how a bill becomes a law civics. types of legislation bills: thousands are introduced, few become...
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How a Bill Becomes a Law
Civics
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Types of legislation• Bills: thousands are introduced, few
become laws• Public bills: involve national issues• Private bills: deals with groups or
individuals (less in number)• Resolutions: may be passed by either
house, or jointly. Do not involve the President! (Doesn’t have the force)
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Why do so few bills become laws?• Less than 5%• Process is long &
complex (100 steps)• Measures must have strong support• Supporters must be willing to
compromise• Some bills introduced that don’t have
any chance (however, logrolling helps)
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The Lawmaking Process
A bill can be written by anyone, not just Congress or the President!
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1) Introducing a Bill
Only Congressman can introduce it on the
floor
The “hopper” is a box
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2) Committee Action
Bills spend most of their time here. Both houses usually agree on decision of members
Sometimes bills must go to subcommittees. Most bills DIE in committee
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3) Floor Action
This is where debate takes place (2nd reading)Amendments are added (sometimes strategy)
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3) Floor Action
Once a Bill passes this stage, it must receive a majority vote in BOTH the House and Senate (A quorum is required)
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4) Conference Committee
Bills go here because they must be passed in identical form!The differences are worked out by “conferees”
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Back to the Floor!
The bill then goes back to both houses for vote
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5) Presidential Action
There are several types of vetoes: including pocket (last 10 days) and line-itemOverriding takes a 2/3 vote by both houses
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A flow chart of process: