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Guided Notes

How a Bill Becomes Law

1 The ideas that are formed into bills can come from either , _

or _

2 Once the bill is drafted it will be sent to the or depending on the

Congressperson who submits it.

3 When it 'gets to Congress, a bill is first assigned a _

4 Next the bill gets sent to a for review.

5 A specialized subcommittee will then and the bill before sending it back

to the whole committee to be voted on.

6 After being approved by the committee, the is presented to the floor, before a debate is

held and it is on.

7 After being passed by the House it moves to the (or vice versa) and the process begins

again.

8 Unlike in the House, there is no _ _ __ for debating a bill in the Senate.

9 As a result a Senator may try to talk a bill to death, also called a _

10 To end the debate __j_. of the Senate must approve, this is called a _

11 In order to be sent to the President the bill must pass in both the House and Senate in

____ form.

12 If changes are made in one house, it must be sent back to the original of .

13 If the House and Senate can't agree of their versions of the bill a made

up of both Representatives and Senators will be created to make a suitable version.

14 After both houses approve the bill it must be Signed by the to become law.

15 The President may also or the bill.

16 If ignored and Congress is in session, the bill automatically becomes law after __ days.

17 If the bill is vetoed it gets sent back to Congress where both houses may pass it into law by a

vote of __j __ .

18 A veto is where the President has ignored the bill for __ days and Congress

____ , which means the bill does not become law and can not be overridden.