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 The Journey of a Bill

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$ Bill

 To stop chil"ren from wal&ing on thestreets an" bothering families by

banning Halloween.'

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hereas

hereas, chil"ren are becoming toorow"y. hereas chil"ren are becomingtoo happy. hereas "oorbells are

ringe" constantly.

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eclaration of the *aw

 Therefore be it enacte" that startingne+t year, celebrating Halloween is

illegal.

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enalty

 The penalty of violating this law woul"be behea"ing.

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(3)eporte" to the 4oor of the Houseof epresentatives

$men"e" an" passe" by the ommittee ofelebration, the bill is sent to the wholeHouse for "ebate an" vote. Once again, thebill can be &ille", amen"e", or approve".

 The House then amen"s the bill, so that2 2

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(7)The Bill goes to !enate

ommittee

 The bill is intro"uce" in the !enate, an" thensent to the !enate committee where it canonce again be &ille", amen"e", or approve".

 This time, the bill is approve", with ama6ority of yea votes. hil"ren can tric&2or2

( ) h ill i " h

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(9,:)The Bill is vote" on the!enate

 The bill is sent to the whole !enate to"ebate, an" once again "oes not get&ille". The bill passes without being

amen"e", with a ma6ority of yea votes.

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(;)onference ommittee

<ow, each House passes it=s own bill. The !enate,passes a bill to ban chil"ren 1> an" un"er from

going tric&2or2treating alone past ;pm. The House ofepresentatives passes a bill to stop all chil"renfrom tric&2or2treating alone past ?@>>. The twohouses must resolve their "iAerences, an" nallypass one bill/ a bill that bans chil"ren 1> an" un"erfrom tric&2or2treating alone, an" all chil"ren must

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(?)The Bill s Cote"

 The bill returns to the House an"!enate to be vote"% $< $OCD8

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(5)Oh, resi"ent8

 The bill is nally given to the presi"entto approve, or "isapprove (veto). The

resi"ent% Cetoes the bill8

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(1>)Bill, will you "ie0

<ow, both Houses can either

reconsi"er the bill or overri"e the veto. The Ceto is overri""en8 The <ecessary:;E of votes from both houses isachieve"8 There are -5> votes in theHouse an" :; in the !enate. The bill

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11th congress-n" !ession

< THD !D<$TD OF THD G<TD !T$TD!February 5,->1-

eceive", rea" twice an" referre" to the ommittee of elebration

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$n $ct$ bill to &eep chil"ren safe an" from bothering people at night, bybanning chil"ren 1> an" un"er from tric&2or2treating alone, an" all

chil"ren to stop by ?pm. hereas chil"ren are irresponsible.hereas chil"ren are hurt easily. hereas many people want to

sleep.

1.  Therefore be it enacte", that starting ne+t year, hil"ren 1> an"un"er may not tric&2or2treat alone, an" all chil"ren must stop by?pm.

-. The enalty for violation of this law is behea"ing.