Government 2 Quiz 3

"in session"

the time when Congress is active and members are present, fulfilling their respective duties

marking up

What is it called when a subcommittee makes changes and adds amendments before they recommend a bill to the full committee?

legislation

a bill that becomes a law

sit

a bill that will not be in progress or in any action but will be inactive for a particular time period

version

a form or variation of the original

conference

a meeting for discussion

hearings

a time when the good and bad aspects of a bill are discussed; includes written and verbal statements

roll call vote

a voting process by the members who are present; no absentee voting allowed

floor action

activity concerning a bill which may include debates and compromises

House Bill

legislation that is under the voting process in the House of Representatives

A chamber is a what?

legislative meeting hall

It's a bad sign for your bill if what?

the subcommitee does nothing with it

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

floor action

What is activity concerning a bill which may include debates and compromises is known as?

draft

A brief, "first-step" presentation of a work to be completed is called what?

House of Representatives

If a bill is approved by the committee and has survived a Senate vote, where will it be sent next?

voted it down

If a committee does not act on a bill, it's the same as if they would have what?

concurrence

In any minor change by one house of Congress, the next usual step is for the legislation to go back to the first house for what?