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How a Bill Becomes a LAW

By
Regan Orgeron
Mr. Orgeron
Mr. O

Who can propose a law?


Anyone can suggest an
idea for a law.
But only a member of
Congress can take a
proposed law to the
House of
Representatives or the
Senate.

How does a Bill Get Stated in the House and Senate


1. A member of the House
or Senate drafts a Bill.
2. They submit the Bill to
the House or Senate.
3. The Bill is assigned a
number that begins with
H.R for the House of
Representatives and S.
for the Senate.
4. The Bill is then sent to
the appropriate
committee.

The Committee Work


1. The Standing Committee is a permanent committee in the House or
Senate that studies Bills related to a topic such as education and
agriculture. This committee chair assigns the Bill to the appropriate
subcommittee.
2. The Subcommittee will study the Bill, and most of the discussion in
Congress takes place at this point. This subcommittee will decide
whether to schedule the Bill for discussion, or they may decide to
stop action on the Bill. The Bill then dies.
3. If the Bill is open for discussion the subcommittee will give
supporters, opponents and experts a chance to voice there views. At
this point the Bill can be changed or a new Bill can be written. The
subcommittee will vote for a full vote, or the Bill dies.

Debate on the House floor


The House is chaired by the
Speaker of the House.
Before debate begins, a time limit
is set for how long any Member
can speak. Usually 1 5 minutes.
First a Member speaks who is for
the Bill and then one who is
against the Bill. Debate continues
in this way until it is complete.
The debate on the Bill can be
ended by a simple majority vote.
Following the debate,
amendments to the Bill can be
suggested and also debated.
Finally, The Bill is put to a vote!

Debate on the Senate floor

There are no time limits


to debate in the Senate.
Members may speak for
as long as they choose.
Amendments may be
offered at any time
during the debate.
At the end of the debate,
the bill is put to a vote!

The President
The President has 4 options:

1. Sign the Bill into Law.


2. Law without signature The
Bill can sit on the Presidents
desk for 10 days without signing
it while Congress is in Session.
The bill then becomes Law.
3. Veto The President can choose
not to sign the bill, it will not
become a law. The House and
Senate and still make it a Law
with a 2/3 vote.
4. Pocket Veto After 10 days, if
Congress is no longer in session,
if the President does not sign the
Bill, it does not become Law.

The President has other options.

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