How A Bill Becomes A Law
1. The bill must first be introduced to congress.
2. The bill then goes to a committee that can discuss and edit the bill, or chose to ignore it.
3. Next there is floor action, where congressmen can talk about the bill.
4. Congress must vote on the bill, but can only do that if a majority is present.
5. After the bill is voted on there is conferencing that makes just one bill, because by this point the Senate and House of Representatives have two different bills.
6. There is a second vote over the new bill.
7. Once the bill has made it past the second round of voting it goes to the President for their decision about the bill.
8. If the President vetos the bill, congress can revote and overrule the veto with a 2/3 majority vote.
9. The bill is now made into a law and put into the National Archives.
2. The bill then goes to a committee that can discuss and edit the bill, or chose to ignore it.
3. Next there is floor action, where congressmen can talk about the bill.
4. Congress must vote on the bill, but can only do that if a majority is present.
5. After the bill is voted on there is conferencing that makes just one bill, because by this point the Senate and House of Representatives have two different bills.
6. There is a second vote over the new bill.
7. Once the bill has made it past the second round of voting it goes to the President for their decision about the bill.
8. If the President vetos the bill, congress can revote and overrule the veto with a 2/3 majority vote.
9. The bill is now made into a law and put into the National Archives.