Bill To Law?
How does a bill become a law? Well it is a very VERY complicated process, but it's actually a good thing. The more complicated it is to pass a bill, the more freedom we are able to retain. Listed below are the steps it takes to pass a bill into law.
1) First the bill must be introduced. Only congress can introduce a bill.
2) The bill then must go through committees where it can be sent to a subcommittee, or passed on to the floor. However, a subcommittee can do something called pigeonholing, where they just put a bill in a shelf and ignore it because they don't like it.
3) Now the bill is on the floor where congressmen can discuss the bill, and argue for changes. The senate can filibuster a bill, which means they talk for a long period of time until there aren't enough people to vote on it.
4) The fourth step involves voting on the bill. In order to move forward, a quorum must be met, which is a majority of congress.
5) After voting, the bill goes to conference where it is further discussed and collaborated.
6) After conference congress votes on the bill once again.
7) If the bill gets passed on, the president is now able to take action. The president may either sign it, veto it, or pocket veto it, which is where congress runs out of time to get the president's signature.
8) After a bill is signed into law, it is sent to the national archives.
A lot of people think it is too hard to pass a bill, but like I said earlier, the harder it is to pass a bill, the more freedom we are able to retain.
1) First the bill must be introduced. Only congress can introduce a bill.
2) The bill then must go through committees where it can be sent to a subcommittee, or passed on to the floor. However, a subcommittee can do something called pigeonholing, where they just put a bill in a shelf and ignore it because they don't like it.
3) Now the bill is on the floor where congressmen can discuss the bill, and argue for changes. The senate can filibuster a bill, which means they talk for a long period of time until there aren't enough people to vote on it.
4) The fourth step involves voting on the bill. In order to move forward, a quorum must be met, which is a majority of congress.
5) After voting, the bill goes to conference where it is further discussed and collaborated.
6) After conference congress votes on the bill once again.
7) If the bill gets passed on, the president is now able to take action. The president may either sign it, veto it, or pocket veto it, which is where congress runs out of time to get the president's signature.
8) After a bill is signed into law, it is sent to the national archives.
A lot of people think it is too hard to pass a bill, but like I said earlier, the harder it is to pass a bill, the more freedom we are able to retain.