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How a Bill Becomes a Law
Chapter 6 Section 4
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Key Terms
• Joint Resolution: A resolution that is passed by both houses of Congress
• Special-Interest Group: An organization of people with some common interest who try to influence government decisions
• Rider: A completely unrelated amendment tacked on to a bill
• Filibuster: A tactic for defeating a bill in the Senate by talking until the bill’s sponsor withdraws it
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Key Terms cont.
• Cloture: A procedure used in the Senate to limit debate on a bill
• Voice Vote: A voting method in which those in favor say “yea” and those against say “no”
• Roll-Call Vote: A voting method in the Senate in which members voice their votes in turn
• Veto: Refusal to sign a bill or resolution• Pocket-Veto: President’s power to kill a bill, if
Congress is not in session, by not signing it for 10 days
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Types of Bills
• Congress’ job is to pass laws
• More than 10,000 bills are introduced each term of Congress, only several hundred will become law
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Types of Bills cont.
• Bills fall into 2 categories:– Private bills: concern
individual people and places. Deal with people’s claims against the govt.
– Public bills: Apply to the entire nation and involve general matters:
• Taxes• Civil rights• Terrorism• Etc…
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From Bill to Law
• Every bill starts with an idea:– Come from members of
Congress– Private citizens– White House– Special Interest Groups
• Bills can only be introduced by senators or reps.
• Bills that involve money must start in the House
• Bills are given a title and #– S.1– H.R. 1
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Committee Action
• Committees receive far more bills than they can process
• Chairperson decides what bills get selected/ignored
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Committee Action cont.
• Standing committees can kill bills or give them life:
• Committees can:
1. Pass bill without changes
2. Mark up a bill with changes and suggest that it be passed
3. Replace original bill with a new alternative
4. Ignore the bill and let it die
5. Kills the bill by majority vote
• Full House or Senate can overrule decisions
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Floor Debate
• Bill approved in committee go to the full House or Senate
• Bill are dealt with in the order they arrive
• Members argue pros and cons:– Amendments discussed
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Floor Debate cont.
• House:– Accepts only amendments
related to bill
• Senate:– Allows riders
• At times the Senate will filibuster a bill
• Senate can end filibuster when there is a vote of cloture
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Voting on a Bill
• Ways Congress votes:– Voice vote– Standing vote– Computerized vote (House)– Roll-call vote (Senate)
• Majority rule• Passes in one house it is sent to
the other• If either house rejects it, it dies• Must be the identical in both
house to become law
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Presidential Action
• After bill approved by both house it goes to president
• 4 things may happen:– President signs it (law)– President veto– Do nothing for 10 days; if
Congress is in session it becomes law
– Congress not in session; bill dies (pocket veto)
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Homework
• Worksheets #76-78