how a bill becomes a law-house...
TRANSCRIPT
How a Bill Becomes a Law-House Version
_____L Warm-up
What are Expressed Powers?
What are Implied Powers?
Name at least two Expressed Powers of Congress
**Half Sheet--discuss powers of congress
Bill or Law?
Bill:
Types of Bills:
Public:
Private:
Apportionment:
Law:
Bill to Law Steps 2 and 3--Committee ActionAfter a bill is introduced it is sent to a standing committee related to the bills subject.
For example a bill on organic farming would be sent to the agricultural committee
The Chairperson decides bills to discuss or ignore
Step 3: The Committee then has the following options:
1. pass the bill2. mark up the bill with changes3. replace the bill with a new bill4. pigeonhole the bill---ignore it and let it die5. Kill the bill outright with a majority vote.
Look over the bills given to your committee. Write one of the following steps on each bill. You may use a step more than once. However you cannot kill every bill.
Bill to Law Step 4--Bill Debate on House FloorIf a bill makes it past a committee, it is then sent to either the House or Senate for Debate
The bill is Debated on the floor where Representatives or Senators share the pros and cons of the suggested bill.
The instructor will now read the bills passed by committees and open the floor for debate.
In the House debate rules are set by the Rules Committee. House can not fillibuster.
In the Senate, there are fewer rules and members often filibuster to kill a bill.
In 1964 a filibuster in the Senate lasted 74 days over the Civil Rights Act. Members can vote for a cloture which says no one may talk for more
than an hour.
Step 5: Bill to Law Debate House Floor
During Discussion on the floor Senators can add riders--unrelated amendments to the bill
Congressmen and women can also “pork-barrel”--push through laws that support their home districts.
Congressmen and women can also log roll to gain support for their bill.
If you vote for my bill….
Step 6 and Step 7
If the bill passes the House it goes to the Senate
If bill passed the exact same as house goes to President
If passed differently it goes to a Conference Committee where members work out differences
House and Senate must pass identical forms of bill
House Floor--Vote
After a bill has been debated a motion is called for a vote
House Voting Methods Senate Voting Methods
Voice Vote: Yay or Nay--Speaker determines winner
Voice Vote
Standing Vote: Those in favor stand and are counted
Standing Vote
Recorded Vote: members’ votes are recorded electronically
Roll Call Vote: Senators respond Yay or Nay as their names are called.
A simple majority of members present is needed to pass a bill. If the bill passes it is sent to the other House. If the other House rejects a bill it dies. The bill passed by the House and Senate must be identical to become law.
Bill to Law--Step 5--Signature
After a bill is approved it goes to the President where one of four things may happen:
1) President may sign the bill into law2) The President may veto--refuse to sign--the bill 3) President can do nothing for 10 days (will become law)4) Pocket Veto (less than 10 days in session, bill dies)
--Congress can override the bill with ⅔ majority--only happened 106 times between 1789 and 2005
Go to 20L
Work on connecting terms of the legislative process
____L (try to do this without looking back!)___Rep. introduces a bill, put in the hopper___Rules Comm. puts bill debate on calendar___Citizen sees a need in the community; they\
call their Rep.___Bill is discussed on the House floor___Bill is discussed by standing committee___Reps. use computer system to vote on bill___Process is then repeated by the Senate
Political Cartoons
● You will be broken into groups● Each group will be given a political cartoon● Answer the questions beneath your political cartoon● Be Prepared to share your answers with the class.
