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Legislative 4-Bills
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where does the idea for a bill begin? | Proposal |
| What is the written draft of a law called? | Bill |
| Where is a bill formally submitted for the first time? | Introduction |
| What step assigns the bill a number and title? | Filing |
| What prefix does a House bill receive? | H.R. |
| What prefix does a Senate bill receive? | S. |
| Where is a bill sent for detailed study and review? | Committee |
| What permanent panels review bills by topic? | Standing committee |
| What smaller group studies a specific part of a topic? | Subcommittee |
| Where do most bill discussions take place? | Subcommittee |
| What step allows experts to testify about a bill? | Hearings |
| What action marks subcommittee edits to a bill? | Amendments |
| What subcommittee action kills a bill? | Table |
| Where does the bill go after subcommittee approval? | Full committee |
| What document explains committee changes and recommendations? | Report |
| What is placing a bill on the House or Senate schedule called? | Calendar |
| What is the full-chamber discussion of a bill called? | Debate |
| What rule limits speaking time in the House? | Time limits |
| What system alternates speakers for and against a bill? | Alternation |
| What vote option ends House debate? | Closure |
| What chamber allows unlimited speaking time? | Senate |
| What is offering changes during debate called? | Floor amendments |
| What final chamber action decides the bill’s fate? | Passage |
| What occurs when a bill moves to the other chamber? | Referral |
| What must both chambers approve before sending a bill onward? | Identical version |
| What committee resolves House–Senate differences? | Conference |
| What document explains how differences were resolved? | Conference report |
| Where does the compromise bill return for approval? | Final floor |
| What happens if one chamber rejects the revised bill? | Failure |
| What is the step when both chambers approve the same text? | Enrollment |
| Where does the bill go after enrollment? | President |
| What presidential action signs a bill into law? | Signature |
| What presidential rejection stops a bill? | Veto |
| What allows Congress to overturn a veto? | Override |
| What presidential action kills a bill after adjournment? | Pocket veto |
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