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Legislative Branch. How a Bill Becomes a Law. Vocabulary. Vocabulary. 1. Someone comes up with an idea. Anyone can come up with an idea, but only a member of Congress can present it
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Legislative Branch How a Bill Becomes a Law
1. Someone comes up with an idea • Anyone can come up with an idea, but only a member of Congress can present it • A bill can start in either chamber of Congress UNLESS it deals with money, such as a tax or revenue bill. Then it MUST begin in the House.
2. Bill goes to Committee in House • Bill goes to a House Standing Committee (sometimes even to a subcommittee) • They write, debate and vote on bill • IF they reach a quorum, the bill moves on to the next step • IF they do not get a quorum, the bill dies for one year before it can be brought back
3. Bill goes to entire House • Bill is presented to the entire House of Representatives. They debate and vote on the bill • IF they reach a quorum, the bill moves on to the next step • IF they do not get a quorum, the bill dies
4. Bill goes to Committee in Senate • Bill goes to a Senate Standing Committee (sometimes even to a subcommittee) • They write, debate and vote on bill • IF they reach a quorum, the bill moves on to the next step • IF they do not get a quorum, the bill dies
5. Bill goes to entire Senate • Bill is presented to the entire Senate. They debate and vote on bill • IF they reach a quorum, the bill moves on to the next step • IF they do not get quorum, the bill dies
6. Bill goes to the President • Bill is presented to the President. He / She has 10 days to decide to sign or send back to Congress • IF President signs it, the bill becomes LAW • IF President sends it back to Congress refusing to sign it, it is called a VETO • IF President does nothing for 10 days and Congress stays in session, the bill becomes LAW • IF President does nothing for 10 days and Congress adjourns, the bill is POCKET VETOED
7? Overriding Veto • Congress can attempt to overridethe President’s veto • The bill begins the entire process from the beginning, but instead of a quorum to pass each house, the bill needs to get 2/3 vote • If both houses successfully pass the bill by a 2/3 vote, the bill becomes LAW
