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Anyone can suggest an idea for a law, But only a member of Congress can take a proposed law to The House of Representatives or the Senate. A bill is assigned a number that begins with H.R for The House and S. For the Senate. 4. The Bill is then sent to the appropriate committee.
Anyone can suggest an idea for a law, But only a member of Congress can take a proposed law to The House of Representatives or the Senate. A bill is assigned a number that begins with H.R for The House and S. For the Senate. 4. The Bill is then sent to the appropriate committee.
Anyone can suggest an idea for a law, But only a member of Congress can take a proposed law to The House of Representatives or the Senate. A bill is assigned a number that begins with H.R for The House and S. For the Senate. 4. The Bill is then sent to the appropriate committee.
Anyone can suggest an idea for a law. But only a member of Congress can take a proposed law to the House of Representatives or the Senate.
How does a Bill Get Stated in the House and Senate
1. A member of the House or Senate drafts a Bill. 2. They submit the Bill to the House or Senate. 3. The Bill is assigned a number that begins with H.R for the House of Representatives and S. for the Senate. 4. The Bill is then sent to the appropriate committee.
The Committee Work
1. The Standing Committee is a permanent committee in the House or Senate that studies Bills related to a topic such as education and agriculture. This committee chair assigns the Bill to the appropriate subcommittee. 2. The Subcommittee will study the Bill, and most of the discussion in Congress takes place at this point. This subcommittee will decide whether to schedule the Bill for discussion, or they may decide to stop action on the Bill. The Bill then dies. 3. If the Bill is open for discussion the subcommittee will give supporters, opponents and experts a chance to voice there views. At this point the Bill can be changed or a new Bill can be written. The subcommittee will vote for a full vote, or the Bill dies.
Debate on the House floor
The House is chaired by the Speaker of the House. Before debate begins, a time limit is set for how long any Member can speak. Usually 1 5 minutes. First a Member speaks who is for the Bill and then one who is against the Bill. Debate continues in this way until it is complete. The debate on the Bill can be ended by a simple majority vote. Following the debate, amendments to the Bill can be suggested and also debated. Finally, The Bill is put to a vote!
Debate on the Senate floor
There are no time limits
to debate in the Senate. Members may speak for as long as they choose. Amendments may be offered at any time during the debate. At the end of the debate, the bill is put to a vote!
The President The President has 4 options:
1. Sign the Bill into Law.
2. Law without signature The Bill can sit on the Presidents desk for 10 days without signing it while Congress is in Session. The bill then becomes Law. 3. Veto The President can choose not to sign the bill, it will not become a law. The House and Senate and still make it a Law with a 2/3 vote. 4. Pocket Veto After 10 days, if Congress is no longer in session, if the President does not sign the Bill, it does not become Law.