Government Lesgislative branch

The legislative branch

Duty is to make laws

how many respresentatives and senators are there

there are 2 senators from each state and there are 435 representatives

What is a bill in the hosue

it is proposed ideas for laws

Bills must be what

indroduced by a member of congress

Ominbus

when other things are attached to bill to be passed and to compromise

How are bills introduced in the hosue

First the bill is dropped in the hopper

Who is the speaker of the hosue

Mike Johnson

The second part to a bill being introduced is

the house clerk will read each bill and give it a number and title

the thrid part to a bill being introduced is

the speaker of the house will send each bill the the appropriate committee which specializes in one specific topic

What does the committee do? what do they do if they like the bill?

looks over the merits of each bill and if they like it they will report favorably to the house

What does the committee do if they do not like the bill?

They will usually pigeon hold and it will normally die

The 4th part to a bill being introduced

the bill will be reported out of the committee, and is then sent to the house rules committee

House rules committee

here bills are put on the calendar and usually given a time limit for debate

When the time comes the bill is …..

read, then debated, and amendments are usually added. The first vote will then be taken

What happens if the bill is approved

it is written into its final form and read again

What happens if the final vote is approved

the speaker of the hosue signs the bill and is then sent to the senate

How are the bills introduced in the senate

verbally

Who is the senate majority leader

Chuck Schumer

Like in the hosue the senate committee will either …..

report favorable or peigeonhold

The bill then will be what if is reported favorable

put on the senate calandar

The major difference in the senate is that

there is no time limit to debate one the bill is introduced

What is filibuster

it is pretty much an attempt to talk a bill to death

What has happened to limit the power of filibuster

the cloture rule

What is the cloture rule

if 60 senators agree to colture, each senator is given only one hour to discuss the bill

Joint resolution

bill passed in the hosue and the senate at the same time

What happens if either branch of congress chaneges something in a bill

a conference committee must be callled with members from both chambers to iron out the differences.

The new version of the bill has to go through both chambers again but is put on a

fast track

The first option the president has when he receives a bill is

to sign the bill into law

The second option the president had after he receives bill is

veto the bill which takes two thrids of congress to override

the third option the president has after he receives a bill is

do nothing after 10 days the bill automatically becomes law

The fourth option the president has after he receives a bill is

the may pocket veto if the congress adjourns in less than 10 days