how a bill becomes a law – the house
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How a Bill Becomes a Law – The House. 4 Types of Legislation. Bills Joint Resolutions Concurrent Resolutions Resolutions. Only 10% of bills get passed !!. Bill. Proposed law Hoping to get passed. Joint Resolution. Similar to bills – have force of law Deal with unusual or temp matters - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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How a Bill Becomes a Law – The House
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4 Types of LegislationBillsJoint ResolutionsConcurrent ResolutionsResolutions
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Only 10% of bills get
passed !!
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Bill
Proposed lawHoping to get passed
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Joint ResolutionSimilar to bills – have force of law
Deal with unusual or temp matters
Examples: Declaration of War
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Concurrent Resolution
Matters that both House and Senate must Act on
Don’t have force of law
Examples: Congratulating a country on their anniversary of independence, recess of congress
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ResolutionsDeal with matters concerning either the
House or the SenateDon’t have force of BillExample:
Expulsion of a member
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In the House• Each Bill is numbered and titled• And then it is referred to the
appropriate Standing Committee
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Rider
An addition to a bill, that would not pass on its own
“a bad bill attached to a winner”
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In the House . . .
Each bill is Numbered and TitledHR 1275 - Welfare Reform Act of
2009
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In Committee . . .
The bill is . . .Debated, rewritten, riders attachedMOST DIE Here in committee
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In Committee . . .
Pigeonholing – letting the bill die -- Chairmen’s power
Discharge Petition
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In Committee . . .
House Rules CommitteeWorks with Speaker to
schedule bills for consideration
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On the Floor of the House
Quorum – Majority present
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In Debate on the Floor
House has time limitsThe Speaker oversees debate,
rules and time limits
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VotingVoice Vote – “aye” or “no”Standing Vote – to demand a roll call
voteRoll Call Vote
Electronic, scoreboard, 15 minutes
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If Passed the House the Bill
Moves on to the Senate