator Harry Reid).</ref> saying of Dauster, “He can catch, pitch, play any position on the field. He has been great for me. I appreciate Bill’s work very much.”<ref>''Congressional Record'', volume 162, page [https://www.congress.gov/crec/2016/12/08/CREC-2016-12-08-pt1-PgS6850-3.pdf S6860] (December 8, 2016) (statement of Senator Harry Reid).</ref> Senator Reid said, “Bill Dauster . . . is with me virtually every day, every place I go.”<ref>''Congressional Record'', volume 162, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2016-04-13/pdf/CREC-2016-04-13-pt1-PgS1984-4.pdf#page=1 S1984] (April 13, 2016) (statement of Senator Harry Reid).</ref> Senator Reid also said of Dauster: “Nobody on Capitol Hill better understands policy or [[legislation]] than Bill.  Anytime legislative staff — not just mine, but anyone's staff in the Senate — has an issue dealing with legislation, they know Bill will be available.  I admire him.  He is a fine man.  I so appreciate the example he sets in being good to everybody.”<ref>''Congressional Record'', volume 161, page [https://www.congress.gov/crec/2015/12/18/CREC-2015-12-18-pt1-PgS8838-2.pdf S8839] (December 18, 2015) (statement of Senator Harry Reid). See also Heather Caygle. [http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/huddle/2016/12/politico-huddle-dems-pump-brakes-on-russian-probe-217995 "Key Reid Staffer to Van Hollen’s Office,"] ''Politico'', December 22, 2016.</ref> Senator Reid said, “You name it, Dauster has done it.”<ref>Tara Golshan, [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-bill-dauster-senate-democrats_n_605364bac5b6e32eb4afd7a8 “Bernie Sanders Has A Secret Weapon In Pushing Democratic Policy Through Senate: Veteran political aide Bill Dauster came out of retirement to pass some of Democrats’ biggest policy priorities,”] ''HuffPost'', March 18, 2021.</ref>

[[File:L-15-04-30-A.057 (17137266788).jpg|thumb|left|350px|[[United States Secretary of Labor|Labor Secretary]] [[Tom Perez]] (right), Democratic Leader [[Nancy Pelosi]] (center), Senator Reid (center left), and Dauster (background left)]]

Senator Reid’s successor as Democratic Leader, Senator [[Chuck Schumer]], called Dauster “one of the great staffers I have met in all the years I have been here in the Senate.”<ref name=Schumer>''Congressional Record'', volume 163, page [https://www.congress.gov/crec/2017/05/25/CREC-2017-05-25-pt1-PgS3161-3.pdf S3164] (May 25, 2017) (statement of Senator Chuck Schumer).</ref> Senator Schumer said, “He came up with great ideas. He was a great sounding board for me.”<ref name=Schumer/> In response to Senator Schumer’s speech, the office of Senator [[Orrin Hatch]] of Utah tweeted "Best wishes," noting that Dauster had “been a staple of this institution for decades.”<ref>[https://twitter.com/senorrinhatch/status/867759260020740096 Senator Hatch Office] (@senorrinhatch), ''[[Twitter]]'' (May 25, 2017, 11:08 AM).</ref> Assistant Democratic Leader [[Dick Durbin]] said, “Bill Dauster knows more about the rules of the Senate than probably anyone since Senator [[Robert Byrd|Robert C. Byrd]]. That has made him something of a legend in the Senate, on both sides of the aisle.”<ref>''Congressional Record'', volume 163, pages [https://www.congress.gov/crec/2017/05/25/CREC-2017-05-25-pt1-PgS3202.pdf S3202–03] (May 25, 2017) (statement of Senator Dick Durbin).</ref> Senator Chris Van Hollen said, “Among . . . staff, there is perhaps no greater giant of the Senate than Bill Dauster.”<ref name=VanHollenTribute>''Congressional Record'', volume 163, pages [https://www.congress.gov/crec/2017/05/25/CREC-2017-05-25-pt1-PgS3184.pdf S3184–85] (May 25, 2017) (statement of Senator Chris Van Hollen); broadcast on [https://www.c-span.org/video/?429073-1/us-senate-debates-judicial-nomination CSPAN].</ref> Senator Van Hollen said that Dauster “built a reputation as an honest broker, a brilliant dealmaker, and an incredibly generous soul.”<ref name=VanHollenTribute/> Senator [[Jay Rockefeller]] said that Dauster “keeps in touch with everybody and everything.”<ref>''Congressional Record'', volume 158, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2012-02-06/pdf/CREC-2012-02-06-pt1-PgS333-2.pdf#page=5 S337] (February 6, 2012) (statement of Senator Jay Rockefeller).</ref> 

[[File:Baucus Geithner 4.jpg|thumb|right|350px|[[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Treasury Secretary]] Designee [[Timothy Geithner]] (left), Senator Max Baucus (center), and Dauster (right) in November 2008]]

Senator Max Baucus said of Dauster, “Many people know . . . Bill.  Bill has served the Senate in many capacities, particularly with his expertise in budget matters and Senate procedures.  He was invaluable to me.”<ref name=Baucus>''Congressional Record'', volume 149, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2003-11-25/pdf/CREC-2003-11-25-pt1-PgS15930.pdf#page=1 S15930] (November 25, 2003) (statement of Senator Max Baucus).</ref> Senator Paul Wellstone called Dauster “a close friend that many staffers know well and I think many Senators know well because of his brilliance and also because he is sort of a perfect example of someone who really lives such an honest life.”<ref name=Wellstone>''Congressional Record'', volume 145, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1999-03-03/pdf/CREC-1999-03-03-pt1-PgS2160-4.pdf#page=3 S2162] (March 3, 1999) (statement of Senator Paul Wellstone).</ref> Senator Wellstone continued, “He treats all of us, regardless of our political viewpoint, with such generosity.”<ref name=Wellstone/> 

[[File:SENATE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS WILL URGE ENTIRE SENATE TO SIGN LETTER CALLING ON SENS. MCCONNELL AND GRASSLEY TO HOLD GARLAND HEARINGS (26156928350).jpg|thumb|left|350px|Dauster in background at press conference in Capitol]] 

