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