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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