Senator [[Ernest Hollings]] called Dauster “one of the most respected and expert voices on the budget” and “an invaluable resource to all Democratic Senators.”<ref name=Hollings>''Congressional Record'', volume 143, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1997-03-04/pdf/CREC-1997-03-04-pt1-PgS1922-5.pdf#page=1 S1922] (March 4, 1997) (statement of Senator Ernest Hollings).</ref> Senator Hollings continued, “Bill doesn't take himself seriously.  He takes the issues seriously. . . . He personifies a true servant, not only of this great institution, but of the people we serve.  Blessed with enormous intellectual skills, Bill has also exhibited great compassion for the less fortunate among us, especially America's children and the disabled.”<ref name=Hollings/> Senator James Exon said “everyone recognizes [Dauster] is one of the true experts on our budget.”<ref name=Exon>''Congressional Record'', volume 141, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1995-05-25/pdf/CREC-1995-05-25-pt1-PgS7423.pdf#page=23 S7445] (May 25, 1995) (statement of Senator James Exon).</ref> Senator Jim Sasser said Dauster was “always my strong right arm.”<ref name=Sasser>''Congressional Record'', volume 140, page S3860 (March 25, 1994) (statement of Senator Jim Sasser).</ref> Senator Lawton Chiles called Dauster “gifted” and said, “Bill is self-effacing.  But his modesty can't conceal his ability.”<ref name=Chiles>''Congressional Record'', volume 133, page S6019ff (April 21, 1987) (statement of Senator Lawton Chiles).</ref>

