How a bill becomes a law
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Step 1: Introducing a bill
• Congress introduces a bill
• The bill gets read in a congressional meeting
Step 2: Bill is sent to committees
• Bill gets sent to a committee, which can then be sent to a subcommittee
• The committee then decides whether or not they want to send the bill to the floor
• They can ignore and kill the bill, which is called pigeonholing
Step 3: Bill is sent to the floor
• Congressman will voice their arguments about the bill and make necessary changes to satisfy the majority
• A can choose to filibuster, or talk a bill to death, which means they talk about the bill until less than 50% of senators are present, therefore the bill dies
Step 4: Voting
• Congress votes on the bill
• For voting to take place, a quorum must be present
Step 5: Conferencing
• A conference committee changes the differences between the house and the senate
Step 6: Voting Again
• Both the houses vote on the bill now that it is the same
Step 7: Bill goes to the President
• President either signs it or vetoes the bill
• President can also pocket veto it, which is when the president does nothing during the last 10 days while congress is in session, which kills the bill
• If the bill is vetoed, then congress can override it with a 2/3 vote.
Step 8: Bill is signed
• Once the bill is signed, the law goes into the National Archives
• Congress introduces a bill
• The bill gets read in a congressional meeting
Step 2: Bill is sent to committees
• Bill gets sent to a committee, which can then be sent to a subcommittee
• The committee then decides whether or not they want to send the bill to the floor
• They can ignore and kill the bill, which is called pigeonholing
Step 3: Bill is sent to the floor
• Congressman will voice their arguments about the bill and make necessary changes to satisfy the majority
• A can choose to filibuster, or talk a bill to death, which means they talk about the bill until less than 50% of senators are present, therefore the bill dies
Step 4: Voting
• Congress votes on the bill
• For voting to take place, a quorum must be present
Step 5: Conferencing
• A conference committee changes the differences between the house and the senate
Step 6: Voting Again
• Both the houses vote on the bill now that it is the same
Step 7: Bill goes to the President
• President either signs it or vetoes the bill
• President can also pocket veto it, which is when the president does nothing during the last 10 days while congress is in session, which kills the bill
• If the bill is vetoed, then congress can override it with a 2/3 vote.
Step 8: Bill is signed
• Once the bill is signed, the law goes into the National Archives