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How a bill becomes a law
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Bill is drafted
An idea is written as a bill
Can be written by:
A member of the House
A member of the Senate
Proposed by POTUS
An outside group
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Introduction
Bill is introduced into one house of Congress
Only a member of the House can introduce into the House
Only a member of the Senate can introduce into the Senate
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Committee Assignment
A bill is referred to a committee in the house that it was introduced into
Bills are assigned to a committee that deals with the content contained in the bill
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Committee Action
Most bills die here
The committee debates the bill
Committee adds, subtracts, or amends the bill
The committee decides if the bill has enough ability to move forward in the process
If it does, the committee recommends the bill for floor action
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Floor Action
The bill is debated on the floor of the house that it was introduced in
The bill is voted on
If the bill does not receive a majority, it is defeated
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Introduced into the other house
When the bill receives a majority in the house that it was introduced in, it moves to the other house
The bill is introduced and sent to committee in the new house
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Committee Action
The bill goes to committee and the same process happens in the new house
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Floor Action
Following committee action, the bill is debated on the floor
The bill is voted on
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Conference Committee
When a bill passes both houses, it goes back to the original house it was introduced in
If the bill did not change much, it is
revoted
on in the original house
If the bill changed a lot, a Conference Committee is formed with members from both houses
The Conference Committee creates a compromise bill between the two houses
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Vote on Compromise
Both houses vote on the compromise bill created in the Compromise committee
If the bill receives less than a majority, it dies
If the bill receives more than a majority, it is sent to POTUS
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Presidential Action
POTUS can sign the bill into law
POTUS can veto the bill sending it back to Congress
POTUS can do nothing and it becomes a law
If POTUS does nothing within 10 days before the end of the legislative session the bill dies, known as a Pocket Veto
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Veto Override
If POTUS vetoes a bill, it isn’t necessarily dead
If 2/3 of both houses of congress vote to override the veto, the bill becomes law
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Create a law
On the index card provided, create a federal law (a law that applies to the entire United States)
There will be a grade advantage if your law passes as well as a grade penalty if it does not