[[File:Old_Executive_Office_Building_-_July_2012.JPG|thumb|right|350px|The Old Executive Office Building]]
Dauster helped manage Senate passage of several [[budget resolution]]s<ref>See, e.g., ''Congressional Record'', volume 133, page S6019ff (April 21, 1987) (statement of Senator Lawton Chiles); ''Congressional Record'', volume 136, page S14710 (October 8, 1990) (statement of Senator Jim Sasser); ''Congressional Record'', volume 137, page S4805 (April 23, 1991) (statement of Senator Jim Sasser); ''Congressional Record'', volume 137, page S6340 (May 22, 1991) (statement of Senator Jim Sasser); ''Congressional Record'', volume 138, page S4900 (April 7, 1992) (statement of Senator Jim Sasser); ''Congressional Record'', volume 138, page S5492 (April 10, 1992) (statement of Senator Jim Sasser); ''Congressional Record'', volume 139, page S3708 (March 25, 1993) (statement of Senator Jim Sasser); ''Congressional Record'', volume 139, page S4178 (March 31, 1993) (statement of Senator [[Hank Brown]]); ''Congressional Record'', volume 140, page S3860 (March 25, 1994) (statement of Senator Jim Sasser); ''Congressional Record'', volume 143, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1997-03-04/pdf/CREC-1997-03-04-pt1-PgS1922-5.pdf#page=1 S1922] (March 4, 1997) (statement of Senator Ernest Hollings).</ref> and [[Reconciliation (United States Congress)|budget reconciliation bills]],<ref>See, e.g., ''Congressional Record'', volume 135, page S16644 (November 21, 1989) (statement of Senator Jim Sasser); ''Congressional Record'', volume 136, pages S17705 and S17550 (October 27, 1990) (statements of Senators Robert Byrd and Jim Sasser); ''Congressional Record'', volume 139, page S8070 (June 24, 1993) (statement of Senator Jim Sasser); ''Congressional Record'', volume 139, page S10763 (August 6, 1993) (statement of Senator Jim Sasser); ''Congressional Record'', volume 143, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1997-03-04/pdf/CREC-1997-03-04-pt1-PgS1922-5.pdf#page=1 S1922] (March 4, 1997) (statement of Senator Ernest Hollings).</ref> the [[Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget Act|Gramm-Rudman-Hollings restoration of 1987]],<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 133, page S12534 (September 23, 1987) (statement of Senator [[Lloyd Bentsen]]); ''Congressional Record'', volume 143, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1997-03-04/pdf/CREC-1997-03-04-pt1-PgS1922-5.pdf#page=1 S1922] (March 4, 1997) (statement of Senator Ernest Hollings).</ref> the [[Budget Enforcement Act of 1990]],<ref>See Lawrence J. Haas, “A Staff Mechanic for Budget Repairs,” ''National Journal'', November 10, 1990, page 2754; ''Congressional Record'', volume 136, pages S17705, S17550 (October 27, 1990) (statements of Senators Robert Byrd and Jim Sasser); ''Congressional Record'', volume 143, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1997-03-04/pdf/CREC-1997-03-04-pt1-PgS1922-5.pdf#page=1 S1922] (March 4, 1997) (statement of Senator Ernest Hollings).</ref> [[Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993|President Clinton's first budget]] in 1993,<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 139, page S3708 (March 25, 1993) (statement of Senator Jim Sasser); ''Congressional Record'', volume 139, page S4178 (March 31, 1993) (statement of Senator Hank Brown); ''Congressional Record'', volume 139, page S8070 (June 24, 1993) (statement of Senator Jim Sasser); ''Congressional Record'', volume 139, page S10763 (August 6, 1993) (statement of Senator Jim Sasser).</ref> the [[Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995]],<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 141, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1995-01-27/pdf/CREC-1995-01-27-pt1-PgS1695.pdf#page=1 S1696] (January 27, 1995) (statement of Senator [[Dirk Kempthorne]]).</ref> the Further Continuing Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 1996,<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 141, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1995-11-19/pdf/CREC-1995-11-19-pt1-PgS17490-3.pdf#page=1 S17490] (November 19, 1995) (statement of Senator James Exon).</ref> the [[State Children's Health Insurance Program|Children's Health Insurance Program]], the [[Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act]] (McCain-Feingold),<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 147, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2001-04-02/pdf/CREC-2001-04-02-pt1-PgS3233-7.pdf#page=26 S3258] (April 2, 2001) (statement of Senator [[John McCain]]); ''Congressional Record'', volume 148,  pages [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2002-03-20/pdf/CREC-2002-03-20-pt1-PgS2096-2.pdf#page=63 S2158] and [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2002-03-20/pdf/CREC-2002-03-20-pt1-PgS2096-2.pdf#page=64 S2159] (March 20, 2002) (statements of Senators Russ Feingold and John McCain).</ref> the [[Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act]],<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 149, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2003-06-26/pdf/CREC-2003-06-26-pt2-PgS8709-3.pdf#page=1 S8709] (June 26, 2003) (statement of Senator [[Bill Frist]]); ''Congressional Record'', volume 149,  page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2003-11-22/pdf/CREC-2003-11-22-pt1-PgS15533-2.pdf#page=33 S15565] (November 22, 2003) (statement of Senator [[Orrin Hatch]]); ''Congressional Record'', volume 149, pages [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2003-11-25/pdf/CREC-2003-11-25-pt1-PgS15882-2.pdf#page=26 S15907,] [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2003-11-25/pdf/CREC-2003-11-25-pt1-PgS15882-2.pdf#page=30 S15911,] and [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2003-11-25/pdf/CREC-2003-11-25-pt1-PgS15930.pdf#page=1 S15930] (November 25, 2003) (statements of Senators [[John Breaux]], Chuck Grassley, and Max Baucus).</ref> the Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act,<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 150,  page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2004-05-11/pdf/CREC-2004-05-11-pt1-PgS5191-2.pdf#page=28 S5218] (May 11, 2004) (statement of Senator Chuck Grassley).</ref> the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004,<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 150,  pages [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2004-09-23/pdf/CREC-2004-09-23-pt1-PgS9560-2.pdf#page=18 S9577] and [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2004-09-23/pdf/CREC-2004-09-23-pt1-PgS9560-2.pdf#page=20 S9579] (September 23, 2004) (statements of Senators Chuck Grassley and Max Baucus).</ref> the [[American Jobs Creation Act of 2004]],<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 150,  page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2004-10-11/pdf/CREC-2004-10-11-pt1-PgS11191-8.pdf#page=29 S11219] (October 11, 2004) (statement of Senator Max Baucus).</ref> the Elder Justice Act of 2004,<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 150,  page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2004-12-08/pdf/CREC-2004-12-08-pt1-PgS12048.pdf#page=1 S12048] (December 8, 2004) (statement of Senator John Breaux).</ref> the [[Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users]],<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 151, pages [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2005-05-17/pdf/CREC-2005-05-17-pt1-PgS5256-2.pdf#page=9 S5264] and [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2005-05-17/pdf/CREC-2005-05-17-pt1-PgS5265-2.pdf#page=16 S5280] (May 17, 2005) (statements of Senators Max Baucus and Chuck Grassley); ''Congressional Record'', volume 151, pages [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2005-07-29/pdf/CREC-2005-07-29-pt1-PgS9398.pdf#page=13 S9410] and [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2005-07-29/pdf/CREC-2005-07-29-pt1-PgS9398.pdf#page=17 S9414] (July 29, 2005) (statements of Senators Max Baucus and Chuck Grassley).</ref> the [[Energy Policy Act of 2005]],<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 151, pages [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2005-07-29/pdf/CREC-2005-07-29-pt1-PgS9335.pdf#page=29 S9363] and [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2005-07-29/pdf/CREC-2005-07-29-pt1-PgS9335.pdf#page=32 S9366] (July 29, 2005) (statements of Senators Max Baucus and Chuck Grassley).</ref> the [[Pension Protection Act of 2006]],<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 152, pages [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2006-08-03/pdf/CREC-2006-08-03-pt2-PgS8747.pdf#page=17 S8763] and [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2006-08-03/pdf/CREC-2006-08-03-pt2-PgS8765.pdf#page=1 S8765] (August 3, 2006) (statements of Senators Max Baucus and Chuck Grassley).</ref> the [[SAFE Port Act]] of 2006,<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 152, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2006-09-14/pdf/CREC-2006-09-14-pt1-PgS9582-2.pdf#page=29 S9610] (September 14, 2006) (statement of Senator Chuck Grassley); ''Congressional Record'', volume 152, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2006-09-29/pdf/CREC-2006-09-29-pt1-PgS10810.pdf#page=4 S10813] (September 29, 2006) (statement of Senator Max Baucus).</ref> the [[Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007]],<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 153, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2007-02-01/pdf/CREC-2007-02-01-pt1-PgS1488-2-2-2.pdf#page=6 S1493] (February 1, 2007) (statement of Senator Max Baucus); ''Congressional Record'', volume 153, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2007-02-05/pdf/CREC-2007-02-05-pt1-PgS1572-2.pdf#page=1 S1572] (February 5, 2007) (statement of Senator Ted Kennedy).