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An idea for a bill from any citizen:
Environmental Issues
- Citizen contacts a Congressman
- Only a Congressman can submit a bill for consideration.
- Bill is submitted to Congress
- Submitted through House of Representatives
- Submitted through Senate
- Bill is assigned to a Committee
- This is where most bills die in Congress
- Determines if bill is worth the time in Congress
- Allows for careful revision of bills to ensure the best possible law
- Allows for careful revision of bills to ensure the best possible law
- Bill is reported out of Committee
- Bill is investigated and debated
- Majority vote needed to leave committee
- The bill goes to debate on the Floor
- Debate limited in the House by the Rule Committee
- Filibuster in the Senate can prevent bills from passing
- Floor acton on the bill
- Amendment to the bill could be added
- Vote on the bill
- If no: the bill dies
- The two houses could pass different versions of the bill
- If no: the bill dies
- Bill goes to conference committee
- Any differences in the two bills are reconciled
- Compromise bill goes back to houses for a final vote
- Bill goes to the President for signing
- If he signs it then it becomes law
- Veto
- Part of the Checks and Balances
- Part of the Checks and Balances
- Bill goes back to Congress for Veto override
- 2/3 vote required for ovveride
- If no override, no law
- Bill becomes Law!
- 2/3 vote required for ovveride
- If he signs it then it becomes law
- Bill goes to the President for signing
- Any differences in the two bills are reconciled
- Amendment to the bill could be added
- Debate limited in the House by the Rule Committee
- Bill is investigated and debated
- This is where most bills die in Congress
- Submitted through House of Representatives
- Allows for democracy
- Only a Congressman can submit a bill for consideration.
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