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Definition: committees are groups of Congress members appointed to investigate, debate, and report on legislation.

Types: standing, select, joint, and conference

Standing committees are permanent committees established under the standing rules of the Senate and specialize in particular subject areas, ex. Agriculture

Select committees are committees established for a limited time period to perform a particular study or investigation

Joint committees include membership from both the House and Senate and are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation

Conference committees are temporary committees composed of both the House and Senate formed for the purpose of reconciling differences in legislation

Membership: each party assigns its own members to committees; committees then further distribute themselves into subcommittees.

Subcommittees: committees more specialized on the specific field involved, ex. fertilizer in agriculture

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The President refuses to sign the bill. The bill is sent back to the House of Representatives, along with the President's reasoning. If the House of Representatives and Senate believe the bill should still become a law, they can re-vote on it. If the bill gains 2/3 support of the House and Senate, the veto is overwritten and the bill becomes a law.

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The President refuses to sign the bill. The House of Representatives and Senate do not have 2/3 support for the bill and the veto is not overwritten. This kills the bill.

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The President does nothing. If Congress is not in session during this period, the bill does not become a law. This kills the bill.

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If the bill has been approved by both the House of Representatives and the Senate and the President has approved of it, or their veto has been overwritten, the bill becomes a law and is enforced by government.

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The President does nothing. If Congress is in session during this period, the bill will become a law after ten days.

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The President refuses to sign the bill. The bill is sent back to the House of Representatives, along with the President's reasoning.

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The President can sign and pass the bill.

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Once a bill reaches the President, they can do one of three things:

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If a majority of the Senate vote against the bill, the bill does not get passed in the House. This kills the bill.

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Those who support the bill say "yea" and those who oppose it say "nay". If a majority of the Senate votes for the bill, it is passed to the President.

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Voting occurs through:

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The process that a bill goes through in the Senate is much the same as the House; the bill is discussed in a Senate committee and then reported to the Senate floor to be voted on.

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If a majority of the Representatives vote against the bill, the bill does not get passed in the House. This kills the bill.

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If a majority of the Representatives say "yes" to the bill, the bill is passed in the House of Representatives. It is then delivered to the Senate.

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Representatives record their vote using an electronic voting system. Representatives can say yes, no, or present if they do not wish to vote on the bill.

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The Speaker of the House asks those Representatives who support the bill to stand up and be counted, and then those who oppose the bill to stand up and be counted.

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The Speaker of the House asks the Representatives who supports the bill to say "aye" and those who oppose it to say "no".

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Voting can occur one of three ways:

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While under debate, Representatives will discuss the bill and explain why they agree or disagree with it. Then, a clerk will read the bill section by section and Representatives will recommend changes. When all changes have been made, it is ready to be voted on.

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The committee approves of the bill and decides to send (report) it to the House floor. It is now ready to be debated.

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The committee decides to not send the bill to Congress, killing the bill.

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In most cases, the subcommittee's changes are put under review. New changes may be added to the bill. Alternatively, the committee can decide to forego subcommittee review and make changes themselves without involving any subcommittee.

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The committee decides to not act on the bill, killing the bill.

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The bill is sent to one or more specialized subcommittees that meet to study the bill or propose changes. After any changes are made, the bill is sent back to the original committee for review

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When the bill reaches a committee, the committee members review, research, and revise the bill before voting on whether or not to send it back to the House floor.

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The bill is introduced in the House of Representatives when it is placed into a special box on the side of the clerk's desk. The clerk assigns it a number beginning with H.R. The bill is read to the Representatives and the Speaker of the House sends the bill to one of the standing committees based on the content of the bill.

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When a Representative writes a bill, they must be sponsored by other Representatives. In other words, they must work with other representatives to get their support for their bill. Once this has happened, it can be introduced.

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Bills begin as ideas offered up by either Representatives or citizens. If the idea comes from a citizen, they can contact their local Representative with their idea; if the Representative approves of the idea, they put in more research into the idea and offer them up as bills.

My proposal is a law that prohibits the sale, transfer, or importation of assault weapons within the US.