How a Bill Becomes a Law
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- The Proposal
- We like your idea!
- The Introduction
- In my bill, I thought of . . .
- Suggesting some changes and my reviewing is done.
- The Committee Report
- A representative has given his proposal to his partners to see if they support his idea.
- The Floor Debate + The Vote
- I support your bill. I like it.
- We support your bill.
- The introduction of his bill is seen here as it's being read aloud o fellow representatives.
- The Hand-Off
- I agree. I vote yes for this bill.
- With some changes, the bill is good.
- The bill gets sent to a committee for a reviewing of the bill.Then the bill gets sent back to the members of the house.
- The Compromise
- If you add this in, then we can approve this bill.
- CONFERENCE COMMITEE
- Okay so we'll take this one area out and add in that one.
- Members of the house debate on whether they support it or not and vote their choice.
- We vote yes.
- If the bill is passed by members of the House, it gets sent to Senate who does the same thing. They also include some changes and whether to approve it or not.
- I second that.
- Members of both the House and Senate form a conference committee where they work out a compromise that'll work for both of them.
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