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Steps of how a bill become a law in the senate?
Introduction: The bill is introduced by a senator and assigned to a committee. Committee process: The committee reviews and amends the bill. If approved, it is sent to the Senate floor for debate and voting. Senate floor process: Senators debate the bill and propose amendments. A majority vote is required to pass the bill. Conference committee: If the Senate version of the bill differs from the one passed by the House of Representatives, a conference committee is formed to reconcile the differences. Final votes: The bill is presented to the full Senate again for a final vote. If it passes, it is sent to the President to be signed into law or vetoed.
Why do bills go to special comittees?
A bill can start in the House Committee or the Senate Committee. Once it passes one, it has to be approved by the other.
Did HR 3915 which passes in the House in 2007 pass in the Senate and was it signed into law?
From the resources I can locate - this bill is still in Senate committee.
What is formed when the house passes a different version of a bill?
It goes to a conference committee composed of both Representatives and Senators. They attempt to work out a compromise bill which then gets sent back to both House and Senate for their consideration.
What happens to a bill after it goes to committee?
Most bills goes to the Rules Committee. This committee sets conditions for debate and amendment when the whole House meets on the bill. In the Senate, the leader of the majority party set the schedule for debate by the whole Senate.
When a bill is introduced in either house where is it sent?
in congress where are bills sent for consideration
What must happen to have a bill sent to the president?
Most bills start in committees. A bill that passes committee is then voted on in the full house or senate. A bill must pass the house and the senate, and then it goes to the president.
Real life example of checks and balances?
A bill is written and starts in the house. It goes to committee is evaluated and passes committee. It then goes to the full House for a vote. It passes the house. Now, it goes to the Senate. The Senate sends it to committee. The committee passes it and it goes to the full Senate. They pass the bill. It now goes to the president. He can sign it, veto it, or do nothing. This is a real life example of checks and balances.
What happen to a bill if both houses pass the same version of the bill?
Many times, the House and Senate pass slightly different versions of a bill. If this happens both the House and the Senate appoint conferees to work out a compromise. This committee is called a conference committee.
What happenes to a bill that is approved by a committee?
that the committee is supported by the senate.
Once a bill is assigned to committee which of these steps may not occur while in committee?
the committee passes the bill to a conference committee
What can a senate committee member member do to a bill while it is in committee?
Hold Hearings On The Bill
