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Congress
House of Rep
Bill is introduced
Speaker distributes to various committees occurs with assistance of preliminaries
Bill is refereed to an appropriate house committee
Bill is revised in subcommittee. If approved by the standing committee it is sent to the the rules committee
Begins with a legislative hearing in front of subcommittee to listen to testimonies and gather information
Subcommittee chairs control the selection and scheduling of witnesses
If they favor a bill they can move it along, if they appose it they can kill it by scheduling hearings that never end
After hearings end, subcommittee members determine bills final language and amend it
Any change typically must be approved by a majority of those present
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Senate
Bill is introduced
Presiding officer distributes occurs with assistance of preliminaries
Bill is refereed to an appropriate Senate standing committee
Bill is revised in subcommittee. If approved by the standing committee it is sent to the Senate
Begins with a legislative hearing in front of subcommittee to listen to testimonies and gather information
Subcommittee chairs control the selection and scheduling of witnesses
If they favor a bill they can move it along, if they appose it they can kill it by scheduling hearings that never end
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