</ref> the [[Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007]],<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 153, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2007-06-22/pdf/CREC-2007-06-22-pt1-PgS8289.pdf#page=1 S8289] (June 22, 2007) (statement of Senator [[Jeff Bingaman]]).</ref> the Children's Health Insurance Act of 2007,<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 153, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2007-08-02/pdf/CREC-2007-08-02-pt1-PgS10762-3.pdf#page=1 S10762] (August 2, 2007) (statement of Senator Chuck Grassley); ''Congressional Record'', volume 153, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2007-09-27/pdf/CREC-2007-09-27-pt1-PgS12255-2.pdf#page=1 S12255] (September 27, 2007) (statement of Senator Chuck Grassley).</ref> the [[Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008]],<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 154, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2008-05-15/pdf/CREC-2008-05-15-pt1-PgS4212-5.pdf#page=30 S4241] (May 15, 2008) (statement of Senator Chuck Grassley).</ref> the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008,<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 154, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2008-09-23/pdf/CREC-2008-09-23-pt1-PgS9238-2.pdf#page=21 S9258] (September 23, 2008) (statement of Senator Chuck Grassley).</ref> the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act|Affordable Care Act]],<ref>See Manuel Roig-Franzia, [http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2009-10-01/news/36888115_1_staffer-senate-finance-committee-public-policy “Positively Hush With Power,”] ''The Washington Post'', October 1, 2009, pages C1, C7; ''Congressional Record'', volume 155, pages [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2009-12-22/pdf/CREC-2009-12-22-pt1-PgS13779-4.pdf#page=1 S13779] and [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2009-12-22/pdf/CREC-2009-12-22-pt1-PgS13779-4.pdf#page=3 S13781] (December 22, 2009) (statements of Senator [[Chris Dodd]]); ''Congressional Record'', volume 155, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2009-12-23/pdf/CREC-2009-12-23-pt2-PgS13796-4.pdf#page=52 S13847] (December 23, 2009) (statement of Senator [[Tom Harkin]]); ''Congressional Record'', volume 156, pages [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2010-03-25/pdf/CREC-2010-03-25-pt1-PgS2069-8.pdf#page=14 S2082] and [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2010-03-25/pdf/CREC-2010-03-25-pt1-PgS2069-8.pdf#page=17 S2085] (March 25, 2010) (statements of Senators Tom Harkin, Chris Dodd, Max Baucus, and [[Kent Conrad]]).</ref> the [[Budget Control Act of 2011]], the [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] Modernization and Reform Act of 2012,<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 158, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2012-02-06/pdf/CREC-2012-02-06-pt1-PgS333-2.pdf#page=5 S337] (February 6, 2012) (statement of Senator Jay Rockefeller).</ref> the [[Violence Against Women Act|Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011]],<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 158, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2012-04-26/pdf/CREC-2012-04-26-pt1-PgS2799.pdf#page=1 S2799] (April 26, 2012) (statement of Senator [[Patrick Leahy]]).</ref> the 2012 [[United States farm bill|farm bill]],<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 158, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2012-06-21/pdf/CREC-2012-06-21-pt1-PgS4400.pdf#page=5 S4405] (June 21, 2012) (statement of Senator [[Debbie Stabenow]]).</ref> the [[Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act|2012 highway bill]],<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 158, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2012-03-14/pdf/CREC-2012-03-14-pt1-PgS1645-2.pdf#page=1 S1645] (March 14, 2012) (statement of Senator [[Barbara Boxer]]); ''Congressional Record'', volume 158, page [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2012-06-29/pdf/CREC-2012-06-29-pt1-PgS4735.pdf#page=25 S4750] (June 29, 2012) (statement of Senator Barbara Boxer).</ref> the [[American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012]], the [[Water Resources Development Act]] of 2013,<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 159, page [http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/citation.result.CREC.action?congressionalRecord.volume=159&congressionalRecord.pagePrefix=S&congressionalRecord.pageNumber=3498&publication=CREC S3498] (May 15, 2013) (statement of Senator Barbara Boxer).</ref> the [[Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013]],<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 159, pages [http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/citation.result.CREC.action?congressionalRecord.volume=159&congressionalRecord.pagePrefix=S&congressionalRecord.pageNumber=5354&publication=CREC S5354] and [http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/citation.result.CREC.action?congressionalRecord.volume=159&congressionalRecord.pagePrefix=S&congressionalRecord.pageNumber=5479&publication=CREC S5479] (June 27, 2013) (statements of Senators Patrick Leahy and Chuck Schumer).</ref> the [[Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014]], the 2013 [[nuclear option|filibuster reforms]],<ref>See [http://www.nyujlpp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/The-Senate-in-Transition-or-How-I-Learned-to-Stop-Worrying-and-Love-the-Nuclear-Option-19nyujlpp631.pdf “The Senate in Transition or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Nuclear Option,”] ''[[New York University School of Law|N.Y.U.]] Journal of Legislation & Public Policy'', volume 19 (number 4) (December 2016): pages 631–83.</ref> the [[Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013]],<ref> See ''Congressional Record'', volume 160, page [https://www.congress.gov/crec/2014/03/13/CREC-2014-03-13-pt1-PgS1627-4.pdf S1632] (March 13, 2014) (statement of Senator [[Mary Landrieu]]).</ref> the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015,<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 161, page [http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2015-10-29/pdf/CREC-2015-10-29-pt1-PgS7602-4.pdf#page=1 S7603] (October 29, 2015) (statement of Senator Harry Reid).</ref> the [[Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016]],<ref>See ''Congressional Record'', volume 161, page [https://www.congress.gov/crec/2015/12/18/CREC-2015-12-18-pt1-PgS8838-2.pdf S8839] (December 18, 2015) (statement of Senator Harry Reid).</ref> the [[American Rescue Plan Act of 2021]],<ref>''Congressional Record'', volume 168, page [https://www.congress.gov/117/crec/2022/12/21/168/199/CREC-2022-12-21-pt1-PgS9771.pdf S9771] (December 21, 2022); Tara Golshan, [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-bill-dauster-senate-democrats_n_605364bac5b6e32eb4afd7a8 “Bernie Sanders Has A Secret Weapon In Pushing Democratic Policy Through Senate: Veteran political aide Bill Dauster came out of retirement to pass some of Democrats’ biggest policy priorities,”] ''HuffPost'', March 18, 2021.</ref> and the [[Inflation Reduction Act of 2022]].<ref>''Congressional Record'', volume 168, page [https://www.congress.gov/117/crec/2022/12/21/168/199/CREC-2022-12-21-pt1-PgS9771.pdf S9771] (December 21, 2022); [https://overcast.fm/+NpC-prk08 Byrd Nerds: Why the Byzantine Process of Budget Reconciliation Exists and How It Actually Works,"] ''Politico Playbook Deep Dive'', Aug. 12, 2022.</ref> He helped argue for a decision by the [[Parliamentarian of the United States Senate|Senate Parliamentarian]] that [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|Environmental Protection Agency's]] decisions about [[California]]'s vehicle emissions programs were not subject to reversal under the [[Congressional Review Act]].<ref>[https://insideepa.com/daily-news/senate-parliamentarian-finds-california-vehicle-waivers-exempt-cra "Senate Parliamentarian Finds California Vehicle Waivers Exempt from CRA,"] ''InsideEPA'', April 4, 2025; Timothy Cama & Kelsey Brugger, [https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/04/04/senate-parliamentarian-rules-against-gop-on-california-waivers-00272849 "Senate Parliamentarian Rules Against GOP on California Waivers: The Parliamentarian Said Lawmakers Can't Undo Biden-Era Waivers Under the Congressional Review Act. Republicans Will Try Anyway,"] ''E&E News'', April 4, 2025, 4:14 PM; Rachel Frazin, [https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5233436-senate-parliamentarian-says-lawmakers-cant-overturn-california-car-rules-but-republicans-may-try-anyway/ "Senate Parliamentarian Says Lawmakers Can’t Overturn California Car Rules—But Republicans May Try Anyway,"] ''The Hill'', April 4, 2025, 6:49 PM; David Jordan, [https://plus.cq.com/alertmatch/696235985?1&deliveryId=147529644&uid=news-8215673  "Senate Parliamentarian Finds CRA Improper for California Waivers,"] ''[[Congressional Quarterly|CQ News]]'', April 4, 2025, 5:21 PM; Nick Pope, [https://readlion.com/senate-republicans-move-to-nuke-california-ev-mandate-despite-procedural-hurdle/ "Senate Republicans Move To Nuke California EV Mandate Despite Procedural Hurdle,"] ''The Lion'', April 7, 2025; Kelsey Brugger, [https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/04/10/senators-weigh-next-move-on-california-clean-car-rules-00282911 "Senators Weigh Next Move on California Clean Car Rules: Republican Leaders Will Likely Punt the Issue Until After the Easter Recess,"] April 10, 2025, 6:55 AM.</ref>

