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Think of an Idea for a Bill
Ideas can come from anyone. Even you! -
Contact
Contact elected officials with your idea for a bill that you came up with. -
Making the Bill
If your elected official likes your idea and want to make it a law, they will write up a bill. -
Starting of a Bill
A bill can start its way to becoming a law in either The House of Representatives or The House of the Senate. -
Introducing the Bill
Your bill gets introduced by the primary sponsor that is either a Senator or a Representative to either of the house of Congress. -
Introducing the Bill Cont.
In the House of Representatives bills are placed in a wooden box called "The Hopper." -
The Bill Goes To A Committee
Representatives or Senators meet in a small group to research, talk about, and make changes to the bill. -
Vote!!
The small group of Representatives and Senators vote to accept or reject the bill and its changes before sending it. -
Sending The Bill
The bill is sent to the House or the Senate floor for debate or to a subcommittee for further research. -
Debate
Members of the House or the Senate now debates the bill and propose changes or amendments before voting -
Vote!!
Majority vote wins. If Majority vote is for the bill it passes through that house and moves to the other house. -
Vote!!
The same voting process happens in the other house. -
Agreeing
Both Houses have to agree on the same version of the bill. -
Passing of the Bill
Once agreed upon the same final version of the bill, the bill goes to the President. -
Veto
If the president vetos the bill it goes back to congress to go through the same process over again. -
A Bill Becomes a Law!!
If the president accepts the law, then the bill becomes a LAW!!!
