Introducing A Bill To Congress
hearings
A time when the good and bad aspects of a bill are discussed; includes written and verbal statements.
debating
Discussing, conversing, and even arguing over the points of a matter
Which statement is true?
H.R. signifies a House bill and S signifies a Senate bill.
Which statement is NOT true?
Ordering a bill reported: A subcommittee reads its recommendation to both houses of Congress.
legislation
a bill that becomes a law
draft
a brief, "first-step" presentation of a work to be completed
fifth
a hearing is held
sponsor
a member of Congress who is willing to introduce and back the legislation
Which of the following situations must all bills go through? Select all that apply.
a piece of legislation is approved of and become a House Resolution (HR) or Senate bill (S) the bill is reviewed by a committee made up of both Democrats and Republicans and "marked up" or amended to reflect the desires of the committee a bill can be "killed" by a sub-committee a bill travels a long road through subcommittees and hearings before it is even introduced on the House floor
second
bill introduced at House or Senate desk
seventh
bill is placed on the House or Senate calendar
third
bill number assigned
eighth
bill passes in one house and moves on to the other house of Congress
fourth
bill referred to a committee
A Senator and House Representative do NOT _____.
debate each other regarding bills that have made it to the floor
A brief, "first-step" presentation of a work to be completed is called a _____.
draft
first
drafted into an actual bill
Legislation that is under the voting process in the House of Representatives is called a(n)
house bill
House Bill
legislation that is under the voting process in the House of Representatives
sixth
the committee recommends ordering the bill reported
It's a bad sign for your bill if
the subcommittee lets it sit
If a committee does not act on a bill, it's the same as if they would have
voted it down
mark up
when a subcommittee makes changes and add amendments before they recommend a bill to proceed
ordering a bill reported
when a subcommittee reads its recommendation to the rest of their house of Congress
If you wanted to see a law making it mandatory for all 10th grade students to receive a computer from the government for educational purposes,
you could draft a piece of legislation then meet with the Representative or her staff and convince them to submit the legislation