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Please note the symbolism of our background screen. It is a road to the Capitol of the U.S. The yellow posts show the road or path a bill takes to become a law! Also, our idea for a bill is to limit and moderate who is safe and legal to drive on our roads...

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Step #10: Overriding a Veto... Overriding the President... The Final Decision

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Step #10: Overriding a Veto... Overriding the President... The Final Decision

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If the President vetoes a bill the House and the Senate can attempt to overrule the veto. By casting a vote, if Congress gets two-thirds majority in the vote, the bill becomes a law.

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Step #9: Final Action... to the President

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Step #9: Final Action... to the President

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After the House and the Senate approves the bill, it is sent to the President. If the President approves, they sign it and it becomes a law. If the President takes no action for ten day (while Congress is in session) the bill is passed into a law automatically. If the President opposes the bill, they can veto it. If the President takes no action after Congress has adjourned its second session, it is considered a "pocket veto" and the legislation "dies."

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When the actions of the other chamber significantly change the bill, a Conference Committee is called in to negotiate the differences between the House and the Senate. If the Conference Committee can't reach an agreement, the legislation "dies." If the committee does reach an agreement, a report is made with the committee members' recommendations for changes (both the House and Senate need to approve the conference report).

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After the debate and the approval of any amendments, the bill is passed or defeated by the members voting

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After the review, or the hearings, are completed the subcommittee meets again to make changes and amendments to the bill before they present it again to the full committee. However it is put to a vote to see if the bill will actually make it back to the full committee. If the subcommittee votes not to report the legislation the bill "dies." If they vote for the legislation, it will be presented to the floor.

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Many times bills are passed onto a subcommittee for review. With the subcommittee the bill is studied and the executive branch, experts, public officials, supporters and those opposed to the legislation have the chance to share their views regarding the bill.

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After being introduced, the idea (or bill) is referred to a committee. This is the first time that changes or adjustments are considered for the bill, however if the committee does not move or act on the bill, the bill is considered "dead."

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There should be a national law that states everyone who lives in the U.S. and is 65 years or older should have a mandatory driving exam that tests whether that person is fit for driving. Very much like the process that slowly allows teenagers to gain the freedom and responsibility of becoming licensed drivers, this law would ensure that slowly we can safely take those who are not fit to drive off the road and out of harms way. There would also be a mandatory doctors assessment where those who are 65 years and older are examined and after which doctors must disclose the cognitive function and neurological health of the person as this would help make the decision as to whether the person is fit to drive. As a byproduct this would create many American jobs for local DMVs, medical centers and transportation operators.

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Throughout this board there are 4 main colors (of posts) that we use. Green (like this post) is a note to you, the reader! Pink notes and Blue notes are questions that were asked in the instructions and are answered by Erin and Riley. Yellow notes are the steps describing how a bill could be made into a law.

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This prevents politicians going against their own beliefs if they contradict their party's planks. If there was a bill you were for but your political party was not, you could abstain to prevent angering the party leaders.

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No, a congressman can choose to abstain.

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Step #7: Pass Bill onto the other Chamber

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Step #7: Pass Bill onto the other Chamber

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When the House or Senate passes a bill, it is referred to the other chamber and it follows the same path (through a committee to the floor). This chamber can approve the bill, reject it, ignore it or change it.

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There are three ways that Congress will vote. The first is a roll call vote which occurs when each Congressman votes "Yea" or "Nay" as his or her names is called by the clerk, who records the votes. Another type of voting is a voice vote. This occurs when the presiding officer states a question, then asks those in favor to say "Yea" and those opposed to say "No." The presiding officer announces the results according to his or her best judgement. The third type is a division or standing vote. If a congressman is in doubt about the outcome of a voice vote, they can request a division. The presiding officer would then count the congressmen voting yea and no in order to confirm the voice vote.

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After receiving the bill with the subcommittee's revisions, the full committee votes on its recommendation to the House or Senate.

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Congress votes this way in order to ensure the best compromise for everyone. This also allows increased scrutiny in passing the law

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No, the second chamber votes on the bill only after the first has passed it.

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Before voting a bill must first be introduced by a member of Congress. It is then referred to a committee and often a subcommittee for closer examination and hearings. If after these steps the subcommittee approves it as is or with changes the committee votes on it. If the committee votes for it the bill is then sent to the floor where it is debated and ultimately voted on.

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How is the vote held in the Senate and the House?

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How is the vote held in the Senate and the House?

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When the House or Senate passes a bill, it is referred to the other chamber, where it usually follows the same route through committee and floor action. This chamber may approve it, reject it, ignore it, or alter it.

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Anyone can come up with the idea of what a new law should be, but only a member of Congress can propose or introduce the idea. By doing this the member becomes the idea's sponsor.

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Hello! Welcome to Erin Fitzgerald and Riley Schwartzhoff's Bill to a Law Project. Please follow the postings using the titles to direct yourself. You will need to scroll down in order to see all of the posts. Enjoy!

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Why does Congress have a Committee system?

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Why does Congress have a Committee system?

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Committees help to organize the most important work of Congress- considering, shaping, and passing laws to govern the nation. Interest groups and others that want to make/change a law bring their ideas forward in a hearing to the committees. Members of the committee then educate themselves on the topic so that they can play a key role in debating and educating others on the laws they chose to foster.

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A Congressional Committee, is a legislative sub-organization in the US Congress that handles a specific duty, rather than the general work of Congress. Committee members develop special knowledge in the areas they are assigned.

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What are the different kinds of Committees?

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What are the different kinds of Committees?

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There are many types of legislative committees, they are categorized as Standing Committees, Subcommittees, Select Committees, Joint Committees and Conference Committees.
Standing Committees- these are a select, permanent group that meets regularly to consider bills and conduct hearings and investigations.
Subcommittees- these are subdivisions of standing committees that investigates specific matters and then reports back to the full/standing committee.
Select Committees- these are small, temporary legislative committees that are appointed for a special purpose.
Joint Committees- these committees are made up of members of both chambers of a bicameral legislature (Senate and the House of Representatives).
Conference Committees- these are congressional committees that are appointed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives to resolve disagreements on legislative bills.

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A committee studies a particular bill that is assigned to them, identifies problems within legislation, gathers and evaluates information and recommends a course of action to the Senate and House.  This is where Congress does most of its work because these committees shape policies and hammer out legislation.

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Each party assigns its own members to committees and each committee distributes its members into subcommittees.

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Elected members of Congress- House or Senate, or a combination of both.