How a Bill Becomes a Law
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HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW A bill, introduced in the House of A bill, introduced in the Senate Representatives is labeled “H” and is labeled “S” and assigned a assigned a number. number. ACTION ON BILL V SOURCE: Congressional Library; House Printing Division, Administrative Support, July 1996. READING OF TITLE/AUTHOR/S REFERRING TO APPROPRIATE STANDING COMMITTEES FIRST FIRST COMMITTEE STUDIES & RECOMMENDS: IF ACTION IS FAVORABLE, THE REPORT IS SUBMITTED THRU COMMITTEE ON RULES IF UNFAVORABLE, BILL IS COMMITTEE ON RULES CALENDARS BILL FOR FLOOR FLOOR DISCUSSION/DEBATES PERIOD OF AMENDMENTS VOTING DIISTRIBUTION OF BILL IN FINAL FORM FOLL CALL VOTE SECOND SECOND FIRST THIRD IN CASE OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS, AD HOC CONFERENCE COMMITTEE IS CONSTITUTED TO RECONCILE FLOOR DELIBERATION ON CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT PRESIDENTIAL ACTION FAILURE TO ACT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT, BILL LAPSES INTO LAW VETOES APPROVES
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How a Bill Becomes a Law
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HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAWA bill, introduced in the House ofA bill, introduced in the SenateRepresentatives is labeled H andis labeled S and assigned aassigned a number.number.
ACTION ON BILL
FLOOR DISCUSSION/DEBATESPERIOD OF AMENDMENTSVOTINGDIISTRIBUTION OF BILL IN FINAL FORMFOLL CALL VOTEFIRST READINGTHIRD READINGSECOND READINGSECOND READINGFIRST READINGFIRST READINGCOMMITTEE ON RULES CALENDARS BILL FOR FLOOR DISCUSSIONCOMMITTEE STUDIES & RECOMMENDS:IF ACTION IS FAVORABLE, THE REPORT IS SUBMITTED THRU COMMITTEE ON RULESIF UNFAVORABLE, BILL IS LAID ON THE TABLE (AUTHOR/S INFORMED)READING OF TITLE/AUTHOR/SREFERRING TO APPROPRIATE STANDING COMMITTEESV
IN CASE OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS, AD HOC CONFERENCE COMMITTEE IS CONSTITUTED TO RECONCILE DIFFERENCES
FLOOR DELIBERATION ON CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORTVOTING
PRESIDENTIAL ACTION
VETOESAPPROVESFAILURE TO ACT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT, BILL LAPSES INTO LAW
RETURNS TO ORIGINATING HOUSE WITH EXPLANATIONACCEPTS OROVER-RIDES BY 2/3 VOTE IN BOTH HOUSES
SOURCE: Congressional Library; House Printing Division, Administrative Support, July 1996.
