1. HOW A BILL BECOMES ALAW

2. Ideas for new laws can come fromseveral places:CongressThe PresidentCitizens 3. No matter where the idea comes from,a Representative or Senator writes it asa bill and then introduces it intoCongress.See an actualHouse Bill 4. Once a bill is introduced, it is first_________ to a __________ thatassigned committeeissuedeals with that ______.U.S. Senate Committeeon Environment andPublic Works 5. The committee members get information, andlisten to others who want to __________ influencethem,citizens lobbyistsincluding _________ & __________ 6. The committee members have three options:1. _____ yes and the bill goes to theVotewhole floor of the House or Senate.2. Put ______ the bill without a vote.aside(called tabling the bill or pigeonholing it)Kill3. _____ the bill (vote no) and the billdies in committee 7. If the committee votes yes on the bill, it thenmoves to the whole floor of the House or Senatefor discussion, debate and changes.Can you tell which picture below is the House and which one isthe Senate?How do you know?U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate 8. THE FLOOROnce the bill is on the floor, several things canhappen.pass new1. The members can vote yes to _____ a ____housebill this sends it over to the other ______.2. The members can vote yes to _____ thepass______ sameexact bill as the other house thissends it to the President. 9. THE FLOOR3. The members can vote yes to _____ a__________ differentversion of the bill this sendsit to a conference committee.4. The members can vote ___ to _____ thebill the bill stops here, dead.passno kill 10. If both houses pass different versions of the same bill,the bill is sent to a conference committee. Theconference committee includes members of the Houseand Senate and they try to work out a compromise.1. Who do you think theanimals represent?2. What do you thinkthe cartoonist means? 11. In the conference committee, if thecommittee members all ______, thebill goes back to each house for afinal vote.agreedontIf the members _____ come to anagreement, the bill stops here and dies. 12. Once the bill is finally passed by bothhouses, it goes to the President.Sign1. _____ - The President approves thebill and signs it. Now it is a ____.law 13. But what if the President does not likethe bill and wont sign it?VETOWhat is that called? 14. But, there is still hope for the bill!Congress has the power tooverride________ the Presidentsveto. This can be difficultbecause it takes 2/3 ofboth houses to agree tooverride.