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What happens? A representative sponsors a bill and it is then assigned to a committee for study. If it is released by the committee, the bill is put on a calendar to be voted on, debated, or amended. If the bill passes by simple majority, the bill moves to the Senate.
Example: A new state rule that changes textbook requirements. The act of legislating or the passing of laws.
Importance of this step: It is fundamental to the task of representing voters as U.S. Senator. It even affords all Senators an ability to propose their own ideas for chamber consideration in terms of the American Political process.
What happens: Senate committees monitor on current governmental operations, identify issues that are suitable for legislative review, gather and evaluate information, and recommend courses of action to the Senate.
Example: Examples are aduit, elections, financing, fundraising, and program committees. Large organizations or conventions are usually organized by a coordinating committee drawn from the membership of the organization.
Importance of this step: They help organize the work of the Congress based on considering, shaping, and passing laws to govern the nation.
What happens? An amendment may be proposed either by the Congress within a 2/3's majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by 2/3's of the State legislatures.
Example: A 2/3's vote in both houses of the U.S. Congress, ratified by 3/4's of the state legislatures.
Importance of this step: To discuss the bill in length and accordingly see either the members that sent the bill for amendement, urder passage, or simply defeating the bill. Amednments may be offered to the bill and they are voted and debated upon.
What happens? The bill either fails or becomes a law after being approved by the president/congress.
Example: An example of publication is that bills are turned into laws and are published by the Government Printing Office.
Importance of this step: At the end of each session of Congress, public laws are published in annual volumes called the United States Statutes at Large, which are published by the Government Printing Office.
What happens: After the resulting bill has been worked out for any differences, it returns to the House and Senate for the final approval.
Example: An example of final approval is action taken by the authority or approval of a settlement.
Importance: In order for the bill to become a law, it must be approved by both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and requires the Presidents approval.
What happens: It resolves differences in legislation that has passed both chambers on major and controversial legislation.
Example: Congress divides its legislative, oversight, and administrative tasks among 200 committees. Examples of committees in the legislature are standing, select, joint, and subcommittees.
Importance of this step: They are temporary, joint panels formed to create a compromise bill when each house has passed a different version of the bill.
What happens? The printing of the bill and all adopted amendments are together in an integrated document for enactment.
Example: An example is that bills are printed and integrated in a document for ratification in a legislative process in current politics.
Importance of this step: The official copying of a bill or joint resolution passed by the Senate and certified by the Secretary of the Senate. The budget process gradually became driving force for creating comprehensive policy changes.
What happens: Senate committees monitor on current governmental operations, identify issues that are suitable for legislative review, gather and evaluate information, and recommend courses of action to the Senate.
Example: A literal example of committee work is contributing to the efficient operation of an organization, communication information, and assissting the leadership in the decision-making process.
Importance of this step: They help organize the work of the Congress based on considering, shaping, and passing laws to govern the nation.
What happens? An amendment may be proposed either by the Congress within a 2/3's majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by 2/3's of the State legislatures.
Example: An example of debate and amend is that Congress must call a convention for proposing amendments upon application of the legislatures of 2/3's of the states.
Importance of this step: To discuss the bill in length and accordingly see either the members that sent the bill for amendement, urder passage, or simply defeating the bill. Amednments may be offered to the bill and they are voted and debated upon.
What happens? A bill has successfully became a law and it has passed through many stages of the legislation process and many other bills have either passed through the chambers or they were not approved by the senate.
Example: An example of a law is to not drink and drive. It has been passed through the chambers and it has been approved.
Importance of this step: Laws protect our general safety and ensure our rights as citizens against abuses by any harm.
What happens? It is when a bill that passed both houses of the legislature in identical form that has been converted into an act for presentation to the Governor or Secretary of State.
Example: An example of an enrolled bill is that the final copy of a bill or joint resolution has passed both chambers in identical form.
Importance of this step: The bill is printed on parchment paper, signed by appropriate House and Senate officials, and submitted to the president for signature.