“I’m Just a Bill”
Jan 01, 2016
View the video clip and record as may steps as you see in the lawmaking process… how many can you come up with?
I'm Just a Bill
Step #2: Committee Action
- New bills are sent to COMMITTEES and/or SUBCOMMITTEES
- Most work is done in committees
* Pigeonholing: committee ignores bill DIES!
Step #3: Floor Action/ DEBATE- House and Senate must pass identical
versions of the bill.** If one house accepts a different version of
the bill…- CONFERENCE COMMITTEE = house and
senate meet to compromise on the bill version
* There is no limit of time to debate the bill!
Step #4: Voting
House and Senate must BOTH have a 2/3 majority.
HOUSE votes firstSENATE votes second
Step #5: Presidential Action
** IF the bill passes in house and senate identically…
- President then signs or vetoes the bill- The bill can go for 10 days without signing it,
which it will become law
- * Pocket Veto
During Debate
- Filibuster: senator talks for an extended amount of time to prevent a vote on a bill from taking place