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How a bill is turned into a law - Coggle Diagram
How a bill is turned into a law
Legislation is introduced
Senate
Members must gain recognition of the presiding officer to announce the introduction of a bill during the morning hour. If any senator objects, the introduction of the bill is postponed until the next day.
The bill is assigned a number
The bill is labeled with the sponsor's name.
The bill is sent to the Government Printing Office and copies are made.
Senate bills can be jointly sponsored.
Members can cosponsor the piece of Legislation.
Bill is is then taken to a committee it can be referred to more than one committee as well
bill can be assigned to subcommittee by chairman
they report the findings to the full committee
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House
Legislation is handed to the clerk of the House or placed in the hopper.
house bills are placed on one of the 4 house calendars speaker of the house and majority leader decided what will reach the floor
Debate is limited by the rules formulated in the Rules Committee. The Committee of the Whole debates and amends the bill but cannot technically pass it. Debate is guided by the Sponsoring Committee and time is divided equally between proponents and opponents. The Committee decides how much time to allot to each person. Amendments must be germane to the subject of a bill - no riders are allowed
Vote
The bill is voted on. If passed, it is then sent to the other chamber unless that chamber already has a similar measure under consideration. If either chamber does not pass the bill then it dies. If the House and Senate pass the same bill then it is sent to the President. If the House and Senate pass different bills they are sent to Conference Committee. Most major legislation goes to a Conference Committee.
Conference Committee
Members from each house form a conference committee and meet to work out the differences. The committee is usually made up of senior members who are appointed by the presiding officers of the committee that originally dealt with the bill. The representatives from each house work to maintain their version of the bill.
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