747
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
no edit summary
<onlyinclude>In the United States, a bill is a proposed piece of legislation to be considered by the legislature. Specifically, entities ranging from corporations, citizens, special interest groups, and anything in between, can propose an idea for a bill to a legislator. A bill must be approved by the U.S. House of Representatives,the U.S Senaten, and in the federal case, the Executive Branch in order to become a law. If a bill is enacted into law, it is then formally reassigned as an Act or a statute.
</onlyinclude>
[[File:billprocess.png | 800 px]]
===House of Representatives===
'''The Creation'''
#Recorded - Each representative will record their vote using an electronic voting system. Possible responses are limited to "yes", "no", or "present" (if they want to withhold their vote).
If the vote indicates a majority of the Representatives are in favor of the bill, the bill officially passes in the House and is sent to the U.S Senate.
===The Senate===
4.http://congress.org/advocacy-101/the-legislative-process/
[[Category: Public]]
