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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