[[File:UPenn Quad.jpg|thumb|left|350px|The [[Quadrangle Dormitories (University of Pennsylvania)|Quadrangle]] at the University of Pennsylvania]]
Dauster has written five books<ref>''The Congressional Budget Process''. 1568 pages. [[Washington, D.C.]]: [[United States Government Publishing Office|Government Printing Office]], 2022. (Senate print 117-23).  ''Trade Promotion Authority Annotated''. 289 pages. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2007. (Senate print 110-10).  ''Budget Process Law Annotated: 1993 Edition''. 857 pages. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1993. (Senate print 103-49).  ''Budget Process Law Annotated''. 726 pages. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1991. (Senate Print 102-22).  ''Congressional Budget Act Annotated''. 665 pages. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1990. (Senate Print 101-86).</ref> — ''[https://budgetcounsel.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/budget-laws-annotated-1990-dauster.pdf Congressional Budget Act Annotated]''; ''[https://budgetcounsel.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/budget-laws-annotated-1991-dauster.pdf Budget Process Law Annotated]''; ''[https://budgetcounsel.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/budget-laws-annotated-1993-dauster.pdf Budget Process Law Annotated: 1993 Edition]''; ''[http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/lps84748/TradePromotionAuthority%5b1%5d.pdf Trade Promotion Authority Annotated]''; and ''[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CPRT-117SPRT49524/pdf/CPRT-117SPRT49524.pdf The Congressional Budget Process]'' — and numerous articles.<ref>[https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/to-get-to-justice-first-provide-sanctuary/ "To Get to Justice, First Provide Sanctuary,"] ''[[Washington Jewish Week]]'', August 1, 2024, page 34; [https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/does-god-get-inside-your-head/ "Does God Get Inside Your Head?"] ''Washington Jewish Week'', February 1, 2024, page 23; [https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/why-help-those-in-need/ "Why Help Those in Need?"] ''Washington Jewish Week'', August 10, 2023; [https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/why-did-eliezer-change-his-story/ "Why Did Eliezer Change His Story?"] ''Washington Jewish Week'', Nov. 17, 2022, page 24; [https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/remembering-sen-harry-reid-soft-spoken-man-of-consequence Remembering Sen. Harry Reid, Soft-Spoken Man of Consequence,"] ''[[Talking Points Memo]]'', December 29, 2021, 2:05 PM; [https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/work-torah-balance/  "Work-Torah Balance,"] ''Washington Jewish Week'', July 29, 2021, page 21; [https://www.jewishtimes.com/parshat-eikev-work-torah-balance/ "Parshat Eikev: Work-Torah Balance,"] ''[[Baltimore Jewish Times]]'', July 30, 2021; [https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/whats-god-like/ “What’s God Like?”] ''Washington Jewish Week'', March 4, 2021, page 32; [https://www.rollcall.com/2021/01/22/congress-should-use-the-budget-to-raise-the-minimum-wage/ “Congress Should Use the Budget To Raise the Minimum Wage,”] ''Roll Call'', Jan. 22, 2021; [https://forward.com/opinion/462570/filibuster-chuck-schumer-senate-abolish/ “Chuck Schumer Must Abolish the Filibuster — It’s the Jewish Thing To Do,”] ''[[The Forward]]'', Jan. 21, 2021; [https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1081&context=lpb "The Great Holdup: How the Senate and the Filibuster Thwart Gun Legislation Most Americans Want,"] ''Legislation and Policy Brief'' (of the American University Washington College of Law), volume 9 (number 1) (May 2020), pages 37–56; [https://web.archive.org/web/20200326014106/https:/www.washingtonjewishweek.com/65299/when-leaders-do-wrong/editorial-opinion/torah_commentary/ "When Leaders Do Wrong,"] ''Washington Jewish Week'', March 26, 2020, page 35; [https://web.archive.org/web/20220703165619/https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/why-didnt-god-stop-them/ "Why Didn’t God Stop Them?"] ''Washington Jewish Week'', Jan. 9, 2020, page 31; [https://ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/2019/5/23/five-questions-about-ethics-in-political-communication-bill-dauster "Five Questions about Ethics in Political Communication,"] George Washington University Project on Ethics in Political Communication, July 24, 2019; [https://web.archive.org/web/20190703214555/https:/washingtonjewishweek.com/55404/what-was-so-bad-about-korach/editorial-opinion/torah_commentary/ "What Was So Bad About Korach?"] ''Washington Jewish Week'', July 4, 2019, page 21; [https://web.archive.org/web/20201106065816/https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/53622/who-is-our-neighbor/editorial-opinion/torah_commentary/ "Who Is Our Neighbor?"] ''Washington Jewish Week'', May 9, 2019, page 28; [https://web.archive.org/web/20220706212756/https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/49869/ "Breaking News: He Admitted He Was Wrong,"] ''Washington Jewish Week'', November 29, 2018, page 24; [https://www.bethelmc.org/scroll-archive/Vol%2068%202018-19/1810%20Oct%2018%20Scroll%20-%20vWeb.pdf “Back to College!”] ''[https://www.bethelmc.org/news-and-events/scroll/ Congregation Beth El Scroll,]'' October 2018, pages 3–4; [https://web.archive.org/web/20190728221732/https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/47327/why-is-justice-important/editorial-opinion/torah_commentary/ "Why Is Justice Important?"] ''Washington Jewish Week'', July 19, 2018, page 28; reprinted Aug. 8, 2019, p. 30; [https://www.jewishtimes.com/seeing-our-way-clear-of-corruption/ "Seeing Our Way Clear of Corruption,"] ''Baltimore Jewish Times,'' January 31, 2018; [https://web.archive.org/web/20180112043130/https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/43340/pharaohs-administration-offers-a-cautionary-tale-for-today/editorial-opinion/voices/ "Pharaoh’s Administration Offers a Cautionary Tale for Today,"] ''Washington Jewish Week'', January 11, 2018, page 19; [https://web.archive.org/web/20231117050101/https://bethelmc.org/scroll-archive/Vol%2066%202016-17/1707%20JulAug%2017%20Scroll%20vWeb.pdf "Mixed Feelings About Kingship,"] ''Congregation Beth El Scroll'', July-August 2017, page 6; [https://nyujlpp.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Legis-19-4-Dauster-SenateinTransition.pdf “The Senate in Transition or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Nuclear Option,”] ''N.Y.U. Journal of Legislation & Public Policy'', volume 19 (number 4) (December 2016): pages 631–83; [http://www.bethelmc.org/scroll-archive/Vol%2064%202014-15/1505%20May%2015%20Scroll%20vWeb.pdf “Why Study with a Torah Study Group?”] ''Congregation Beth El Scroll'', May 2015, pages 4–6; [http://www.bethelmc.org/scroll-archive/Vol%2059%202009-10/1003%20Mar%2010%20Scroll%20vWEB.pdf “Frankly Left-Handed,”] ''Congregation Beth El Scroll'', March 2010, page 4; “The Congressional Budget Process,” chapter 1 in [http://www.amazon.com/Fiscal-Challenges-Interdisciplinary-Approach-Budget/dp/B008W33FDG ''Fiscal Challenges: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Budget Policy''], edited by [[Elizabeth Garrett]], Howell Jackson, and Elizabeth Graddy, pages 4–38 ([[Cambridge University Press]], 2008); [https://budgetcounsel.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/byrd-rule-annotated-preliminary-draft-october-2005.pdf ''Byrd Rule Annotated'',] October 2005; [http://www.questia.com/library/1G1-53531071/we-cannot-buy-golden-opportunities-with-tin-cup-budgets “We Cannot Buy Golden Opportunities With Tin-Cup Budgets”] (with [[Paul Wellstone]]), ''[[The Progressive]]'', January 1999, pages 44–47; [http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=468244 “The Monster that Ate the United States Senate,”] ''[[Public Budgeting & Finance]]'', volume 18 (Summer 1998), pages 87–93; “Trickle Down Snake Oil System,” ''The Sunday Journal'' (of suburban [[Washington, D.C.]]), January 5, 1997, page A4; “Clinton Rewards Loyalty with More of the Same,” ''The Sunday Journal'', December 29, 1996, page A4; “Diet COLA Will Be Hard To Swallow,” ''The Sunday Journal'', December 22, 1996, page A4; “Love Is Blind: People Should Honor All Kinds of Marriages,” ''The Sunday Journal'', December 15, 1996, page A4; “Privatizing Social Security a Risk,” ''The Sunday Journal'', December 8, 1996, page A4; “Thanksgiving Is a Reminder that Life Here Is Pretty Good,” ''The Sunday Journal'', December 1, 1996, page A4; [http://www.unz.org/Pub/WashingtonMonthly-1996nov-00034 “It’s Not ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'': The Senate Filibuster Ain’t What it Used To Be,”] ''[[The Washington Monthly|Washington Monthly]]'', November 1996, pages 34–36; “Campaign Financing a High Price To Pay,” ''The Sunday Journal'', November 24, 1996, page A4; “Who Needs Term Limits When We’ve Got Elections?” ''The Sunday Journal'', November 17, 1996, page A4; “Clinton’s Bid To Make History,” ''The Sunday Journal'', November 10, 1996, page A4; “High Stakes for Foreign Policy in Senate Elections,” ''The Sunday Journal'', November 3, 1996, page A4; “Ending Corporate Tax Breaks,” ''The Sunday Journal'', October 27, 1996, page A4; “The Page-Turning Tomes of Presidential Candidates (Yawn),” ''The Sunday Journal'', October 20, 1996, page A4; “Newt’s Congress Talks Big Game but Strikes Out on Delivery,” ''The Sunday Journal'', October 13, 1996, page A4; “Five-Man Senate? Rewriting the Rules on Conferences,” ''Roll Call'', October 10, 1996, page 5; “The Government Shrank, but No One Really Cared,” ''The Sunday Journal'', September 29, 1996, page A4; “Education or Catastrophe? Congress Battling Legislation,” ''The Sunday Journal'', September 22, 1996, page A4; “Dole’s Tax Cuts: U.S. Bankruptcy or Economic Gain,” ''The Sunday Journal'', September 15, 1996, page A4; “Senate E-Mail Rules Are No Joke,” ''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]'', September 11, 1996, page 19; “Protecting Social Security and Medicare,” ''[[Harvard Journal on Legislation]]'', volume 33 (Summer 1996), pages 461–509; “The Day the Senate Died: Budget Measure Weakens Minority,” ''Roll Call'', May 30, 1996, page 5, reprinted in ''Congressional Record'', volume 142, [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1996-06-12/pdf/CREC-1996-06-12-pt1-PgS6131.pdf#page=5 pages S6135–36] (June 12, 1996); [http://articles.latimes.com/1996-03-25/local/me-50917_1_responsible-budget “Who Will Care for Our Matthews? The Governors’ Proposals for Medicaid, Welfare Remove the Safety Net for Those Who Cannot Care for Themselves,”] ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', March 25, 1996, page B5; [http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?collection=journals&handle=hein.journals/jlp9&div=9&id=&page= “Budget Process Issues for 1993,”] ''[[Journal of Law & Politics]]'' (of the [[University of Virginia School of Law]]), volume 9 (Fall 1992), pages 9–38; [https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/jleg/vol18/iss2/3/ “Budget Emergencies,”] ''[[Journal of Legislation]]'' (of [[Notre Dame Law School]]), volume 18 (Spring 1992), pages 249–315.</ref> 

