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Congress - Coggle Diagram
Congress
Senate
A member of congress must introduce
Begins with a legislative hearing in front of subcommittee to listen to testimonies and gather information
Standing committee can acept the bill as is or amend it further and can hold more hearings and its own markup session
Compromise version of the bill is voted on by the full senate
passed version of the bill
house
In House, speaker distributes to various committees for study
Subcommitte chairs control the selection and scheduling of witnesses
Once subcommittee deals with last amendment, vote on motion to return bill to full committee
compromise version of the bill os voted on by the full house
president sighns
white building
1 more item...
bill becomes a law
Conference committee irons out differentiates between the the two bills
After hearings end, subcommittee members determine bills final language and amend it