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Runyan DHS DecExam 2

Steps for how a bill becomes a law

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Stages: Name the four stages of a Bill becoming a law. Stages: Origination, Floor Action, Other Chamber, Final Actions.
Stage 1: Name the seven steps in Stage 1 of making a Bill into Law (Origination). Stage 1: Introduction, Referral to Committee, Committee Action, Committee Review, Mark Up, Committee Action to Report a Bill,
Stage 1: Who can write a bill? Stage 1: Anyone can write a bill.
Stage 1: Who can introduce a bill to Congress? Stage 1: Any member of Congress can introduce a bill for consideration.
Stage 1: What happens to a bill after it has been introduced in either chamber of Congress? Stage 1: The bill is next referred to Committee.
Stage 1: What does a "Standing Permanent Committee" do? Stage 1: They consider bills and issues, and recommend measures for consideration by their chambers. Members are expected to be well-educated about the topic. Examples are Appropriations, Budget, and Commerce.
Stage 1: Who chooses what committee considers a given bill in the US House of Representatives? Stage 1: The Speaker of the House.
Stage 1: Who chooses what committee considers a given bill in the US Senate? Stage 1: This is set by agreement among the leadership of the Senate.
Stage 1: What happens to most bills that are introduced then referred to committee? Stage 1: Most bills die in committee.
Stage 1: How does a committee kill a bill? Stage 1: They ignore it. Without action the bill dies in committee.
Stage 1: What additional action can be taken by a committee on a bill that needs more careful consideration? Stage 1: The bill can be referred to a Sub-committee. An example is the Senate sub-committee on National Parks (under the Senate committee on Energy and Natural Resources).
Stage 1: What is "Pigeonholing" a bill? Stage 1: The Committee chairperson chooses not assign or hear debate on the bill, thus killing it in committee.
Stage 1: What is a "discharge petition?" Stage 1: A way to bring a bill out of committee to the floor for consideration. It's used when a committee chair refuses to place a bill on the Committee's agenda; by never reporting a bill, the bill never leaves committee and the House doesn't act on it.
Stage 1: Why do committees and sub-committees hold congressional hearings? Stage 1: They hold hearings to collect official, reliable information about the bill and its related issues.
Stage 1: What does a committee do with the information that it collects in hearings? Stage 1: It puts it together in a report that is put together with the original bill when/if the bill is presented on the floor of the House or Senate for consideration by the entire chamber.
Stage 1: What is the main way that committees and sub-committees carry out Committee Review? Stage 1: By holding hearings. This can include testimony by experts, presentation of government data, and similar sources of information.
Stage 1: What is "mark up" of a bill? Stage 1: Changes of any kind made to a bill during the consideration of a committee.
Stage 1: What does a committee do with a bill once they have collected information about and marked up the bill? Stage 1: The whole committee votes whether or not to present a "report" on the bill to their chamber, which allows the entire chamber to consider the bill.
Stage 2: What are the three steps of Stage 2 (Floor Action)? Stage 2: Scheduling Floor Action, Debate, and Voting.
Stage 2: What happens to bills that are reported to the House and Senate from committees? Stage 2: They are placed on the calendar for consideration by the entire chamber.
Stage 2: What is the role of the Rules Committee in the House of Representatives? Stage 2: They decide how much time and how many speakers will be allowed in the debate on a given bill, as the time available for consideration in the House is limited.
Stage 2: Why does the US Senate not use a rules committee to set the time and number of speakers on a given bill? Stage 2: The US Senate allows for unlimited debate on their bills.
Stage 2: What is a "filibuster?" Stage 2: An individual extends debate, allowing a lone member to delay or entirely prevent a vote on a given bill in the Senate. This is also called "talking a bill to death."
Stage 2: What is a vote for "cloture?" Stage 2: This is a move to limit debate in the Senate, ending a filibuster. Senators don't like doing this, as it can cause senators to use the same rule on them later to limit debate.
Stage 2: What is the last step in Floor Action after the debate has been heard? Stage 2: The entire chamber votes on the bill being considered.
Stage 3: What four things can happen to a bill when it is sent to the other chamber for consideration? Stage 2: If APPROVED, the bill is sent to the President to be signed into law. If REJECTED, the bill dies. If IGNORED, the bill dies. If CHANGED, the bill may need to be referred to a Conference Committee.
Stage 3: What has to happen after one chamber passes a bill? Stage 3: The bill is referred to the other chamber to begin the process all over again.
Stage 3: Why is a conference committee needed to make a bill into law? Stage 3: The US Constitution states that a bill must be approved by both chambers of the Congress in the same form (with the same words) to become law.
Stage 4: What are the three steps in Stage Four of a Bill becoming law (Final Actions)? Stage 4: Conference Committee Action, Final Actions, and Overriding the President's Veto.
Stage 4: What is the job of the conference committee? Stage 4: To work out differences in the already approved versions of a bill to come up with a single version that both chambers of Congress can agree upon.
Stage 4: What is the usual process if only minor changes are needed? Stage 4: The latest version of the bill approved in the second chamber is usually sent back to the original chamber for "concurrence," another vote that approves the second version of the bill.
Stage 4: What is the usual process when major differences exist between the two approved versions of the bill? Stage 4: In this case a conference committee is formed from members of both chambers to work out the differences.
Stage 4: Who is chosen to serve on a conference committee? Stage 4: Members of both houses from the committees (or sub-committees) that originally worked on the bill.
Stage 4: What happens to a bill if the conference committee cannot work out the differences in the forms of a bill? Stage 4: In this case the bill dies.
Stage 4: What is the end result from a conference committee if they work out a single unified version of the two separately approved bills? Stage 4: This is called a "conference report."
Stage 4: What is the only thing that the two chambers of Congress can do with a conference report? Stage 4: They vote on it without debate - so they can only approve it or reject it.
Stage 4: What happens when both chambers of Congress approve a bill? Stage 4: The bill is sent to the President for his signature to become law.
Stage 4: What is a "veto?" Stage 4: This is the action of the President to reject a bill submitted and approved by Congress.
Stage 4: What can Congress do to "override" the President's veto of a bill? Stage 4: Both houses can override the veto with a two thirds (2/3) majority vote in both chambers, making the bill a law despite the President.
Stage 4: If Congress is in session, what happens if the President does not sign an approved bill when it comes to his desk? Stage 4: As long as Congress is in session, after ten days the bill becomes a law without his signature.
Stage 4: If Congress is not in session, what happens if the President does not sign an approved bill when it comes to his desk? Stage 4: If Congress is not in session, after ten days the bill is rejected and dies without his signature. This is known as a "pocket veto."
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