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1. 3 ways… The Hard Way! The Fun Way! The School House Rock Way! How a Bill grows up and becomes a Law…
2. House Bill IntroducedRider attached Senate Bill IntroducedRider attached 1st reading, given a number Committee Action Hearings Investigation Voted out of sub- committee…. Referred to Committee Referred to Committee Stop Stop Referred to Sub Committee Referred to Sub Committee Stop Stop Pigeonhole Amend or add to Approve and submit to floor debate -- “do pass” Reported to Full Committee—3 Actions Reported to Full Committee Stop Floor ActionDebate and vote.. Filibuster or Cloture If passes, either goes to the House or the President Stop Rules Committee Action House Rules Committee sets limits on debate. Stop Floor ActionDebate and vote If passes, either goes to the Senate or President Stop Stop 2nd reading Bill must pass both Houses with same language… If not, goes to Conference Committee. House Approval Senate Approval President’s Action Stop Stop Veto Signed into law
3. The Easy Way…
4. Introduction Senate Current Majority Leader: Harry Reid (D) House of Reps Current Speaker: John Boehner (R)
5. Committee Action HOUSE Bill referred to standing committeeTo subcommittee for study, hearings, revisions, approval Back to full committee for more hearings & revisions To rules committee to set conditions for debate / amendments SENATE Bill referred to standingcommitteeTo subcommittee for study, hearings, revisions, approval Back to full committee for more hearings/revisions
6. Floor Action House Bill debated than passed or defeated If passed it is sent on to the Senate Senate Bill debated then passed or defeated If passed it is sent on to the House
7. Conference Committee Resolves differences between House and Senate versions of bill * need an identical bill
8. Congressional Approval Committee House and Senate vote on final passage Approved bill sent to President
9. Presidential Action each house will override veto President either: Signs and it becomes law Vetoes and it is sent back to Congress Doesn’t sign and it becomes law

10. FYIAdditional notes to add to your graphic organizer

    As many as 10,000 measures are introduced in the House and Senate during a term of Congress. Fewer than 10% ever become law “Bipartisanship” : support for a bill from members of both the Democrats and Republicans.
11. What steps must be taken for a bill to become a law?Again…
12. Step 1 The Bill is Proposed by a Citizen, the President or an Interest Group
13. Step 2 The bill is introduced in the House of Representatives and the Senate
14. Step 3 The Bill is Studied by a House Committee
15. Step 4 The Bill is Debated on the House Floor
16. Step 5 The Bill is Sent to the Senate
17. Step 6 The Bill is Studied by a Senate Committee
18. Step 7 The Bill is Debated in the Senate
19. Step 8 The Senate Votes on the Bill
20. Step 9 The Bill is Sent to the President
21. If a bill passes the House of Representatives it would then go to…
22. Review Senate If a bill passes through the House of Representatives then the next step would be to go through the?
23. End of Course Question What does it mean that a bill is a “proposed law?” a. it may become a law b. it is a law c. it should be a law d. it will never be law
24. End of Course Question Which branch of Government can veto laws? a. the Executive branch, which is represented by the president b. the legislative branch, which is represented by Congress c. no branch of government can veto laws d. the judicial branch, which is represented by the Courts