A majority of the House approves a resolution
a committee considers the bill's
after the bill has been approved by a committee
the committee passes the bill to a conference committee
A committee or subcommittee reviews the bill and suggests amendments if needed. The subcommittee or committee will then accept or reject the bill. If the subcommittee accepts the bill, it is then forwarded as is to the committee. When the committee accepts the bill, it will issue in an official report or official bill print.
Markup is a process in which a subcommittee or a committee revises a bill that has been introduced. The committee also considers the bill in this process.
Hold Hearings On The Bill
The committees decide if the bill is "good" or not to become a law.
The committee passes the bill to another committee in the other house of Congress.
One a bill is reported, the committee sends the report back to the chamber and the bill is placed on the calendar. When the bill is sent back to the chamber it will have a written statement with it telling why the committee is in favor of the bill. There may also be a statement from those on the committee who oppose the bill.
The Rules Committee
after the bill has been approved by a committee
when does a bill first go to a standing committee