US process for passing bills - flow chart
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- Created on: 12-06-18 16:36
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- Amendment Process
- Bill proposed
- THE HOUSE (435 Representatives)
- Bill is introduced to the House
- Bill is referred to House committee or subcommittee
- Committee marks up the bill with changes
- Voted on by full committee
- Committee reports and Bill is put on House calendar
- House reading and debate, Amendments are added
- House Full Vote
- If another committee has a similar bill, a joint committee resolves differences. If other chamber has no similar bill then bills must pass a vote in the other chamber before going to the President
- Senate Full Vote
- presidential veto
- pocket veto
- becomes law
- If another committee has a similar bill, a joint committee resolves differences. If other chamber has no similar bill then bills must pass a vote in the other chamber before going to the President
- House Full Vote
- House reading and debate, Amendments are added
- fail to pass
- Committee reports and Bill is put on House calendar
- could be 'tabled'
- Voted on by full committee
- given to certain committees if they don't want it to pass - pigeonholing
- Committee marks up the bill with changes
- can be thrown out
- Bill is referred to House committee or subcommittee
- Bill is introduced to the House
- THE SENATE (100 Senators)
- Bill is introduced to the Senate
- Bill is referred to Senate committee or subcommittee
- Committee marks up the bill with changes
- Voted on by full committee
- Committee reports and Bill is put on Senate calendar
- Senate reading and debate, Amendments are added
- Senate Full Vote
- filibustering
- 'talking a bill to death', extended debate used to prevent a vote on a bill in the Senate, e.g Ted Cruz and Green Eggs and Ham
- Senate reading and debate, Amendments are added
- fail to pass
- Committee reports and Bill is put on Senate calendar
- could be 'tabled'
- Voted on by full committee
- given to certain committees if they don't want it to pass - pigeonholing
- Committee marks up the bill with changes
- can be thrown out
- Bill is referred to Senate committee or subcommittee
- Bill is introduced to the Senate
- could be proposed by: the President, the people, state legislature, or representative
- THE HOUSE (435 Representatives)
- Bill proposed
- pork barrelling, when they'll sign a bill on the condition of something they want being added to it, e.g a bridge in their constituency
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