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When a bill is introduced, it is referred to a committee so it can be examined in detail and discussed. The committee can then choose to recommend passage of the bill or they can discourage members from voting for the bill.
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∙ 15y agoI know that anyone can come up with an idea for a bill, but it takes someone who works in Congress to introduce it. I believe that anyone can write a bill and send it to Congress.
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∙ 15y agoAnyone can recommend a bill the president decides whether it becomes a law or not.
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∙ 11y agoanyone can write legislation but one needs an elected legislator introduce it to a legislative body at city-state-federal levels
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What is a substantive committee?
Appointed by the House speaker, a substantive committee considers bill and resolutions related to the subject identified by its name and may recommend passage of proposed legislation to the appropriate calendars committee.
What happens if a committee does not like a bill?
Congressional committees have the job of deciding what needs to be added into a bill, prior to reporting it out for a vote. Committees can do research to improve the bill, suggest changes or modifications, or even express what it contains in a way they believe will make it more understandable. Often, when committee members decide they do not like a bill, they will recommend that it be tabled-- not voted on yet, since they believe it is not good enough in its current form to gain passage.
Why it is necessary for a bill to be considered by a committee's?
To get information they need so they can recommend the bill be accepted, rejected, or changed.
What is the method in the Senate of delaying the passage of a bill by making lengthy speeches called?
A Filibuster.
What are legislative strategies that can delay passage of bill through congress?
1. Filibuster 2. Not letting it out of committee 3. Adding unwanted things to the bill
What is a substantive committee?
Appointed by the House speaker, a substantive committee considers bill and resolutions related to the subject identified by its name and may recommend passage of proposed legislation to the appropriate calendars committee.
What word is used for a long speech by a Senter that halts the passage of a bill?
A long speech or series of speeches that interferes with the passage of a bill is called a filibuster.
What courses of action can a committee take on a new bill?
The committee, after a vote, may: recommend that the bill be passed-or passed as amended-and send it directly to the Senate or House fl oor; recommend that the bill be passed-or passed as amended-and be placed on the Consent Calendar; approve the bill and send it on to another committee for further discussion; send the bill to the fl oor or another committee without a recommendation for passage; keep it in committee indefi nitely; or simply defeat it.
The actual passage of a bill setting the funds that an agency can spend is called a?
An appropriations bill.
Who pushed the hardest for passage of Bill of Rights?
Thomas Jefferson
Which was one victory of the Clinton administration ?
the passage of the Brady Bill
Who pushed hardest for the passage of a Bill of Rights?
thomas jefferson
How can committee assignments lead to the killing or passage of a bill?
Committees explore the bill by holding hearings of the certain bill. Only then will they decide to kill or pass the bill.
What group controls the passage of a bill in the house of commons?
The standing committee.
Why would a senator use filibuster?
To prevent or stall the passage of a bill.
The constitution expressly forbids the passage of this type of bill?
No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed.
Is the 407 bill a utility bill?
No the 407 is a bill for using a toll road. If you drive through, the transponder notes your passage and mails the bill with the cost of the road usage to you.