[[File:052607-013-VKC-USC.jpg|thumb|right|350px|[[USC School of International Relations]]]]

From 2019 to 2021 he was a member of the [[Academic personnel|faculty]] of the [[University of Pennsylvania]]’s [https://piw.sas.upenn.edu Penn in Washington Program,]<ref>Penn in Washington, [https://piw.sas.upenn.edu/semester-program/course-details/faculty-bio-bill-dauster "Faculty Bio: Bill Dauster."]</ref> where he taught about the [[Separation of powers|balance of power]] between [[United States Congress|Congress]] and the [[President of the United States|President]], and of [[American University]]’s [[Washington College of Law]], where he taught Congressional [[Procedural law|Procedure]].<ref>American University, [https://www.american.edu/profiles/faculty/dauster.cfm "William Dauster."]</ref> He has guest lectured at [[Harvard Law School]], [[Columbia Law School]], the University of Pennsylvania, the [[University of Chicago Law School]], the [[New York University School of Law]], [[Johns Hopkins University]]’s [[Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies|School of Advanced International Studies]], the [[University of Southern California]], the [[University of Alabama School of Law]], the [[Ohio State University Moritz College of Law]], the [[University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law|University of Maryland's Carey School of Law]], the [[University of Maryland, College Park]], the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]], [[William S. Boyd School of Law]], American University’s Washington College of Law,  American University, [[Catholic University of America|Catholic University's]] [[Columbus School of Law]], [[Columbia University School of Social Work]], [[the Graduate School of Political Management]] at the [[George Washington University]], [[Salem State University]], and the [[National War College]].

[[File:Low Memorial Plaza NY.US.jpg|thumb|left|365px|Columbia University with the Law School in the background]]

Dauster received a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[international relations]], [[economics]], and [[political science]] ([[Latin honors|magna cum laude]]) from the University of Southern California, a [[master’s degree]] in economics from the University of Southern California, and a [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[Columbia University]] [[Columbia Law School|school of law]].<ref>''Congressional Staff Directory: 2006/Summer'', page 899. Washington, D.C.: [[CQ Press]], 2006. {{ISBN|0-87289-231-X}}.</ref> He worked as an [[associate attorney]] at the [[New York City]] law firm [[Cravath, Swaine & Moore]].

