In committees and subcommittees
Congress is most influenced by lobbyists. The lobbyists write bills for the members of congress so the people they work for are protected or provided for in bills. Lobbyists also give free gifts, memberships, dinners, trips, and tickets to congress to influence their votes.
Only Congress can pass bills into law. However, the President can propose laws and work with Congress to get them passed..
Either... The Supreme Court must review all proposed bills before Congress can vote on them. The president can interrupt the work of Congress at any time to focus on another issue. The bills go through committees of Congress members who carefully study each new idea. or The Constitution places a time minimum for Congress to consider all new bills before voting. (:
When the First Continental Congress met in 1774, the members expressed their frustration with King George and his unfair laws.
only members in the legislative branch of congress can draft a bill, but the people can give suggestions to congress people to draft. i don't know how though.
What they do is they pass bills and do work like regular people do Novanet: The standing committee
Its C. Just looked it up in my government book.
Congressional staffers are people who work for the US Congress. Some congressional staffers work for individual members of Congress.
Only people who work in a government office may introduce bills.
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at least 11 hours a day
Congress must have a 'quorum'. That means that at least half of the members must be present. That would be 50 in the Senate and 219 in the House.