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You may check available information on all bills in the current Congress at the Thomas feature of the Library of Congress -- it helps to know the number and author of the bill, but their databases can be searched a couple of ways.
What else can I help you with?
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.
Why is it necessary for a bill to considered by a committee?
To get information they need so they can recommend the bill be accepted, rejected, or changed.
A committee can take all of the following on a bill except?
A committee can review, amend, and vote on a bill, but it cannot enact or implement the bill into law; that responsibility lies with the full legislative body. Additionally, a committee may hold hearings to gather information or testimony related to the bill. Ultimately, the committee's role is to assess and make recommendations rather than to finalize legislation.
What was on-its-toes committee that considers a bill?
a committee considers the bill's
When does a bill produced to the committee members go to the rules committee?
after the bill has been approved by a committee
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 does a committee or subcommittee do during markup?
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.
What three actions happen once a bill reaches the committee that specializes in that particular subject?
Once a bill reaches the committee that specializes in its subject, the committee typically conducts hearings to gather information and opinions from experts and stakeholders. Next, they may debate the bill's provisions, propose amendments, and vote on whether to advance it. Finally, if the bill is approved, the committee reports it to the larger legislative body for further consideration.
A process by which a committee revises a bill?
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.
After bill is introduced by a senator it is numbered and referred to what type of committee?
When a bill is introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, a bill clerk assigns it a number that begins with H.R. A reading clerk then reads the bill to all the Representatives, and the Speaker of the House sends the bill to one of the House standing committees. When the bill reaches committee, the committee members review, research, and revise the bill before voting on whether or not to send the bill back to the House floor.Through the multiple referral process, the bill is sent to several standing committees. If the committee members would like more information before deciding if the bill should be sent to the House floor, the bill is sent to a subcommittee. While in subcommittee, the bill is closely examined and expert opinions are gathered before it is sent back to the committee for approval.
Why hasn't the current health care bill not been passed yet?
it has
What is it called when people appear before a committee to provide more information related to a bill?
a public hearing
