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How a bill becomes l
how a bill becomes a law
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the first step for a bill to become law | the bill is introduced by a member of Congress |
| Who can introduce a bill? | a member of the Senate or House of Representatives |
| How do you know if a bill was introduced by the House or the Senate? | H.R. represents a House Bill and S means it is a Senate Bill |
| All bills are... | numbered |
| What happens after a bill is introduced? | a committee reviews the bill and decides if it should be chosen for further study |
| What happens after a bill is sent to committee? | hearings are held so they can learn more about the bill |
| What are hearings? | meetings in which people are asked to express their ideas |
| What can the committee decide to do during the hearings? | mark-up the bill |
| What does it mean to mark-up with bill? | re-write it |
| What happens after the hearings? | the committee returns the bill to the chamber where the bill was started (House or Senate) |
| What happens after a bill is returned to the chamber that it started? | it is usually "called up" (bring the bill onto the floor and the members debate (discuss the reasons for or against)the bill |
| What else happens after a bill is called up? | the bill may be changed or amended and it is voted on. |
| What happends after a bill has passed one chamber? | it is debated and may be approved as received, rejected, ignored, or changed |
| How do they decide which chamber a bill goes to first? | the chamber that introduced the bill has to approve it first |
| What happens after the bill is passed in both chambers but there is a difference in wording? | a conference committee is formed |
| What is the job of a conference committee? | to work together to solve the difference in a bill and to re-write the bill |
| Who makes up the conference committee? | members from both the House and the Senate |
| After a bill is re-written, what happens? | both Houses vote |
| When both Houses pass an identical bill what happens next? | it is sent to the President for approval |
| What does a vote of yes mean? | that you are passing the bill |
| What does a no vote mean? | you are rejecting the bill |
| What happens if the President approves the bill? | he signs it into law |
| What happens if the President vetoes the bill? | It is sent back to Congress. If both Houses approve it by a two third majority, the bill becomes a law |
| Waht happens if the President does not sign or veto the bill? | If the President does not sign or veto a bill within 10 days, the bill becomes a law without the President's signature |
| What happens if the President does not sign or veto a bill within 10 days but Congress is not in session? | the bill does not become a law |
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