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At full committee meetings, reports on bills may be made by subcommittees. Bills are read for amendment in committees by section and members may offer germane amendments. Committee amendments are only proposals to change the bill as introduced and are subject to acceptance or rejection by the House itself. A vote of committee members is taken to determine whether the full committee will report the bill favorably, adversely, or without recommendation. If the committee votes to report the bill favorably to the House, it may report the bill without amendments or may introduce and report a "clean bill". Committees may authorize the chairman to postpone votes in certain circumstances. If the committee has approved extensive amendments, the committee may decide to report the original bill with one "amendment in the nature of a substitute" consisting of all the amendments previously adopted, or may report a new bill incorporating those amendments, commonly known as a clean bill. The new bill is introduced (usually by the chairman of the committee), and, after referral back to the committee, is reported favorably to the House by the committee. A committee may table a bill or not take action on it, thereby preventing further action on a bill. This makes adverse reports or reports without recommendation to the House by a committee unusual. The House also has the ability to discharge a bill from committee.
Generally, a majority of the committee or subcommittee constitutes a quorum. A quorum is the number of members who must be present in order for the committee to report. This ensures participation by both sides in the action taken. However, a committee may vary the number of members necessary for a quorum for certain actions. For example, a committee may fix the number of its members, but not less than two, necessary for a quorum for taking testimony and receiving evidence. Except for the Committees on Appropriations, the Budget, and Ways and Means, a committee may fix the number of its members, but not less than one-third, necessary for a quorum for taking certain other actions. The absence of a quorum is subject to a point of order, an objection that the proceedings are in violation of a rule of the committee or of the House, because the required number of members are not present.
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The committee can return a bill to the full Senate in its original from or with amendments. It also can "table" a bill--not take any action on it. Tabling a bill can kill the bill, since it will likely never get to the Senate floor. However, any senator can ask that a tabled bill be discharged (released) from the committee. If a majority of the Senate votes to have the bill discharged from committee, it is placed on the calendar for debate.
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What is a Bill mean in the Constitution?
In government a bill is a proposal that is considered for becoming a law. If a bill is passed by Congress and signed by the president it becomes a law.
What does ordering a bill reported mean?
When a subcommittee reads its recommendation to the rest of their house of Congress
Who may purpose a bill in congress?
congress
Can introduce a bill into Congress?
A Member of Congress
Who must first introduce a bill for it to be considered by congress?
A bill must be introduced in the congress by the members of the congress.
Can the White House propose a bill to congress?
The White House can only suggest that the Congress consider a bill to become a law. However, only a member of Congress is allowed to propose the bill directly to Congress.
How did congress appease the antifederalist?
By making the Bill of Rights.
Who cannot sponsor a bill in Congress?
The President can't sponsor a bill in Congress.
Who can introduce a bill to be consider in congress?
member of congress
President vetoes a bill and congress wants to become a law?
If the president vetoes a bill, then Congress can override that vetoe, but the bill must go back to Congress to be approved with a majority vote.
The president may veto a bill but if he does he must?
When the president veto's a bill, he must return the bill to the members of congress. Congress can then vote again or change the bill.
What is the role of the president in regard to laws passed by congress?
either to sign in and make it become a law or to veto the bill then the bill will go back to congress and if two thirds of congress vote on the bill the bill becomes a law
