Congress
Senate
House
Bill is revised in subcommittee, bill is sent to the fill Senate
Bill is introduced in the Senate
Bill is referred to an appropriate Senate standing committee
Bill is debated by the full Senate. If approved, it is sent to the House
Compromise version of the bill is voted on by the full Senate
Bill is introduced in the House of Representative
Bill is referred to an appropriate House standing committee
Bill is revised in subcommittee goes through markup. If approved by the standing committee, it is sent to the Rules Committee
Rules Committee decides when the bill will be debated by the full house
Bill is debated by the full House. If approved, it is sent to the Senate. If the Senate has passed a related bill, it goes ot a conference committee
Conference committee irons out differences between the two versions of the bill
Passed versions of the bill is sent to the president
President vetoes the bill and sends it back to congress
Congress overrides the veto with a two-thirds vote in both bonuses
President signs the bill (or allows it to become law without signing in),
Bill becomes law
Bill becomes law
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Speaker of the out refers to standing committee
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