[[File:Mckeldin Mall.jpg|thumb|right|350px|[[McKeldin Mall]] at the University of Maryland]]

From 2018 to 2020, Dauster was a [[Postgraduate education|graduate student]] at the [[University of Maryland, College Park]], where he took classes in [[Jewish studies|Jewish Studies]]. He is married to [[Federal Election Commission]] Chair [[Ellen Weintraub]],<ref>“Ellen Weintraub Wed to William G. Dauster,” ''The New York Times'', May 11, 1986, section 1, part 2, page 48.</ref> whom President [[Donald Trump]] purported to fire, contrary to statute, in 2025.<ref>Chris Cameron, [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/us/politics/federal-election-commission-weintraub-trump.html "Federal Election Commission Chair Says Trump Has Moved to Fire Her,"] ''New York Times'', February 6, 2025.</ref> 

Dauster has studied [[Torah]] at [[Stephen Wise Free Synagogue]] in [[New York City]]; [http://www.templeemanuelmd.org/ Temple Emanuel] in [[Kensington, Maryland]]; [[Congregation Beth El (Bethesda, Maryland)|Congregation Beth El]] in [[Bethesda, Maryland]];<ref>See [http://www.bethelmc.org/scroll-archive/Vol%2064%202014-15/1505%20May%2015%20Scroll%20vWeb.pdf “Why Study with a Torah Study Group?”] ''Congregation Beth El Scroll'', May 2015, pages 4–6.</ref> [[Johns Hopkins University]] [[Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes|Osher Lifelong Learning Institute]]; The Foundation for Jewish Studies of Maryland; [[Limmud International|LimmudFest]] [[New Orleans]]; [[OASIS (center)|OASIS lifelong learning]]; the University of Maryland, College Park; and on Capitol Hill.<ref>See Casey Hynes, “Staffers Seek Hill Inspiration,” ''Roll Call'', January 6, 2009, pages 28, 30; Bree Hocking and Daniel Heim, “Reaching Out to the Hill’s Many Faiths,” ''Roll Call'', June 11, 2007, pages 31–33 (photo of the Torah study group on page 32); Jane Mayer, [https://www.newyorker.com/news/a-reporter-at-large/the-slime-machine-targeting-dozens-of-biden-nominees "The Slime Machine Targeting Dozens of Biden Nominees,"] ''The New Yorker'', April 16, 2022.</ref> 

Since October 2005, he has written and expanded [[Wikipedia]] articles on each of the 54 [[weekly Torah portion]]s.<ref>For profiles of Dauster’s Torah Wikipedia editing, see Dan Schere, [http://washingtonjewishweek.com/39270/how-bill-dauster-coped-with-capitol-hill-stress/featured-slider-post/ "How Bill Dauster coped with Capitol Hill stress,"] ''[[Washington Jewish Week]]'', June 14, 2017; David Gutman. [http://lacrossetribune.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/senate-staffer-senate-staffer-writes-on-u-s-law-by/article_70179ede-098b-11e2-90a3-0019bb2963f4.html “Senate Staffer Writes on U.S. Law by Day, Jewish Law by Night.”] ''[[La Crosse Tribune]]''. (September 29, 2012).  Similar stories ran in ''[[The Detroit News]]''; ''[[The Herald-Sun (Durham, North Carolina)|The Herald-Sun]]'' of [[Durham, North Carolina]]; ''[[The News & Observer]]'' of [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]; ''[[The Telegraph (Macon)|The Telegraph]]'' of [[Macon, Georgia]]; ''[[The Herald (Rock Hill)|The Herald]]'' of [[Rock Hill, South Carolina]]; the ''[[Walla Walla Union-Bulletin]]''; ''[[The Bellingham Herald]]''; the ''[[Idaho Statesman]]''; the ''[[Billings Gazette]]''; ''[[The State (newspaper)|The State]]'' of [[Columbia, South Carolina]]; the ''[[Inland Valley Daily Bulletin]]''; ''The Observer'' of [[Corning (city), New York|Corning, New York]]; ''[[The Paducah Sun]]''; the ''[[Tri-City Herald]]'' of [[Kennewick, Washington]]; the ''[[Ledger-Enquirer]]'' of [[Columbus, Georgia]]; ''[[The Bradenton Herald]]''; ''[[The Beaufort Gazette]]''; ''[[Politico]]''; “Senate Legal Expert Drawn to Torah Produced Detailed Web Analysis of Scripture,” ''[[Press-Register]]'' (of [[Mobile County, Alabama]]) (October 5, 2012), page 2D; “Senate Legal Expert Drawn to Torah Produced Detailed Web Analysis of Scripture,” ''[[The Birmingham News]]'' (October 5, 2012), page 2H; ''[[Star-News]]'' (of [[Wilmington, North Carolina]]), (September 29, 2012), page 6B; “Torah Study Labor of Love for Senate Staffer,” ''[[The Monterey County Herald]]'' (September 29, 2012); “Senate Staffer Writes on U.S. Law by Day, Jewish Law by Night,” ''[[Deseret News]]'' (September 29, 2012); “Washington: Senior Aide to Harry Reid Writes About Torah Law After Hours,” ''[[Vos Iz Neias?]]'' (September 29, 2012); “US Law by Day, Jewish Law by Night; Senate Staffer Has Produced Some of the Web's Most Detailed Analysis of the Torah,” ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'' (September 28, 2012), page A-6; [http://tearsheets.yankton.net/september12/092812/ypd_092812_SecA_006.pdf “Senate Staffer Writes on U.S. Law by Day, Jewish Law by Night,”] ''Press & Dakotan'' (of [[Yankton, South Dakota]]) (September 28, 2012), page 6A; “Senate Staffer Writes on U.S. Law by Day, Jewish Law by Night,” ''[[The Kansas City Star]]'' (September 27, 2012); “Senate Staffer Writes on U.S. Law by Day, Jewish Law by Night,” ''[[The Charlotte Observer]]'' (September 26, 2012); “Senate Staffer Writes on U.S. Law by Day, Jewish Law by Night,” ''[[The Sacramento Bee]]'' (September 26, 2012); “Senate Staffer Writes on U.S. Law by Day, Jewish Law by Night,” ''[[Sun Herald]]'' (of [[Biloxi, Mississippi]]) (September 26, 2012).  For another profile, see Marilyn Werber Serafini, “Nose in the Scrolls,” ''National Journal'', Oct. 11, 2008.</ref> He has originated or significantly expanded the following Wikipedia and [[Wikisource]] articles and sections of articles:

