Congressmen vote if it should be a law or not. Majority rules. If the bill has been vetoed, or rejected by the president, 2/3 of the congressmen must vote yes.
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.
The House Rules Committee places the bill on a calendar for floor debate in the House or the Senate.
the bill must go through an extra committee in the house the rules committees The bill must go through an extra committee in the House, the Rules Committee.
The bill must go through an extra committee in the House, the Rules Committee.
After a bill passes the Senate committee, it moves to the full Senate for debate and voting. Senators can propose amendments during the debate, and a majority vote is needed for the bill to advance. If passed by the Senate, the bill then goes to the House of Representatives for consideration. If both chambers approve the bill, it is sent to the President for final approval or veto.
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.
that the committee is supported by the senate.
The Conference Committee is created to iron out the differences between the House and Senate versions of a bill. There are no formal rules governing conference committees procedures because they are intended to be flexible in negotiating sessions.
Hold Hearings On The Bill
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standing committee
to a conference committee