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First the bill must be written up and drafted. Next, the Senator who advocates it will present it formally to the clerk of the Senate. It is then numbered S.___. In the House of Representatives, a bill is labeled H.R.___. The higher the number is indicates how much of a priority that bill is. As in S. 2 is a higher priority the S. 378. The numbered bill is then categorized and handed off to the committee that handles most policies in regard to that topic. Committees are formed, both standing (permanent) and temporary, for a wide range of topics. The committee formed has members of both parties, but the majority party in the Senate will have a higher number in the committee. The committee then votes on whether or not to set the bill in front of the Senate or to 'kill' it. The bill then gets voted on (assuming it made it through the committee- which may also make revisions) by the Senate. If the bill gets a majority-- even if only by one vote, it is presented to the House of Representatives. In the House of Representatives, the same process happens-- the HR and the S are very much intertwined, one may not pass anything without getting it approved by the other. The HR then numbers it, hands it off to a committee- if this committee doesn't kill it (but it may revise it) then it gets voted on. If it passes the House, then it is presented to the President. If he/she vetoes it, than the Congress must have a 2/3rds vote to override it.
IF the bill voted on in the HR is different than the original that came from the S then a joint committee of both Senate and House members must be formed to create a compromised bill. Then that bill is presented and the whole process begins again: hand off to committee, committee approves or kills, vote's taken, passed to the President.
Some bills with low priority (example: S. 678) may not even be reviewed! If this happens, then the Senator must present it to the clerk for the next Congressional session.
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∙ 8y agoBills are introduced in the senate by individual Senators.
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∙ 13y agoThe senate brings bills to the floor by unanimous consent, a motion by all members present to set aside formal rules and consider a bill from the calender
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∙ 9y agoIn the Senate bills are bought to the floor when the majority of the Senate chooses to bring one. The bills must be voted on.
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∙ 12y agoThe majority floor leader.
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Where are bills formally debated?
On the floor or the House or Senate
Who handles bills on the senate floor?
the majority leader
Who usually handles bills on the senate floor?
majority leader
How is a bill brought to the senate floor?
majority leader
How are senate bills organized?
Both the house and the senate have commitees. The bills are separated into categories and sent to different commitees. If they are passed within the committee then it is brought before the senate.
What word refers to the schedules that list the order in which bills will be considered on the floor of the house or senate?
Calendars
What word refers to the schedules that list the order in which bills will be considered on the floor of the House or the Senate?
Calendars
Who as a member of the Senate will have the power to determine if any of the amendments proposed by the House will be accepted?
The Senate committees decide which bills, of any kind (statute and Constitutional Amendment alike) go to the Senate floor.
What is a congressional committee?
A standing committe is any group of people in either the House or the Senate that is joined together to review bills and resolutions. In the senate there a many standing committees. bills and resolutions get presented on the floor and then are assigned to the committee which would be dealing with that specific issue type. The committee evaluates the bill or resolution and determines whether or not it is worth it to be debated on the senate floor. The House is basically the same.
The scheduling of bills in the senate is left up to?
The scheduling of bills in the Senate is left up to the Senate majority leader.
What is a standing congressional committee?
A standing committe is any group of people in either the House or the Senate that is joined together to review bills and resolutions. In the senate there a many standing committees. bills and resolutions get presented on the floor and then are assigned to the committee which would be dealing with that specific issue type. The committee evaluates the bill or resolution and determines whether or not it is worth it to be debated on the senate floor. The House is basically the same.
Who scheduling bills in the senate?
the senate majority leader