===On Torah:===
[[File:2008-09-26 torarolle-jhwh.jpg|thumb|350px|right|{{Bibleverse||Numbers|18:27-30|HE}} in a Torah Scroll]]
[[Abraham Lubin]], [[Acharei Mot]], [[Adda bar Ahavah]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 1/12|Avot 1:12]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 1/13|Avot 1:13]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 1/15|Avot 1:15]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 1/16|Avot 1:16]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 1/17|Avot 1:17]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 1/18|Avot 1:18]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 2/1|Avot 2:1]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 2/2|Avot 2:2]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 3/1|Avot 3:1]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 3/2|Avot 3:2]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 3/6|Avot 3:6]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 5/4|Avot 5:4]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 5/6|Avot 5:6]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 5/8|Avot 5:8]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 5/21|Avot 5:21]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 6/10|Avot 6:10]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 6/11|Avot 6:11]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 2|Avot Chapter 2]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 3|Avot Chapter 3]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 4|Avot Chapter 4]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 5|Avot Chapter 5]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 6|Avot Chapter 6]], [[Balak (parashah)]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Bava Kamma/Chapter 9/5|Bava Kamma 9:5]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Bava Kamma/Chapter 1|Bava Kamma Chapter 1]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Bava Kamma/Chapter 9|Bava Kamma Chapter 9]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Bava Metzia/Chapter 9/11|Bava Metzia 9:11]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Bava Metzia/Chapter 9/12|Bava Metzia 9:12]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Bava Metzia/Chapter 9|Bava Metzia Chapter 9]], [[Bechukotai]], [[Behaalotecha]], [[Behar]], [[Bemidbar (parashah)]], [[Bereshit (parashah)]], [[Beshalach]], [[Bethuel]], [[Bible Review]], “Bibliography” in [[Book of Genesis]], [[Bo (parashah)]], [[Chayei Sarah]], [[Chukat]], [[Congregation Beth El (Bethesda, Maryland)]], [[Daughters of Zelophehad]], [[Devarim (parashah)]], [[Eikev]], [[Emor]], [[Genesis Rabba]], [[Haazinu]], [[Hayim Lapin]], [[Herb Levinson]], “In rabbinic literature” in [[Melchizedek]], [[Jacob Milgrom]], [[Jeshurun]], [[Joshua ben Levi]], [[Kedoshim]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Kodashim/Tractate Keritot/Chapter 6/9|Keritot 6:9]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Kodashim/Tractate Keritot/Chapter 6|Keritot Chapter 6]], [[Ki Tavo]], [[Ki Teitzei]], [[Ki Tissa]], [[Korach (parashah)]], [[Lech-Lecha]], [[Leviticus Rabbah]], “List of ''Haftarot''“ at [[Haftarah]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Makkot/Chapter 3/9|Makkot 3:9]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Makkot/Chapter 3|Makkot Chapter 3]], [[Man of God]], [[Martha daughter of Boethus]], [[Masei]], [[Matot]], [[Metzora (parashah)]], [[Miketz]], [[Milcah]], [[Mishpatim]], [[Modeh ani]], [[Naso (parashah)]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nashim/Tractate Nedarim/Chapter 11/3|Nedarim 11:3]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nashim/Tractate Nedarim/Chapter 11|Nedarim Chapter 11]], [[Nitzavim]], [[Noach]], [[Numbers Rabbah]], [[Nun (biblical figure)]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Tahorot/Tractate Oktzin/Chapter 1|Oktzin Chapter 1]], [[Paddan Aram]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Tahorot/Tractate Parah/Chapter 8/3|Parah 8:3]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Tahorot/Tractate Parah/Chapter 8|Parah Chapter 8]], [[Pekudei]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Moed/Tractate Pesachim/Chapter 1/4|Pesachim 1:4]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Moed/Tractate Pesachim/Chapter 1/5|Pesachim 1:5]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Moed/Tractate Pesachim/Chapter 1/6|Pesachim 1:6]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Moed/Tractate Pesachim/Chapter 1/7|Pesachim 1:7]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Moed/Tractate Pesachim/Chapter 9/1|Pesachim 9:1]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Moed/Tractate Pesachim/Chapter 9/2|Pesachim 9:2]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Moed/Tractate Pesachim/Chapter 9/3|Pesachim 9:3]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Moed/Tractate Pesachim/Chapter 10/1|Pesachim 10:1]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Moed/Tractate Pesachim/Chapter 10/2|Pesachim 10:2]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Moed/Tractate Pesachim/Chapter 10/3|Pesachim 10:3]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Moed/Tractate Pesachim/Chapter 10/4|Pesachim 10:4]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Moed/Tractate Pesachim/Chapter 10/5|Pesachim 10:5]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Moed/Tractate Pesachim/Chapter 9|Pesachim Chapter 9]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Moed/Tractate Pesachim/Chapter 10|Pesachim Chapter 10]], [[Pinechas (parashah)]], [[Re'eh]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Tahorot|Seder Tahorot]], [[Shemini (parashah)]], [[Shemot (parashah)]], [[Shlach]], [[Shofetim (parashah)]], [[Shoftim]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Kodashim/Tractate Tamid/Chapter 5/1|Tamid 5:1]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Kodashim/Tractate Tamid/Chapter 5|Tamid Chapter 5]], [[Tazria]], [[Template:Weekly Torah Portions]], [[Terumah (parashah)]], [[Tetzaveh]], [[Toledot]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Bava Kamma|Tractate Bava Kamma]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Bava Metzia|Tractate Bava Metzia]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Kodashim/Tractate Keritot|Tractate Keritot]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Makkot|Tractate Makkot]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Tahorot/Tractate Oktzin|Tractate Oktzin]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Tahorot/Tractate Parah|Tractate Parah]], [[s:Translation:Mishnah/Seder Kodashim/Tractate Tamid|Tractate Tamid]], [[Tzav]], [[Va'eira]], [[Va'etchanan]], [[Vayakhel]], [[Vaychi]], [[Vayeira]], [[Vayelech]], [[Vayeshev]], [[Vayetze]], [[Vayigash]], [[Vayikra (parashah)]], [[Vayishlach]], [[V'Zot HaBerachah]], [[Walter Brueggemann]], and [[Yitro (parashah)]].  

[[File:Capitol-Senate.JPG|thumb|right|200px|The Senate side of the [[United States Capitol]]]]

Since July 2008, he has also uploaded images related to the Hebrew Bible at [[Wikimedia Commons]].  See [[commons:User:Dauster|his page]] there.

===On government:===
[[Budget Enforcement Act of 1990]], “Commissioners” in [[Federal Election Commission]], [[Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974]], [[Congressional Review Act]], [[Fast track (trade)]], [[Finance Committee]] (disambiguation page), [[Gary B. Myrick]], [[Independent Payment Advisory Board]], [[Jack Lew]], [[Lawrence O'Donnell]], [[Lula J. Davis]], [[Reconciliation (United States Congress)]], [[Robert A. Sunshine]], [[Terrell McSweeny]], [[United States Congress Conference committee]], [[United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation]], and [[United States National Economic Council]].

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